Maps of Westminster
The London guide, or, a pocket plan of the cities of London & Westminster & borough of Southwak : with the new buildings &c. to the year 1767
Ellis, J. (John), fl. 1750-1800 Printed for Carington Bowles
To Martin Folkes esq.r, president of the Royal Society : this plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the contiguous buildings is humbly inscribed
1 : 15000 Rocque, John, d. 1762 John Pine ; John Tinney, print and map sellar
Maps of Old London-J. Rocque
Mitton, Geraldine Edith
The stranger's guide to London and Westminster exhibiting all the various alterations and improvements, complete to the present time
Mogg, Edward Edward Mogg
LONDON AND WESTMINSTER
The title of this map appears near the top right in a vignette depicting Father Thames, with compass rose at bottom right, scale bar at bottom centre, and an alphabetical list of streets in the table below the plan. Roads, open spaces and the built-up area within the city are depicted in colour. The boundaries of the 'Liberty’ of the Tower of London is similarly depicted in colour ('Liberty', in this sense, means an area of separate jurisdiction to the rest of the city). Finally, the map extends eastward to include the Isle of Dogs and the docks, which were then under construction. Fairburn, John
A NEW PLAN OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER AND SOUTHWARK 185
The title of this map appears at top right, with a compass rose and scale bar at bottom right. Below the plan is a list of public offices, with a special section dedicated to those at Somerset House. Designed by William Chambers, Somerset House was built in stages between 1771 and 1835, the first large block ever built to accommodate government offices. Over the years it has housed the Royal Navy, the Stamp Office, Hackney Coaches and Barge Master, the General Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the Inland Revenue. Laurie, Robert and Whittle, James
CROSS'S NEW PLAN OF LONDON 1828
The title of this folding map is inset in the top border, with the publisher's imprint and explanatory notes in the bottom border and a list of parishes in a table at top right. The map is divided into half-mile squares for reference, with the river, open spaces and the boundaries of London, Westminster and Southwark highlighted in different colours. Cross, Joseph
BOWLES'S NEW PLAN OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER AND SOUTHWARK, WITH THEIR ENVIRONS TO THE EXTENT OF THREE MILES ROUND ST. PAUL'S
The Bowles family were prolific publishers and their output spans more than a century. This map is relatively unusual as it is presented in a circle. The map is divided by lines into square miles. In the margins of the sheet are reference tables and adverts for coming publications. Baker Street, laid out from 1755 on, is shown by a pecked line, as is Gloucester Street. Carington Bowles
LONDON AND WESTMINSTER 1795
This is the second edition of a map published seven times until 1806. The title is embellished with an engraving of Father Thames, with St Paul's visible in the distance to one side of him. This edition includes an inset plan of the proposed Wet Docks. In 1796, the year this map was published, a Parliamentary Committee attempted to resolve the docking problems such as congestion, delays, lack of warehouse space and theft. The result was a number of project proposals for the building of new docks. However, none of these proposals were carried out, and the problem was not solved until private companies began building enclosed docks in 1802. Fairburn, John
STRANGER'S GUIDE THROUGH the Streets of LONDON and WESTMINSTER
The title of this folding map appears along the top, with the sub-title in an oval at top right. A scale bar and compass star feature at the bottom right. An inset plan of Fleet Prison is included at top left. Squares, open spaces and built-up areas are all delineated in colour. Intended for visitors to the city, the map is divided into squares, with a quick-reference key in the panel below the main plan. Darton, William
London, Westminster, and Southwark
The map reports all the street names in London, Westminster and Southwark, with the scale bar given at bottom left. Faden, William
Nouvelle carte du gouvernement civil d'Angleterre et de celuy de la ville de Londres
2 Karten : Kupferdruck ; Bildgrösse 35 x 45 cm Châtelain s.n.
A PLAN of the CITIES of LONDON & WESTMINSTER, THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK and their Suburbs BY WILLIAM FADEN Geogr to the King MDCCLXXXV
The title of this map is arranged in an ornamental surround in which reclines the figure of Thamesis. Cross-hatching and stippling are used to distinguish land use, with differentiation made between fields and park land. Hyde Park features prominently on the plan. Deer were hunted here until 1768.It was also a well-known duelling ground. A particularly protracted and bloody duel was fought in 1772 between a Mr.Sheridan and a Captain Matthews over the honour of a certain Miss Lineley. Reports of the duel appeared in all the papers, scandalising the London public. Faden, William
ROWE'S PLAN OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER and SOUTHWARK, exhibiting the various IMPROVEMENTS, to the Year 1804 with the LONDON and WEST INDIA DOCKS
The title of this map appears along the top, with the table of reference in a panel below the plan and scale bar at bottom right. The map is divided into rectangles for reference and shows the newly built London and West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs. Designed by William Jessop, the docks were completed in 1802 allowing West India Company merchants to discharge their ships in four days instead of the usual four weeks. Rowe, Robert
London.
