Maps of Islington

Maps of Islington

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Plan of the improvements in the Strand near St Clements Church

1 : 336 Plan showing the area around St Clement's Church after the improvements in the Strand.
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PLAN OF THE CITYS INTENDED IMPROVEMENT AT TEMPLE BAR.

1 : 336 The church of St Mary le Strand is shown. Buildings outlined in red and numbered are those to be purchased and then destroyed to widen the roads and ease traffic. The renovation was completed in 1878. Metcalf, R.
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Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. II: sheet 30-2

1 : 480 This detailed 1886 plan of London is one of a series of twenty sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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The plott for all Thickett ffeilde

This is a copy of a plan dating from 1592 which was made by J. Long and endorsed by Lord Burlington. It covers the land which is now Lincoln's Inn Fields. In the lower section of the plan there is an irregular brown shape upon which is written, ''The Leystall where the Images of waxe were founde''. ''A conduct bed belonging to ''Arundell howse'' is also marked. Arundel House was the location from which Wenceslaus Hollar drew his view of London, published in 1647.
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Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: sheet 186

1 : 480 This detailed 1888 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-six sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. II: sheet 30-1

1 : 480 This detailed 1886 plan of London is one of a series of twenty sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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A plan of the property belonging to the Duke of Norfolk in the Strand

This plan shows Arundel House and its garden as they appeared in 1720. Arundel House had been used as a garrison since 1646, but was returned to Henry, the sixth Duke of Norfolk, at the Reformation.
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London VII.64 - OS London Town Plan

1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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MAP OF THE Manor of the Savoy AND OF THE LIBERTY OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER CALLED The Savoy Liberty, In the County of Middlesex. 1830

1 : 1128 The Savoy Liberty is divided into four wards which are delineated by different pastle shades, an explanation of which appears in the table. St Mary-le-Strand and the Site of the Lyceum Theatre, now in ruins, are shown, as is the ancient site of Burliegh House. Madeley, G. E.
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A Mapp of the Parishes of {ST.CLEMENTS DANES, ST. MARY SAVOY; with the Rolls Liberty and Lincolns Inn. taken From the last Survey with Corrections and Additions 50

1 : 2616 This is the second edition of Blome's map. His name was removed from the cartouche because Strype had taken over as editor of the project. The map shows in elevation the Savoy, Somerset House and gardens, Exeter Exchange and temple, and Lincoln's Inn. The church, St Mary-le-Strand, opposite Somerset House was absent from the earlier edition. It is shown here in plan, but is unnamed and not referred to in the numerical key. Blome, Richard
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Plan of Kingsway, From Report of the Royal Commission on cross-river traffic in London, Plate XVIII

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FARRINGDON WARD without WITH ITS Divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey with Corrections and Amendm.ts 24A

1 : 3600 This plan was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The plan's title features in banner at the top of the plate, with a compass star at middle left. The key to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties appears in a table at lower right, with the wards prominent buildings shown pictorially. Farringdon ward was divided into Farringon Within and Farringdon Without in 1394 because "the governance thereof is too laborious and grievous for one person to occupy and duly govern the same". Blome, Richard
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FARRINGDON WARD without WITH ITS Divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey with Corrections and Amendm.ts 26

1 : 3600 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. The plan's title features in cartouche at top left, with the heraldic arms of dedicatee Richard Beckford, the ward Alderman, at top centre. A view of Temple Bar appears at top right, with view of Bridewell North Gate next to the compass star at bottom right. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's, with the illustrations copied from West Tow's 1736 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches'. Farringdon Ward was divided into Farringon Within and Farringdon Without in 1394 because "the governance thereof is too laborious and grievous for one person to occupy and duly govern the same". Cole, B.
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Legal London

Hoffman, G.
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Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. II: Key Plan

1 : 480 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1886 series of fire insurance maps of London that were originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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To the Most Noble JOHN, DUKE OF BEDFORD. This Plan of the United Parishes of ST. GILES in the FIELDS & ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY, 4

1 : 444 This map is dedicated to the Duke of Bedford as this area was the primary metropolitan estate of the Earls ans Dukes of Bedford. Russell was the family name of the Dukes of Bedford, hence Russell Square. Bedford house, built for the 3rd Earl of Bedford in 1586, lay adjacent to Montague house, later to be the British Museum, until 1705-6 when it was demolished. In the lower left hand corner is a vignette of a statue of a Duke of Bedford. A birds eye view of the British Museum and a view of the College of Surgeons are also included as is a statue of C.J Fox right hon, the orator. Wyld, James
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Plan OF THE PARISHES OR DIVISION OF St Giles in the Fields And ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY. 1815 2

