My favourite Regency London map is the one shown on the Regency Encyclopaedia. [Map Gallery --> Tour of Regency London] www.reg-ency.com
It highlights where all Jane Austen's character's lived, so you can work out which neighbourhoods are suitable for any particular character. The most fashionable/wealthy families probably aimed to live within the area formed by Hyde Park to the west, Picadilly to the south, maybe Dean Street to the east. (Panel 11, 12 and the left hand side of panel 13 on the Regency Tour map) You can tell from the map where the larger houses with bigger gardens could be found.
Alternatively, Mapco has a good selection that you can zoom in on, like this 1814 Map of London. http://www.mapco.net/darton1814/darton10.htm
Families who fell just below the upper classes (the gentry and self-made rich) would cluster around the edges of this area, particularly to the north. Young single men without a town house already owned by his family would probably stay in rooms south of Piccadilly, around the St James area.
Looking at historical directories of the period I was surprised how mixed the occupants were, even in what was considered wealthy areas. At a time when families rented a house for the season, you couldn't always guarantee who would be moving in next door...
Hope that helps. :)
It highlights where all Jane Austen's character's lived, so you can work out which neighbourhoods are suitable for any particular character. The most fashionable/wealthy families probably aimed to live within the area formed by Hyde Park to the west, Picadilly to the south, maybe Dean Street to the east. (Panel 11, 12 and the left hand side of panel 13 on the Regency Tour map) You can tell from the map where the larger houses with bigger gardens could be found.
Alternatively, Mapco has a good selection that you can zoom in on, like this 1814 Map of London. http://www.mapco.net/darton1814/darton10.htm
Families who fell just below the upper classes (the gentry and self-made rich) would cluster around the edges of this area, particularly to the north. Young single men without a town house already owned by his family would probably stay in rooms south of Piccadilly, around the St James area.
Looking at historical directories of the period I was surprised how mixed the occupants were, even in what was considered wealthy areas. At a time when families rented a house for the season, you couldn't always guarantee who would be moving in next door...
Hope that helps. :)