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FA1988.10:-
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Map, uncoloured engraving, Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight, scale about 7
miles to 1 inch, by Benjamin Baker, Islington, London, 1792.
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Published in a series in the Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure,
London.
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map feature:-
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not coloured & title cartouche (shaded oval) & scale line (chequered)
& lat and long scales & coast shaded & rivers & forests &
parks & settlements (graded by amount of buildings indicated) & roads
(graded by size) & electoral data (members of Parliament indicated?) |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche
HAMPSHIRE
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inscription:- |
printed -on- below title
engrav'd by B. Baker Islington.
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scale line:-
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10 miles = 34.4 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 21.5x27cm |
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wxh, plate = 194x244mm |
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wxh, map = 183x229mm |
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scale = 1 to 470000 ? (1 to 467824 from scale line assuming modern mile) |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 12.5m W (approx) |
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Map Group -- Baker 1792 -- 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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Christchurch
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Christchurch
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Fareham
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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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Odiaham
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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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