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This layer possesses the buildings of London and the surrounding towns in 1814. Each item appears as a polygon.

This layer contains parks, gardens and squares. The original map colors these spaces green. Several large scale parks such as Regent's Park and Hyde Park appear on the map. This map claims itself to be a partially drawn from intended future plans for…

This layer describes the various major thoroughfares and bridges upon the map. Several bridges were hand drawn upon the map at a later date of publication, thus seemingly to float within space, unconnected to the streets.

This layer contains elements of landscape integral to the landscape of London. This layer acts as a scaffold upon which the urban fabric of the city molds itself.

This layer includes the lakes, bays, and oceans noted on the map. This is separate from the river layer because they require different navigational strategies to explore them and foster different lifestyles for the peoples living near them. They…

This layer contains the contours of the land that is pictured on the map. Naturally, those contours delineate the water spaces on the map as well. This layer is important because I think it is the base layer for the rest of the features of the map.…

This layer contains the map's depiction of land status, as represented by owner. It divides the land represented into either Spanish, English, and American possessions or "unknown land." This layer represents the purpose behind the map -- expanding…