1 : 2400 Different pastel colours describe the Parish divisions within St. Giles in the Fields and St. George's, Bloomsbury. A plan of the Burial Ground and Chapel of St. Giles in the Field, adjoining the church yard of St Pancreas, is located in a separate border. Montagu House was sold in 1755 to house the British museum. It was demolished to make way for Smirke''s building in the 1840''s. Hewitt, N.R.
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Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: Key Plan

1 : 480 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1888 series of fire insurance maps of London that were originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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London (1915- Numbered sheets) V.10 (includes: City Of Westminster; Finsbury; Holborn; Inner Temple; Lambeth St Mary; London; Southwark) - 25 Inch Map

1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Collins' Illustrated Atlas of London with 7000 references, in 36 plates of the principal routes between St. Paul's and the suburbs, from a survey made expressly for this work, by R. Jarman

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WYLD'S PLAN OF THE CITY OF LONDON

This map of the City of London is based on Horwood's map of 1792-9. The map is enclosed in a border and features title inset in the top border, scale bar and imprint in the bottom border and table with reference to City wards at top right. Ward boundaries are highlighted in colour. Wyld, James
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General Plan of the City of London

Haywood, William London
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Views of London in 1616 and 1890

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WESTMINSTER

This plan-view of Westminster was published in Norden's 'Speculum Britanniae' in 1593. The title appears at top right below the royal arms, with a compass rose at the foot of the plate. Under different jurisdiction than the City of London, Westminster had developed during the middle ages into a centre of royal administration. Along the Strand are the former residences of the Bishops deposed at the Reformation. By the late 16th Century, these properties were in the hands of the Queen's courtiers, statesmen and other people of influence. Norden, John
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Insurance Plan of London: sheet 6

This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of six sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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LABYRINTHUS LONDINENSIS or THE EQUESTRIAN PERPLEXED

The author of this small plan of London invites his readers to find their way around the city, from the Strand to St. Paul's, avoiding the many roads closed for repair. The plan's title appears at the top, with the royal Arms at the top left, the city arms at the top right, the arms of Bridge House at the bottom right and the arms of Westminster at the bottom left. A note explains the rules of the puzzle in the panel below the plan. Ingrey, Charles
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LARGE AND ACCURATE MAP OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Ichnographically describing all the Streets, Lanes, Alleys, Courts, Yards, Churches, Halls and Houses, &Amp;c

1 : 1200 Large map of London printed in 20 sheets featuring title along the top, city arms and dedication to the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen and Sheriffs of the city in cartouche at top left and arms of Sheldon, Lord Mayor at top right and with compass star and dividers at bottom centre. This is the first accurate and detailed map of London, with all the buildings represented in plan rather than as bird's eye views. Ogilby, John and Morgan, William
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A "plan of the city of London after the great fire in the year of our Lord 1666; with the modell of the new city according to the design and proposal of Sir Christopher Wren, Knt., etc., for rebuilding thereof;"

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A Plan for Rebuilding the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666; Designed by that Great Architect Sr Chrisr. Wren; & approved by King and Parliament, but unhappily defeated by Faction.

1 : 31680 This is an 18th-Century copy of Sir Christopher Wren's plan for rebuilding London after the great fire destroyed seven-eighths of the city. Wren, at this point an Oxford astronomer with comparatively little architectural experience, was among the first to present a plan to Charles II after the catastrophe. The narrow streets which had helped the fire's progress are replaced on his plan by monumental avenues radiating from piazzas. The influence of the classical buildings and formal street plans which Wren had studied in Paris are a clear influence. He also proposes the construction of a Thameside quay from Bridewell to the Tower, replacing the ramshackle wooden wharfside buildings with warehouses. A vignette of 'Thamesis' (the putative river god) with London burning in the background has been added in the lower margin. Wren's plan was never used. Perhaps due to his eargerness to produce a plan quickly, he was inaccurate in making his ground plan and did not consider contours adequately. Neither king nor parliament were to ever take it seriously despite the title's assertion that it was an approved plan. Wren, Christopher
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A MAP or GROVNDPLOT of the Citty of London within the Suburbes thereof

Engraved map of London with title in square tablet at top right and reference table with key to churches and other landmarks at bottom right. The map clearly shows the extent of the damage to the city caused by the great fire of 1666: the barren city wards in contrast with bird’s eye views of surviving buildings just outside the city. Also by Hollar is the inset map at bottom left entitled A General Map of the Whole Citty of London, Westminster and all the Suburbs. Smaller in scale but more extensive in coverage, the inset map shows at a glance the extent of the damage caused by the fire. This small map was probably the basis for the many variations on the theme of the London Verbrandt which were published in Amsterdam by Venckel and De Wit in the aftermath of the fire. The fire destroyed nearly the whole city 13,000 buildings circa and though the casualties were few 8 people only died directly because of the fire thousands were made homeless. Hollar, Wenceslaus
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