Main entry:

Hyde, Ralph, author. aut

Title & Author:

London parish maps to 1900 : a catalogue of maps of London parishes within the original London County Council area / Ralph Hyde ; augmented and completed by Simon Morris and members of the Society ; biographical notes and supplementary material by Laurence Worms ; introduction by Peter Barber.

Publication:

London : London Topographical Society, 2020.
©2020

Description:

vii, 470 pages : illustrations, maps (chiefly in colour) ; 31 cm

Series:

Publication (London Topographical Society) ; no. 183

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Parish maps of London / Peter Barber -- The catalogue / Simon Morris -- Principal names / Laurence Worms -- A note on the maps and plans contained in the eighteenth-century editions of Stow's survey / Laurence Worms -- A note on traditional units of measurement / Laurence Worms -- A note on historic prices / Laurence Worms -- City parishes -- Camden -- Greenwich -- Hackney -- Hammersmith and Fulham -- Islington -- Kensington and Chelsea -- Lambeth -- Lewisham -- Southwark -- Tower Hamlets -- Wandsworth -- City of Westminster -- Subject index -- Index of mapmakers.

Summary:

"Characteristic of being a city of linked villages, London is a mosaic of landed estates and parishes. While the landowner developed a district, the parish taxed it in return for providing an increasing array of public services. This catalogue records how the parishes of inner London were mapped up to 1900 when they were replaced by the precursors of the modern London boroughs. It identifies over 470 parish maps, predominantly dating from 1750 to 1900, of which over 340 are illustrated. The maps chart how London parishes evolved from ecclesiastical divisions that did little more than maintain the church and relieve the poor, to prototype civic councils which towards the end of the nineteenth century promoted sanitation, ran libraries and even generated electricity. Introductory essays by Peter Barber and Laurence Worms place the maps in a wider cartographical context, describing how and why they were made, who made them, and the information they contain."-- Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9780902087705
0902087703

Subject:

Parishes England London History Maps.
Parishes
London (England) Maps.
England London
England, London Historical geography.
England, London Maps.

Form/genre:

History
Maps

Added entries:

Morris, Simon (Lawyer), author.
Worms, Laurence, writer of supplementary textual content.
Barber, Peter, writer of introduction.
London Topographical Society, issuing body.
Publication (London Topographical Society) ; no. 183.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308891
Call No.: BIB 254210
Status: Available