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FA1998.131:-
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Map, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight, scale about 9
miles to 1 inch, taken from the Beauties of England and Wales, drawn by G Cole,
engraved by J Roper, published by Vernor and Hood, Poultry, London, 1805.
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map feature:-
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hand coloured & compass rose (cardinal and half cardinal points, fleur de
lys for north) & scale line (10 miles, chequered) & lat and long scales
& coast form lines & rivers & relief & hill hachuring &
parks & county & hundreds & table of symbols & settlements
(graded by number of buildings and lettering) & castles & antiquities
& roads & turnpike roads & post roads & distances from London
& road distances (between places) |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom
Engraved by J Roper, from a Drawing by G Cole / London; Published for the
proprietors by Vernor & Hood, Poultry Feby. 1st. 1805. / to accompany the
Beauties of England and Wales.
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scale line:-
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10 miles = 29.7 mm |
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dimension:- |
scale = 1 to 540000 ? (1 to 541867 from scale line assuming modern mile) |
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scale = 1 to 550000 ? (1 deg = 201.6mm on latitude scale is 1 to 552174) |
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wxh, sheet = 25x34.5cm |
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wxh, map = 177x247mm |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 17.8m W (approx) |
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Map Group -- Cole and Roper 1810 -- 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 |
