Map Collection

BWM575:- 
Map, pen and ink drawing, Lees Farm, Nately Scures, Newnham, Hampshire, scale about say 26 inches to 1 mile, for a farm survey for James Webb, by W Francis, 1792.
The Lee's Farm Survey is inferior in terms of finish and draughtsmanship, but it is probably accurate and fulfilled its original intentions admirably.
map feature:-  hand drawn & hand coloured & scale line & table of data (main fields and buildings) & compass rose & up is S & fields
inscription:-  -on- A MAP / of / LEES FARM / in the Parish of / Neatley-Scures / and County of / Southampton / belonging to / Mr: James Webb. / by W. Francis / 1792
scale line:-  10 chains = 83.9 mm
dimension:-  wxh = 37x51cm
scale = 1 to 2400 ? (1 to 2398 from scale line)

MN & AJP: 1.11.1995