Plan Of The East And West India Docks
15th April 1841
The Map
Full Title: |
Plan Of The East And West India Docks |
Publisher: |
C.B. Graham, Lithographer, Washington D.C. |
Date: |
15th April 1841 |
Size: |
54cm x 42cm (21¼" x 16½")
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Source: |
United States Senate Document G.2., 30th Congress, 2nd Session.
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Scale: |
1" : 421 Feet (Approx.) |
Extent: |
Bromley Marsh - River Lea - Timber Pond - River Thames. |
Description: |
Folding plan on 19th century paper. Hand coloured plan, backed with archival tissue. Title at top left. Very good condition. |
This plan shows the layout of the East & West India shipping docks, and includes a Reference To Cranes On Quays. The parish boundary between All Saints, Poplar, and St. Leonard, Bromley, is clearly shown.
Places of interest include Limehouse Causeway, Poplar High Street, Limehouse Basin, Import Docks, Export Dock, Blackwall Railway, Messrs. Wigram & Green's Ship Yard, Thames Plate Glass Company's Works, Orchard House, South Dock, Timber Pond, Messrs. Curling & Young's Ship Yard, Mr. Fletcher's Union Dock, West
India Dock Tavern, Mr. Pitcher's Dock Yard, Brunswick Dock, and much more.
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