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symbols;
settlements, etc
Speed's Hampshire 1611 |
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Settlements on Speed's map of Hampshire, are indicated by a dot in
a circle for position, plus some sketchy buildings and a label. Not
all places are labelled, which provides scope for misinterpretation,
but checking against the earlier maps of Norden and Saxton, which
Speed followed, will help. There is no table of symbols, the reader
is left to guess what each symbol means. It is particularly difficult
to know whether a simple circle/circle and tower mean a
hamlet/village or just a big house. There are some cryptic
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city; dot and circle, and lots of buildings; lettering in
upright block caps, eg:-
WINCHESTER
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town; dot and circle, buildings, tower; larger lettering
in upright lowercase, eg:-
Alton
A large town has dot and circle, and more buildings; larger
lettering in upright lowercase, eg:-
Southampton
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village or parish; dot and circle, tower; lettering
in small italic lowercase, eg:-
fyfeild
These are drawn in various styles, with perhaps a little
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hamlet; dot and circle; lettering in small italic
lowercase, eg:-
Borocote
Sometimes there is dot and circle plus an upright line on
the circle, eg:-
Burton
This is not understood. Nor is the dot and circle with a
carrette at
Paultons
It could just be a miscopying of an upright line.
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religious house; dot and circle; small italic
lettering eg:-
Magdelyne
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Notes about symbols. |
