Maps of Tower Hamlets
Map of London : made from an actual survey in the years 1824, 1825, & 1826
1 : 63360 C. & J. Greenwood C. & J. Greenwood
London in miniature : with the surrounding villages, an entire new plan in which the improvements both present and intended are actually reduced (by permission) from the surveys of the several proprietors : the whole laide down from the best authorities
1 : 16000 Mogg, Edward Edward Mogg
London
From Great Britain
A new map of London and its environs : from an original survey extending 8 miles east and west, 6 1/4 miles north & south, in which all new and intended buildings, improvements, &c. are carefully inserted
1 : 17150 Thompson, Mr Reeves & Hoare
LONDON 260
Only the main roads appear on this map, giving the appearance of a rather spacious capital city. The map is covered with a squared grid to allow for the easy calculation of Hackney Cab Fares. New London Bridge is shown without its approaches. Pecked lines show the intended location of the Thames tunnel. East and West India Docks are shown. Rowe, S.
Laurie and Whittle's New map of London with its environs, &c. Including the Recent Improvements.
From Great Britain
Stanford’s Map of London, shewing the Areas granted to the Electric Light Supply Companies
Edward STANFORD
Philip's new plan of London, 1873
1 : 18900 George Philip & Son George Philip & Son
LONDON Drawn and engraved expressly for the POST OFFICE DIRECTORY
Map of London published by Benjamin Rees Davies for the Post Office Directory with title and scale bar in table at top right. The London post codes W, N, N.E., E, S.E., S and S.W. are indicated. Davies, Benjamin Rees
London : guide to the International Exhibition, 1862
1 : 15840 Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846? Illustrated London News
London : drawn and engraved expressly for the post office directory
1 : 253440 Kelly's Directories Ltd Kelly & Co. Ltd., Post Office Directory Office
Map of LONDON From Actual Survey COMPREHENDING THE Various Improvements to 1851HUMBLY DEDICATED TO Her Most Gracious Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA By the Proprietors E. RUFF & Co.
This is a later edition of the Greenwoods' map of London first issued in 1827. Set within a decorative border, the map features title at top right, view of Westminster Abbey with key to symbols and colours at bottom left and view of St. Paul's Cathedral with reference table at bottom right. Greenwood, Christopher and John
CRUCHLEY'S New Plan of LONDON and its ENVIRONS
This map is the 11th edition of Cruchley's 'New Plan'. It was altered on each publication, recording the many developments than spanned this period, particularly railway expansion. In this edition the Waterloo and Bricklayers Arms stations are shown, as are Battersea and Victoria Parks. Prior to the establishment of his own business, Cruchley worked for the Arrowsmiths map-publishing firm. Consequently the words “from Arrowsmiths" appear in his imprint on many of his early maps. George Frederick Cruchley
MOGG'S LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS Drawn from The latest Surveys
The radius of the red circle on this map (above St. Paul's) extends for three miles around the Post Office. The Post Office was erected on the site of St Martin-le-Grand. Designed by Sir Robert Smirke, it was opened in 1829. Coloured roads represent omnibus routes. Buses gradually replaced hackney coaches after the hackney's monopoly ended in1832. The site of the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park is indicated. Mogg, E.S.
Indicator map of London : with the recent improvements, 1880
C. Smith & Son C. Smith & Son
NEW PLAN OF LONDON AND THE ENVIRONS from an Original Survey EXTENDING 6 3/4 Miles North & South in which all New and Intended Buildings and Improvements are carefully Inserted
This folding map is set within a decorative border. The title and imprint feature at top right, the compass star at middle right, and scale bar at bottom left. The river, open spaces and the built-up area in the city are delineated in colour. This is the fourth edition of a map first issued by Thompson in 1823, updated with the addition of St. Katherine's Dock and the housing developments in the Marylebone and Mile End areas. Thompson, George
Bez titulu: London
DAVIES'S MAP OF THE BRITISH METROPOLIS CONTAINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BOROUGHS THE RAILWAYS, STATIONS & All MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
This is the second edition of a map published twice in the same year, differing from the first edition only in the publisher's imprint. The development of the railways is evident here. The boroughs and the county-court districts are marked in red capitals. Rees Davis, Benjamin
LONDON IN MINIATURE WITH THE Surrounding AN ENTIRE NEW PLAN In which the Improvements both present and intended are actually reduced (by permission) from the surveys of Several Proprietors
The title of this map appears at top right, with scale bar at the bottom centre, and a compass rose near top left. Watercourses, roads and open spaces are depicted in colour. The map shows the proposed new bridges at Waterloo and Vauxhall, extending eastward on an added sheet to include the Isle of Dogs. Mogg, Edward
Bacon's map of London : with railways in operation and constructing corrected to date
Bacon & Co Bacon & Co.
