Map Collection

Pigot 1828
FA1997.107:- 
Map, hand coloured steel plate engraving, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Pigot and Co, 17 Basing Lane, London and 18 Fountain Street, Manchester, 1828, edition about 1840.
Vignette of Winchester Cathedral.
map feature:-  hand coloured & compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales & table of hundreds & table of symbols & county & hundreds & roads & turnpike roads & post roads & railways & rivers & canals & distances from London & electoral data & forests & parks & coast form lines & harbours & vignettes
scale line:-  10 miles = 42.2 mm
inscription:-  printed -on- HAMPSHIRE -- title
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom Published by Pigot & Co. 17 Basing Lane, London & 18 Fountain St. Manchester. / Engraved on Steel by Pigot & Son Manchester
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 28x42cm
wxh, plate = 249x381mm (?)
wxh, map = 221x355mm
scale = 1 to 380000 ? (1 to 381361 from scale line assuming statute mile)
scale = 1 to 390000 ? (1 deg lat = 283.0mm is 1 to 393351)
scale = 1 to 400000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe)
longitude, Winchester = 1d 18.4m W (approx)

  Map Group -- Pigot 1828 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christchurch Christchurch
Fareham Fareham
Fordingbridge Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
New Alresford Alresford
Odiham Odiham
Petersfield Petersfield
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Romsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stockbridge Stockbridge
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 4.10.2001