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CRH1958.90:-
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Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Improved Map of Hampshire, and the Isle
of Wight, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, about 1751, published for inclusion in
the Large English Atlas series by Thomas Kitchin, London, about 1790.
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Published with R Sayer, Fleet Street, Carington Bowles, St Paul's Churchyard,
and R Wilkinson, Cornhill, London.
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map feature:-
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hundreds & hand coloured & sectioned for folding & mounted &
slip case & descriptive text (topographical and historical) & title
cartouche & table of distances & coast form lines & rivers &
relief & hillocks & trees & forests & woods & settlements
& streets & roads & parks & table of symbols & scale line
& lat and long scales |
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scale line:-
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12 miles = 100.4 mm |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche
A NEW Improved MAP of / HAMPSHIRE / from the best SURVEYS & INTELLIGENCES /
Divided into its / HUNDREDS / Shewing the several ROADS and true / Measured
Distances between Town and Town / ALSO / the Rectories & Vicarages the Parks and
/ Seats of the Nobility & Gentry with / other useful Particulars / Regulated by
ASTRONL. OBSERVATIONS. / By T. Kitchin Geographer.
-- monumental stone with bee skep, urn, flowers, agricultural implements,
foreign traders and a ship |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom centre
Printed for R: Sayer in Fleet Street, Carrington Bowles in St. Pauls Church
Yard, & R. Wilkinson No.58, Cornhill.
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inscription:- |
printed -on-
To the Most Noble / Charles Pawlet / Duke of Bolton. / Knight of the Garter.
/ Lord Lieutenant & Custos Rotulorum / for the County of SOUTHAMPTON. / This MAP
is dedicated by His Grace's / Most Obedt. humble Servt. / Thos. Kitchin
-- coat of arms |
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 70x54cm |
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wxh, plate = 691x535mm (approx) |
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wxh, map = 681x523mm (approx) |
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scale = 1 to 190000 ? (1 to 192352 from scale line assuming statute mile) |
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scale = 1 to 190000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe) |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 13.5m W (approx) |
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reference:- |
Kitchin, Thomas: 1749 = 1755: Large English Atlas |
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Map Group -- Kitchin 1751 large -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Alton
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Alton
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Andover
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Andover
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Basingstoke
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Basingstoke
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Bishops Waltham
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Bishops Waltham
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Christ Church
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Christchurch
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Farham
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Fareham
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Fordingbridge
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Fordingbridge
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Gosport
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Gosport
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Havant
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Havant
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Kingsclear
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Kingsclere
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Lymington
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Lymington
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Alresford
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Alresford
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Odiam
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Odiham
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Petersfield
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Petersfield
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Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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Ringwood
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Ringwood
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Rumsey
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Romsey
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Southampton
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Southampton
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Stockbridge
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Stockbridge
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Whitchurch
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Whitchurch
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Winchester
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Winchester
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| MN: 4.10.2001 |