A New Map of LONDON and its ENVIRONS From an Original Survey
This London Map comprises two sheets, with title at top right, imprint below the title, compass star at middle right and the scale bar at bottom left. Set within a decorative border, the map extends beyond the built-up area of the city to include parts of Middlesex, Surrey, the Lea River Valley and Greenwich. Thompson, George
LAURIE and WHITTLE'S NEW MAP OF LONDON WITH ITS ENVIRONS
This is a later edition of Laurie and Whittle's folding map of London, first published in 1804. The title appears as an old inscription on an illustrated pyramid at top left, also showing city arms, ship, flag, anchor, flora and fauna. Explanation of symbols and abbreviations is given above the publisher's imprint at top right, with compass star at bottom centre. The border of the map is marked off in furlongs. Proposed works, including the Vauxhall and Waterloo bridges and their approaches, are highlighted in yellow. Laurie, Robert and Whittle, James
London [11], uit: Geognostische Karte des Oesterreichischen Kaiserstaates mit einem grossen Theile Deutschland's u. Italien / hauptsachlich nach ... Haidinger's geognostischer Karte dieses Staates bearb. von Josef Scheda
1 : 3000000 titelvariant: General-Karte von Europa in 25 Blättern; Annotatie: Bijlage bij: General-Karte von Europa in 25 Blättern. - 1:2.592.000. - 1845-1847 Scheda, Joseph Wien : K.K. Militär. Geografisch. Institut
Whitbread's new plan of London
1 : 21500 Whitbread, J J. Whitbread
LAURIE and WHITTLE NEW MAP OF LONDON WITH ITS ENVIRONS &C. Including the Recent Improvements
The title of this map of London and suburbs appears at top left, with the key to symbols and abbreviations at the top right and a compass rose at the bottom centre. The map is divided into mile squares with borders marked off in furlongs for reference. Squares, open spaces and city boundaries are distinguished in colour. This is a later edition of a map first issued in 1804, updated to include the new bridges and the approaches at Waterloo and Vauxhall (indicated by dotted lines). Built between 1809 and 1819, Vauxhall, Waterloo and Southwark bridges were projected, funded and constructed by private commercial companies hoping to profit from toll-paying traffic from Lambeth, Camberwell and the rest of south London. Laurie, Robert and Whittle, James
LANGLEY & BELCHE'S NEW MAP OF LONDON
Proof before letters is the term for an impression of a print withdrawn before the title is added to the image prior to publication. This is a proof before letters copy of Langley & Belche's 1812, with illustrated views of prominent London buildings (including the newly opened docks) along the top and bottom of the plate. The plan is divided into lettered squares for reference. It was originally accompanied by Langley & Belch's street directory or 'Companion to their new map of London'. Langley, Edward & Belch, William
PIGOT & Co New Plan of London Taken from the Best Authorities
The title and publisher's imprint of this map appear at the top right, facing an explanatory note at top left. Squares, open spaces and the built-up area in the city are delineated in colour. A key to colours is provided at the bottom left. Published in Pigot's 'Metropolis Guide and Book of Reference', the map is divided into circles numbered for reference, showing Waterloo, Vauxhall and Battersea Bridges. Pigot, James
THE CIRCUITEER. A SERIES OF DISTANCE MAPS FOR ALL THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. INVENTED BY J. FREDERICHS AS A GUIDE FOR ASCERTAINING CAB FARES, PORTERAGE &c. &c.
The title of this map of Victorian London appears at top centre, with a scale bar at the foot of the plate. The map is divided into circles, each a half-mile in diameter, allowing the reader to ascertain the distance between two places at a glance. Each circle is also numbered for reference, with a key to the principal streets and squares a in panel below the map, together with an explanatory note. Repeated in French and German, this note reports London cab fares, set by Act of Parliament at 8d (pence) per mile and 4d for every additional half mile. Frederichs, J.
LAURIE'S NEW PLAN OF LONDON and its ENVIRONS with an Improved Scale FOR ASCERTENING DISTANCES
Map of London and the suburbs with title, imprint and dedication to Lord Viscount Melbourne in table at top right. Below the title, a note explaining that the map was based on the trigonometric survey by General Roy "combined with a new series of 52 stations on elevated situations from which the positions of upward to of 450 steeples, domes, turrets, vanes and other conspicuous objects within the limits of the plan, have been determined by means of more than 5000 angles." Laurie, Richard Holmes
