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General Plan For Explaining The Different Trusts Of The Turnpike Gates In The Vicinity Of The Metropolis.
Published By J. Cary, July 1st, 1790.
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The Map
| Full Title: |
General Plan For Explaining The Different Trusts Of The Turnpike Gates In The Vicinity Of The Metropolis. |
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| Map Maker: |
John Cary |
| Date: |
Published By J. Cary, July 1st, 1790. |
| Source: |
Taken from: Cary's Survey Of The High Roads From London To Hampton Court, Bagshot, Oakingham, [and twenty-three other places in the neighbourhood of the metropolis.] On a Scale of one Inch to a Mile; wherein Every Gentleman's Seat, situate on, or seen from the Road, (however distant) are laid down, with the Name of the Possessor; to which is added The Number
Of Inns on each separate Route; also, The different Turnpike Gates, shewing The Connection which one trust has with another.
London: Printed for J. Cary, Engraver & Map seller, the corner of Arundel Street, Strand. July 1st. 1790. |
| Size: |
22cm x 15.6cm (8½" x 6¼" Approx) |
| Scale: |
1" : 1¼ Miles (Approx) |
| Extent: |
Clapton Gate - Deptford Gate - Camberwell Gate - Kensington Gate |
| Description: |
Hand coloured map on paper. Good condition with some foxing, offset and staining.
Single page map showing the main thoroughfares of London in 1790, with every turnpike, and the area of every turnpike trust shown by a different colour. The Thames, the turnpike gates, and the areas of the trusts are coloured.
The title is in a raised panel along the top of the map. In the upper two corners are the names of the gates with references by numbers and references to the colours on the map, and other notes. Imprint details in panel below map.
Source: ( Fordham pps. 40-41).
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