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Map, hand coloured copper plate engraving, Southamtoniae, ie Hampshire, scale
about 4 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Leonard Terwoort, Antwerp, Netherlands,
published by Christopher Saxton, map maker, London? about 1575.
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The Old English Mile used by the map maker is 1.25 statute miles.
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Published in the Atlas of England and Wales; it was usually issued in hand
coloured form; measurements and notes made in the field were worked up later,
with the help of earlier manuscript maps if available; Saxton almost certainly
used the rudimentary triangulation techniques first described by the
cartographer Frisius, Belgium, 1533.
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Hills are drawn in profile to provide a general impression of the local
topography, while named settlements are shown by a variety of symbols including
a church with tower; rivers, coastline, some bridges, deer parks and woods are
all included; the most obvious omission on Saxton's maps, to our eyes, are
roads, which were not included on general county maps until the 1690s.
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The map '... provides us with our first english example of accurate
cartography': Colonel Close: 1930:: Hampshire Field Club.
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Saxton's county maps were engraved by Ryther, Hogenberg, Reynolds, Terwoort and
Scatter.
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map feature:-
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scale line & coat of arms (royal and family) & parks & settlements
& ships & sea monsters & title cartouche & hand coloured |
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inscription:- |
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Christophorus Saxton descripsit
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inscription:- |
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SOVT / HAMTONIAE / Comitus (preter Insulas / Vectis Jersey, et Garnsey /
quoe sunt partes eiusdem / comitatus) cum suis undiq / confinibus Oppidis,
pagis, / villis, et fluminibus, / vera descriptio
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inscription:- |
printed -on-
LEONADUS TERWOORT ANTVERPIANUS SCULPSIT
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scale line:-
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10 miles = 83.2 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh = 49.8x43.2cm |
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scale = 1 to 240000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe) |
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reference:- |
Saxton, Christopher: 1579: Atlas of England and Wales (map taken from) |
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Map Group -- Saxton 1575 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Southamtoniae
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Aulton
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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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Bisshopswaltham
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Bishops Waltham
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Christ Churche
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Christchurch
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Faram
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Fareham
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Gosport
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Gosport
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Havant
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Havant
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Kingesclere
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Kingsclere
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Lemyngton
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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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Petersfelde
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Petersfield
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Portesmouth
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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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Southamton
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Southampton
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Stockbridge
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Stockbridge
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Whitchurche
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Whitchurch
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Winchester
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Winchester
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