Maps of Islington
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 68
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
ALDGATE
1 : 2173 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 arms of Alderman Robert Scott, to whom the plan is dedicated, at top right. The compass star is included at middle left, with a view of St James' Duke Place at bottom right. The scale bar is at bottom centre with a view of the Church of St Catherine Coleman at bottom right. Engraved by Cole, Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's plans, with the illustrations copied from West : Tow's 1736 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches'. Cole, B.
A MAPP OF LIME STREET WARD taken from ye last Survey & Corrected
1 : 3600 This plan was published in Strype's annotated 1720 edition of Stow's "Survey of England". The title features in banner at top left, with compass star at middle left, scale bar at bottom right and key to streets, yards, squares and public places in panel at top right. Leaden Hall market and other prominent buildings are shown pictorially. Blome, Richard
A New and Corrected PLAN of LIMESTREET WARD with its Divisions into Parishes according to a NEW Survey
1 : 3600 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Day'. The title features in a cartouche at top centre, with the Arms of John Porter, Alderman of Lime Street, at top right. The scale bar is at bottom right, compass star at bottom left, and an illustrated view of the facade of Leaden Hall market at top left. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's plans, with the illustrations copied from West Tow's 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches' of 1736. Cole, B.
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 67
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 69
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 66
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 71
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 70
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 62
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 61
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
ALDGATE WARD with its Division into Parishes. Taken from the last Survey with Corrections & Alterations 4A
1 : 2400 This map was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The map's title features in ornamental cartouche at top left, with key to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties in a table at top centre. The compass star appears at bottom left and scale bar at bottom right. Blome, Richard
PORTSOKEN WARD with its Divisions into Parishes According to a New SURVEY.
1 : 3360 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundations to the Present Day'. The plan's title features in cartouche at bottom left, with the heraldic arms of William Calvert, Alderman of Portsoken, at top right, scale bar at top left and compass star at bottom right. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's plans produced for the 'Survey of England'. Cole, B.
London VII.66 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
BISHOPSGATE WARD within and without According to a NEW SURVEY.
1 : 3000 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. The map's title features in ornamental cartouche near top right, with the arms of dedicatee Mathew Blakiston, the ward's alderman, at top left. An illustrated view of St Ethelburga's church is at bottom left, with Great St Hellen's Church at bottom right. The compass star and scale bar appear at bottom centre. Engraved by Cole, Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's original plans, with the illustrations copied from West Tow's 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches' of 1736. Cole, B.
BISHOPSGATE STREET WARD Taken from the last Survey and Corrected 8A
1 : 3840 This map was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The plan's title features in ornamental cartouche to the right of the plan, with a compass star at top left and scale bar at bottom right.The keys to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties appear in tables along both sides of the plate. Blome, Richard
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 49
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
PORTSOKEN WARD being part of the Parish of St. Buttolph's Aldgate taken from the last Survey with corrections and Additions. 33A
1 : 3600 This plan was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The title features in cartouche at the top left, with compass star and scale bar at bottom left. A key to streets, yards, halls and churches appears in panel at lower left. Blome, Richard
IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HON. CORPORATION OF LONDON BETWEEN THE ROYAL EXCHANGE AND FINSBURY SQUARE
1 : 18000 The principal improvement featured on this plan is the removal of the Bethlem ('Bedlam') hospital and its replacement by the ''London Amphitheatre,'' which would comprise at least 60 houses with gardens, stables and coach-houses suitable for ''opulent Citizens''. This complex would be linked directly to the Royal Exchange via a 80-ft wide new street. Cooke, John
A Plan for a Street from MOORGATE to the LONDON BRIDGE.
1 : 6000 This is a plan showing an intended street from Moorgate to London Bridge. Higgins, J.
Site of Gresham House and Gardens, London
This drawing shows the site of Gresham House and gardens. It is a copy of a section taken from the so-called Copperplate Map of 1555-8 which was copied by and tampered with by Vertue. It shows the site of the old mansion of Sir Thomas Gresham, which he erected in the 16th century in Bishopsgate Street in the City of London. Gresham’s will dictated that the house be used as a college and it was used and known as Gresham College from the year of Gresham’s death in 1579 until 1768. Notes in the margins state that the drawing dates from the time that the house was a college. The plan also shows a section of crenellated London Wall which was built to surround Londinium in the late 2nd century and enclosed 330 acres was 6-9ft wide and 18ft high. Bishops gate is shown here, it takes its name from Eorconweald, Bishop of London, who rebuilt the Roman original in the 7th century. It was demolished in 1760, along with other city gates. Sir Thomas Gresham, a successful merchant, appointed to the King, was instrumental in the creation of the old Royal Exchange.
BROADSTREET WARD Divided into Parishes accoording to a NEW SURVEY CORNHILL WARD Divided into Parishes accoording to a NEW SURVEY.
1 : 1440 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. Its title appears on the left side of the plate, along with an illustrated view of the parish church of St Christopher, and the heraldic arms of Francis Cokaine, Alderman of Cornhill ward. Illustrated views of the churches of St Bartholomew and St Bennet Finch appear down the right side of the plate. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's, with the illustrations copied from West & Tow's 1736 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches'. Cole, B.
BROADSTREET Ward with its divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey with Corrections and Additions CORNHILL Ward with its divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey 12A
1 : 1656 This map was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's "Survey of England". The plan's title features in banner at top left and in cartouche at bottom right. The compass star is at bottom left, with scale bar at bottom right and a key to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties in tables down both sides of the plan.The Royal Exchange and other prominent buildings are shown pictorially. Blome, Richard
BROADSTREET Ward with its divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey with Corrections and Additions CORNHILL Ward with its divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey 12B
1 : 1656 This map is taken from Strype's 1755 annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The plan's title features in banner at top left and in cartouche at bottom right. The compass star appears at bottom left, with scale bar at bottom right and the keys to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties in tables down both sides of the plan. The Royal Exchange and other prominent buildings are shown pictorially. First published in 1720, Strype's ward plans were carefully updated for this edition. Blome, Richard
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 63
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 60
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
AN EXACT SURVEIGH OF THE STREETS, LANES AND CHURCHES, COMPREHEND.D PLATS, 10 Decem.r A.o Dom.i 1666
1 : 1836 This plan was reduced and engraved by Vertue in 1723 for the Society of Antiquaries. It is a derivative of Leake's 1667 map depicting London after the great fire of the previous year. The title of the map appears at the top, with scale bar at bottom right, a dedication to the Society of Antiquaries at middle left, and the key to lines and symbol in a banner at middle right. Below the title are illustrated prospects of buildings near Temple Gate in Fleet Street, Baynards Castle, St. Paul's Cathedral (from the south and west), Cheapside, Guildhall and the Royal Exchange. A plan of the City of London and Westminster is inset at upper right with a reference table. Vertue, George
London (1915- Numbered sheets) V.11 (includes: Bethnal Green; London; Shoreditch; Stepney) - 25 Inch Map
1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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
