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Map, hand coloured engraving folded in a slip case, Hampshire, and Isle of
Wight, scale about 1 mile to 1 inch, surveyed by Thomas Milne, published by
William Faden, Charing Cross, London, 1791.
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The map has insert town plans; Southampton, and Winchester, at scales about 1 to
7500, about 8 inches to 1 mile, and a view of the West Gate, Winchester; the
town plans have lists of sites of interest; there is a list if the bailiwicks in
the New Forest.
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The map covers 0d41m to 1d56m W, 50d34m to 51d24m N; Winchester is at 1d12m W
which suggests a prime meridian 6+ minutes W of Greenwich.
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The map is sectioned and mounted on linen, folded in a slip case.
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For study purposes, not on the original, sectionned pieces of the map are
numbered 1..8 across, 1..6 upwards, from the bottom left, which is part 11.
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map feature:-
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hand coloured & sectioned for folding & mounted & slip case &
table of symbols & table of distances & vignettes & compass rose
& scale line & lat and long scales & coast form lines & rivers
& relief & hill hachuring & beacons & woods & forests &
parks & county & hundreds & settlements & roads & road
distances & canals |
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inscription:- |
printed -on-
HAMPSHIRE, / or the / County of Southampton, / including the / ISLE OF
WIGHT. / Surveyed by Thos. Milne in the Years 1788, 89 & 90 / executed and
Published / at the private expense of the Proprietor / W. FADEN, / Geographer to
His MAJESTY, / Charing Cross Decr. 20th. 1791.
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inscription:- |
printed -on-
PLAN OF THE TOWN / of / SOUTHAMPTON / 1791 / Surveyed by T. Milne.
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inscription:- |
printed -on-
PLAN / of the / CITY of WINCHESTER / by Thos. Milne Surveyor / 1791.
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scale line:-
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6+1 miles = 175.1 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, unfolded = 143.5x148.5cm |
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wxh, map (no allowances for gaps) = 1415x1477mm |
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scale = 1 to 64000 ? (1 to 64337 from scale) |
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scale = 1 to 63000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe) |
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scale = 1 to 64000 ? (7 minutes latitude = 204.3mm is 1 to 63569) |
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Map Group -- Milne 1791 -- 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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Christchurch
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Christchurch
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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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Fordingbridge
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Fordingbridge
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Ringwood
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Ringwood
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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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Lymington
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Lymington
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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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Romsey
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Romsey
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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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Southampton
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Southampton
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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modern name
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Andover
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Andover
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Stockbridge
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Stockbridge
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Whitchurch
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Whitchurch
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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Bishops Waltham
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Bishops Waltham
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Fareham
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Fareham
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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Winchester
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Winchester
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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Kingsclere
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Kingsclere
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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Gosport
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Gosport
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Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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Alresford
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Alresford
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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Basingstoke
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Basingstoke
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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Havant
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Havant
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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Petersfield
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Petersfield
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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modern name
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Alton
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Alton
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Odiham
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Odiham
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