Map Collection

Wallis 1810
FA1998.127:- 
Map, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight, scale about 14 miles to 1 inch, published by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, London, about 1810.
map feature:-  hand coloured & title cartouche (shaded box) & compass rose (cardinal and half cardinal point, fleur de lys for north) & scale line (chequered, 8 miles) & lat and long scales & coast shaded & rivers & relief & hill hachuring & parks & county & settlements & roads & distances from London & electoral data
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche HAMPSHIRE
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom centre London. Publish'd by J. Wallis, 77, Berwick Str. Soho.
scale line:-  8 miles = 14.4 mm
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 10.5x14.5cm
wxh, map = 95x131mm
scale = 1 to 900000 ? (1 to 894080 from scale line assuming modern mile)
scale = 1 to 1200000 ? (1 degree = 96.3mm on latitude scale is 1 to 1155953)

  Map Group -- Wallis 1810 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christchurch Christchurch
Fareham Fareham
Fordingbridge Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
Alresford Alresford
Odiham 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