Map Collection

Greenwood 1829
FA1998.165:- 
Map, hand coloured engraving, Map of the County of Southampton, ie Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by C and J Greenwood, engraved by J and J Neele, Strand, London, published by Greenwood and Co, 13 Regent Street, London, 1829.
The map is reduced from their larger map at the scale 1 mile to 1 inch which was published 1826.
map feature:-  hand coloured & compass rose & table of symbols & coast form lines & rivers & relief & hill hachuring & woods & forests & parks & vignettes (Winchester Cathedral) & county & hundreds & table of hundreds (and divisions and liberties) & divisions & settlements & roads & canals & electoral data
inscription:-  -on- MAP / of / the COUNTY of / SOUTHAMPTON / from an Actual Survey / made in the Years 1825 and 1826 / By C & I. GREENWOOD / Published by the Proprietors / GREENWOOD & Co. / 13, Regent Street, Pall Mall, / LONDON / Corrected to the present period and Published 4th. July 1829. / Engraved by J. & J. Neele 352 Strand
scale line:-  10 miles = 81.8 mm
dimension:-  scale = 1 to 200000 ? (1 to 196741 from scale line assuming modern mile)
scale = 1 to 190000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe)
longitude, Winchester = 1d 18.5m W (approx)

reference:-  Greenwood, C & J: 1834: Atlas of the Counties of England
Chubb names C and J as Charles and John; Tooley gives Charles and James; Rodger states Christopher and John; none give reasons.
  Map Group -- Greenwood 1829

town names:- 
County of Southampton Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christ Church Christchurch
Fareham Fareham
Fordingbridge Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
New Alresford Alresford
Odiham Odiham
Petersfield Petersfield
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Romsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stockbridge Stockbridge
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 4.10.2001