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FA1990.3.11:-
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Map, uncoloured engraving, Hantonia, or Southantonensis, or Hantshire, ie
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by Blaeu,
1645, published by John Blaeu, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1662?
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The reverse of the sheet, pages 123, 124 from its atlas, has the end of text
about Wiltshire which preceded this, and an incomplete entry for Hampshire; the
sheet probably comes from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum volume IV.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche
HANTONIA / SIVE / SOUTHANTONENSIS / COMITATUS / Vulgo / HANTSHIRE.
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map feature:-
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labelled borders (Septentrio, Oriens, Meridies, Occidens, at four edges of the
sheet) & scale line & coat of arms & coast shaded & county &
hundreds & relief & hillocks & forests & trees & beacons
& rivers & settlements & parks & swash lettering
(restrained) |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- map by scale line
Mill. Angl. quoru~ 4 uni Germanica aequip.
-- 4 miles chequered in quarters, approx 37.1mm |
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scale line:-
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4 miles = 37.1 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, plate = 50.5x42cm |
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scale = 1 to 220000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe) |
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Map Group -- Blaeu 1645 -- with Research Notes
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