Bowen's Hampshire 1720, symbols

	table of symbols, settlements, etc Bowen's Hampshire 1720

	Settlements are marked in a variety of ways, and are usually named.
	city: City are drawn as street plans (as are major towns); they are labelled in block caps. In the plan of Winchester the East gate is evident, and Hue Church ie Hyde, and Little St. Bartholomew are labelled. In the Southampton plans you can see the gate by the water, the street leading to the Ferry, and gardens behind some of the houses. The gate at the entrance to Portsmouth is clealy drawn.
	town: Towns are drawn with rows of buildings beside streets; labelled with lower case upright text.
	village: (on road) is drawn with a few houses along the road; labelled with lower case italic text.
	village: (off road) is drawn with a church, which is mostly what you see as you travel. Some of the little street plans of towns or villages are very attractive.
	house: small building, or larger. Some have the owner's name eg Ld Anstey's house.

table of symbols,settlements, etc