Map Collection

Kitchin & Jefferys
1749

FA1990.20.1:- 
Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of Hamp Shire ie Hampshire, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jefferys, 1749, published by Robert Sayer et al, London, 1775.
Market days are listed in text below the map.
inscription:-  printed -on- A Map of HAMP SHIRE. -- title
map feature:-  hand coloured & compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales (rectangular) & coast form lines & rivers & forests (a few) & relief & hillocks (a few) & county & settlements & roads & road distances & market days
scale line:-  8 miles = 18.2 mm
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 18x23cm
wxh, plate = 147x184mm
wxh, map = 135x138mm
scale = 1 to 710000 ? (1 to 707404 from scale line assuming modern mile)
longitude, Winchester = 1d 10.9m W (approx)

  Map Group -- Kitchin and Jefferys 1749 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hamp Shire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christ Church Christchurch
Farham Fareham
Fording Bridge Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingsclear Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
Alresford Alresford
Odiam Odiham
Petersfield Petersfield
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Rumsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stockbridge Stockbridge
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 4.10.2001