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Milne 1791
ACM1934.74.22:- 
Map, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire, and Isle of Wight, scale about 1 mile to 1 inch, in 6 parts, surveyed by Thomas Milne, published by William Faden, Charing Cross, London, 1791.
The map has insert town plans; Southampton, scale about 8 inches to 1 mile, Winchester, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile? and a view of the West Gate, Winchester; the town plans have lists of sites of interest; there is a list if the bailiwicks in the New Forest.
map feature:-  hand coloured & table of symbols & table of distances & roads & canals & relief & hill hachuring & lat and long scales & time from Greenwich & compass rose & scale line & settlements & streets & vignettes
inscription:-  printed -on- HAMPSHIRE / or the / County of Southampton, / including the / ISLE OF WIGHT. Surveyed by Thos. Milne in the Years 1788, 89 & 90 / executed and Published / at the expense of the Proprietors / W. Faden, / Geographer to HIS MAJESTY / Charing Cross Decr. 20th. 1791.
inscription:-  printed -on- PLAN OF THE TOWN / OF / SOUTHAMPTON / 1791 / Surveyed by T. Milne
inscription:-  printed -on- PLAN / of the / CITY of WINCHESTER / by Thos. Milne Surveyor / 1791.
scale line:-  6 miles = 147.8 mm
dimension:-  wxh = 76.1x56cm
scale = 1 to 65000 ? (1 to 65331 from scale line assuming modern mile)

  Map Group -- Milne 1791 -- with Research Notes

MN: 5.1.2002