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Reproductions of London maps are easy to find but some are more useful than others. Large sheet maps are unwieldy and generally have no index, but make it easy to compare distances between two places. A magnifying glass is a useful accessory. Electronic versions vary in their usability and clarity. Some are slow to load, difficult to navigate or cannot be searched. A very good example is Philips' Handy-Volume Atlas of the County of London c1922 available from [http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net] [http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net/ http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net/] as a digital download. This covers the whole of London at a scale of three inches to the mile. It displays clearly and quickly, is easy to navigate, can be enlarged and has an index of 16,500 places that can be searched. Links in the index take you straight to the relevant page. Example pages and a list of street name changes that occurred after the map was originally produced are on the website.<br> | Reproductions of London maps are easy to find but some are more useful than others. Large sheet maps are unwieldy and generally have no index, but make it easy to compare distances between two places. A magnifying glass is a useful accessory. Electronic versions vary in their usability and clarity. Some are slow to load, difficult to navigate or cannot be searched. A very good example is Philips' Handy-Volume Atlas of the County of London c1922 available from [http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net] [http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net/ http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net/] as a digital download. This covers the whole of London at a scale of three inches to the mile. It displays clearly and quickly, is easy to navigate, can be enlarged and has an index of 16,500 places that can be searched. Links in the index take you straight to the relevant page. Example pages and a list of street name changes that occurred after the map was originally produced are on the website.<br> | ||
A London parish boundary map identifying the wealthiest parts of the city in 1695 | A London parish boundary map identifying the wealthiest parts of the city in 1695 is available at the [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=5276 British History] website.<ref>'Introduction', London Inhabitants within the Walls 1695 (1966). URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=5276 Date accessed: 04 July 2011.</ref> | ||
[http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/ The Map of Early Modern London] provides geographic views and descriptions of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century London. | [http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/ The Map of Early Modern London] provides geographic views and descriptions of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century London. | ||
=== Online | === Online Resources === | ||
*1633: [http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/map.htm Map of Early Modern London]. Interactive map includes parish church locations. | *1633: [http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/map.htm Map of Early Modern London]. Interactive map includes parish church locations. | ||
*1746: [http://www.locatinglondon.org/ John Rocque's 1746 map of London superimposed on Google Maps] | *1746: [http://www.locatinglondon.org/ John Rocque's 1746 map of London superimposed on Google Maps] | ||
*1796: [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/map-fire.htm Fire in Bishopsgate Street] | *1796: [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/map-fire.htm Fire in Bishopsgate Street] | ||
*1819: [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/map-leigh.htm London] | *1819: [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/map-leigh.htm London] | ||
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:*[http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/london-north-th.htm North] | :*[http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/london-north-th.htm North] | ||
:*[http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/london-south-th.htm South] | :*[http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/london-south-th.htm South] | ||
* 1850: [https://london1850.com/index.htm Cross's New Plan of London 1850]. Includes parish boundaries. | * 1850: [https://london1850.com/index.htm Cross's New Plan of London 1850]. Includes parish boundaries. | ||
* 1857: [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/tolls.htm London Toll Gates] | * 1857: [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/tolls.htm London Toll Gates] | ||
*'''1860-1880''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62579/ London, England, Parish Maps, 1860-1880] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*1868: [http://london1868.com/ Map of London] by Edward Weller, F.R.G.S. | *1868: [http://london1868.com/ Map of London] by Edward Weller, F.R.G.S. | ||
*1877: [https://mapco.net/parish/parish.htm Stanford's Map of London]. Includes parish, ecclesiastical district, & poor law boundaries. | *1877: [https://mapco.net/parish/parish.htm Stanford's Map of London]. Includes parish, ecclesiastical district, & poor law boundaries. | ||
*'''1890''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62627/ London, England, Stanfords London Maps, 1890] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*1893-6: [http://londonist.com/2014/03/detailed-victorian-london-map-superimposed-on-google-maps.php London Ordnance Survey Town Map Superimposed on Google Maps] | *1893-6: [http://londonist.com/2014/03/detailed-victorian-london-map-superimposed-on-google-maps.php London Ordnance Survey Town Map Superimposed on Google Maps] | ||
*1897: [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/env-lon.htm London Vicinity] | *1897: [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/env-lon.htm London Vicinity] | ||