Map features
Harrison's Hampshire 1788
Selbone and Lomer are the only beacons plotted (they are shown on the hills map).
and fortifications; polygonal wall.
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| Map featuresHarrison's Hampshire 1788 |
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| title cartouche, map maker |
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| compass rose |
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| scale line |
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| latitude and longitude scales; and grid |
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| coast form lines; plain sea. |
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| rivers; wiggly lines narrowing upstream, a few rivers are labelled. |
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| relief; groups of small hillocks. |
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beacons; tower with smoke or flames on a hill. Selbone and Lomer are the only beacons plotted (they are shown on the hills map). |
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| woods, forest; groups of small symbolic trees, a circle on a trunk. |
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| parks; ring of fence palings, usually with trees; the is not just a conventional oval but attempts to show the shape of the park. |
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| hundred boundaries; dotted line; hundreds are keyed to a table by number, parts are labelled. |
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county boundary; dashed line. |
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| settlements; hamlets, villages, towns, etc |
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| towns; market days, etc |
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roads; principal and other roads, parallel lines,
graded into two sizes. |
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coastal defence, castles; two towers. and fortifications; polygonal wall. |
 
| Harrison's Hampshire 1788, contents |
| General index |
| Old Hampshire Mapped |