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Murray 1830
ACM1934.74.16:- 
Map, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, for the Atlas of English Counties, published by T L Murray, 19 Adam Street, London, 1830.
map feature:-  hand coloured & compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales & table of symbols & table of hundreds & county & hundreds & coast shaded & relief & hill hachuring & forests & parks & roads & turnpike roads & post roads & settlements & road distances & rivers
inscription:-  printed -on- HAMPSHIRE -- title
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom Drawn under the Superintendence of T. L. Murray. / London, Published May, 1st. 1830, by T. L. Murray, 19 Adam Street, Adelphi / Hoare & Reeves Sc.
scale line:-  15 miles = 85.4 mm
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 37.5x47.8cm
wxh, map = 359x452mm
scale = 1 to 280000 ? (1 to 282672 from scale line assuming modern mile)
scale = 1 to 280000 ? (1 deg lat = 397mm is 1 to 280399)
longitude, Winchester = 1d 17.7m W (approx)

reference:-  Murray, T L: 1830: Atlas of the English Counties
  Map Group -- Murray 1830 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christchurch Christchurch
Fareham Fareham
Fordingbridge Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
New Alresford Alresford
Odiham Odiham
Petersfield Petersfield
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Romsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stockbridge Stockbridge
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 4.10.2001