Map Collection

KD1996.25:- 
Map, watercolour painting copy, A True Ground Plot of Weyhill Faire, Penton Grafton, Hampshire, scale about 38ins to 1 mile, originally drawn 1683.
The location of cattle, various breeds of sheep, horses, leather, cheese, basketry, furniture, etc are clearly shown.
map feature:-  hand coloured & title cartouche & compass rose (cardinal, half cardinal and false points, fleur de lys for N, crescent for S) & up is S & scale line & compasses & settlements & roads & fields
inscription:-  -on- top centre A TRUE GROUND-PLOT of WEY-HILL FAIRE
scale line:-  20 perches = 53.5 mm
dimension:-  wxh = 56.0x46.1cm
scale = 1 to 1900 ? (1 to 1880 from scale line but perches vary)

MN: 8.6.1998