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FA1998.138:-
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Map, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, scale about 4
miles to 1 inch, by J and C Walker, 1837, publisher by Longman, Hurst, Rees,
Orme and Co, Paternoster Row, London, 1841.
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The map is drawn to show electoral data for the county, divisions and hundreds,
etc, as well as general topography.
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map feature:-
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hand coloured & title cartouche & compass rose & scale line &
lat and long scales & coast shaded & rivers & relief & hill
hachuring & woods & forests & parks & county & hundreds
& electoral data & settlements & roads & railways & canals
& table of symbols & table of hundreds (etc) |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche
HAMPSHIRE / AND ISLE OF WIGHT
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inscription:- |
printed -on- below title
BY J. & C. WALKER.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom centre
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Co. Paternoster Row 1841
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scale line:-
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12 miles = 69.8 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 35x43cm |
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wxh, map = 319x398mm |
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scale = 1 to 280000 ? (1 to 276678 from scale line assuming modern mile) |
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scale = 1 to 270000 ? (40 mins lat = 274.5mm is 1 to 270354) |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 18.4m W (approx) |
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Map Group -- Walker 1837 -- 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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Christchurch
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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 |
