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FA1998.129:-
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Map, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight, scale about 8.5
miles to 1 inch, engraved by James Wallis, published by S A Oddy, London,
1812.
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map feature:-
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hand coloured & title cartouche (shaded box, overlaying compass rose) &
compass rose (cardinal and half cardinal points, but partly obscured, fleur de
lys for north) & scale line (12 miles, chequered) & lat and long scales
(notice the wrong '0' where it should be '2' degrees) & sea shaded &
coast shaded & rivers & relief & hill hachuring & parks &
county & hundreds & settlements (graded by lettering and amount of
buildings) & roads & turnpike roads & post roads & table of
symbols & canals & distances from London |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche
HAMPSHIRE
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom centre
London Publish'd by S. A. Oddy, 1812.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- below compass rose
Engrav'd by J. Wallis.
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scale line:-
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12 miles = 34.8 mm |
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dimension:- |
scale = 1 to 550000 ? (1 to 554946 from scale line assuming modern mile) |
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scale = 1 to 580000 ? (45 min = 145mm on latitude scale is 1 to 575784) |
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wxh, sheet = 29.5x20.5cm |
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wxh, map = 267x177mm |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 17.5m W (approx) |
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Map Group -- Wallis 1812 -- 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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Alton
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Alton
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Andover
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Andover
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Basingstoke
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Basingstoke
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Bishops Waltham
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Bishops Waltham
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Christ Church
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Christchurch
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Fareham
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Fareham
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Fordingbridge
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Fordingbridge
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Gosport
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Gosport
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Havant
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Havant
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Kingsclere
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Kingsclere
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Lymington
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Lymington
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New Alresford
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Alresford
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Odiham
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Odiham
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Petersfield
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Petersfield
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Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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Ringwood
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Ringwood
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Romsey
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Romsey
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Southampton
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Southampton
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Stockbridge
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Stockbridge
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Whitchurch
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Whitchurch
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Winchester
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Winchester
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| MN: 4.10.2001 |
