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Offline Tommy20

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London's Mall circa 1890
« on: April 03, 2008, 02:41:03 AM »
My Web-Fu has totally failed. I'm looking for images (any format) of The Mall, London, circa 1890. I have a period map that implies it was grass, with rows of trees lining it, but would love to see photos, drawings, paintings, etc to support that.

Any guidance is greatly appreciated!

Here's the map:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii1/Tommy_Boyd/London%201889/mall.jpg
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Offline Bullshott

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London's Mall circa 1890
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2008, 05:59:51 PM »
Tommy
I can't help you with your question, but I'm sure many of us would love to know where you found that excellent map.
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Offline Tommy20

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London's Mall circa 1890
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2008, 06:01:43 PM »

Offline fastolfrus

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London's Mall circa 1890
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2008, 06:35:26 PM »
You could try something like the Illustrated London News :

http://www.iln.org.uk/

but you would need to know of an event (parade etc ?) that featured the Mall to have a chance of finding it.

There is at least one Mall procession, but it's 1919 :

http://www.ilnprints.co.uk/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=mall+procession

Otherwise, Punch magazine might be another option, but it's needle in a haystack time.

Have you tried asking one of the London civic bodies ?
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2008, 06:58:04 PM »
Great map Tommy - this will be invaluable for all sorts of VSF and Gothic Horror games.

Anyone know where I can find a late 19th century map including Kew?

Offline psyberwyche

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London's Mall circa 1890
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2008, 09:22:10 PM »
This is a pretty fine map (it's actually better quality than the printed 'Bacon's map' that I bought):

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=19033&it=1

Offline zebcook

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London's Mall circa 1890
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2008, 01:35:53 AM »
The best maps I've ever gotten are the Godfrey Edition of Old Ordnance Survey Maps for London. I have several (Holborn, The City, & The Strand - 1873; The West End - 1870; Westminster & Victoria - 1869). These are at 14" to the mile.

They also have a series at 1 yard to the mile for parts of London.

Their website is here: http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/

Their maps can be ordered online.

Zeb Cook

Offline lostboy

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Victorian London Maps
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2008, 09:14:59 PM »
Another good source is http://www.OldHouseBooks.co.uk

They do various nineteenth-century London maps. The one I have is a Stanford's map of 1863, really detailed and very atmospheric, scale 6 inches to the mile : but the level of detail leaves you either getting out a magnifying glass or scanning the parts you want and blowing them up.
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Offline zebcook

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« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2008, 03:45:14 AM »
Realized I should have posted an example of Alan Godfrey's maps.

http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/lowestoft.jpg

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« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2008, 12:34:54 PM »
Quote from: "zebcook"
Realized I should have posted an example of Alan Godfrey's maps.

http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/lowestoft.jpg

STEAM laundry? Is this a VSF map of London? :lol:
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Offline Svennn

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« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2008, 03:33:55 PM »
posted on the SD forum

http://www.victorianlondon.org/

looks an awesome site
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