1 : 19495 Letts, Son & Co.
Londini Angliae regni metropolis delineatio accuratissima / autore F. de Witt
1 : 13000 Wit, Frederik de Amsterdam : F. de Witt
Reynolds's map of London : with the latest improvements
1 : 16000 Martin, Henry, fl. 1830-1852 J. Reynolds
A PLAN OF LONDON WESTMINSTER AND SOUTHWARK
The title of this small map of London appears at top right, with publisher's imprint below the map. The river, city boundaries and open spaces are distinguished by colour use. Phillips, Richard
MAP of LONDON and its ENVIRONS 209
This later edition of Sherwood, Neely and Jones's 1813 original. The title appears along the top, with the publisher’s imprint and scale bar below the plan. The map shows Regents Park and the proposed new bridges at Vauxhall and Waterloo, with the Isle of Dogs and the East and West India Docks on an added sheet. Sherwood, Neely & Jones
LONDON AND WESTMINSTER with the Borough of SOUTHWARK Being an INDEX to the Large Plan in forty sheets 231
The title, explanatory notesand scale bar of this folding mapappear at top right. The map is divided into squares, with letters and numbers for referencealong the margins. A key appears in a panel below the plan. Originally published by Faden in 1818 as an index to Harwood's famous map of Regency London,the map was reissued by James Wyld when he took over Faden's publishing business in the late 1820s. Faden, William
MAP of LONDON and its ENVIRONS 203
The title of this map appears along the top, with scale bar and imprint below the plan. It shows Regents Park and the proposed new bridges at Vauxhall and Waterloo, with the East and West India Docks in the Isle of Dogs added on a separate sheet. Sherwood, Neely & Jones
PLAN OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER with the Borough of SOUTHWARK Being an INDEX to the Large Plan in forty Sheets
This folding map of London was originally published by Faden in 1818 as an index to Harwood's famous map of Regency London. This is a later edition of the map, issued by Wyld when he took over Faden's publishing business. The title, explanation and scale bar feature at top right. The boundaries of London, Westminster, Southwark, Lambeth, Marylebone, Finsbury and Tower Hamlets are outlined in colour. The map is divided into squares with letters and numbers for reference along the margins for reference, with an interpretive key in panel below the plan. Faden, William
THE RAILWAY BELL AND THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON ADVERTISER MAP OF LONDON
This is a special edition of Biggs's map of London of 1842 for subscriber to the Illustrated London Advertiser. The map features title at the top superimposed to a view of the Thames at St Paul's and views of public buildings down both sides and along the bottom of the plan, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at bottom centre. Biggs, George
LONDON AND WESTMINSTER with the Borough of SOUTHWARK Being an INDEX to the Large Plan in forty sheets 219
This folding map of London was originally published as the index to Harwood's famous map of Regency London. The map features the title, imprint and scale bar at the top right and is divided into squares, with letters and numbers along the borders for reference. Faden, William
London 257
This untitled map of London features scale bar at top left. The city boundary is marked in red, with open land, such as parks and gardens, in green, and the Thames, docks and canals in blue. The map clearly labels the contemporary development of the railway lines, with the Birmingham railway shown intersecting the Regent's Canal at Camden Town. The canal, enthusiastically promoted by architect John Nash, was built to facilitate the import of goods from the provinces. Constructed at the beginning of the era of sustained railway development, however, it never fulfilled its potential and became obsolete.
PLAN OF LONDON FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY 238
This map is set within a decorative border. Its title appears along the top, with the arms of the city, the royal family and Westminster. Around the margin are pictorial views of prominent buildings and landmarks, including the Bank of England, Lambeth Palace, Covent Garden and Waterloo Bridge. The map is a later edition of one first issued as a free supplement of the 'United Kingdom' newspaper in 1832, adding the Greenwich and Birmingham railway lines. Shury, John
MOGG'S NEW LONDON GUIDE, 1849. The Coloured lines exhibit the Omnibus routes.
The "coloured roads" referred to in the title of this map are now faded, with only a pale orange remaining. The circle marked on the map just above St. Paul’s covers a radius of two 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.The expanding railway network is evident in the five lines coming into London. Mogg, Edward
Reynolds's distance map of London, for ascertaining cab fares & shewing the distances in every direction from the railway stations &c.
James Reynolds
IMPROVED MAP OF LONDON for 1834, from AN ACTUAL SURVEY
The title of this map appears in a panel above the plan, with a scale bar inset in the bottom border. The map extends westward to include Chelsea Beach and shows the proposed tunnel under the Thames at Wapping. The Greenwich-to-London railway line also features. Under construction at the time of this survey, the line reached Bermondsey from Greenwich in 1836. Ten months later the line reached London Bridge, making it the first railway terminus in the capital.
