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Cary 1787
FA1998.214:- 
Map, Hampshire, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, scale about 6 miles to 1 inch, drawn by John Cary, Strand, London, 1787, published in Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1793.
map feature:-  hand coloured & compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales (rectangular) & coast form lines & rivers & harbours & bridges (some) & woods & forests & parks & county & settlements & roads
scale line:-  10 miles = 40.5 mm
inscription:-  -on- HAMPSHIRE / By JOHN CARY. Engraver.
inscription:-  -on- London Publish'd Jan 1st. 1793 by J. Cary Engraver & Map seller Strand
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 24x31cm
wxh, plate 225x272mm =
wxh, map = 211x266mm
scale = 1 to 400000 ? (1 to 397369 from scale line assuming statute mile)

reference:-  Cary, John: 1793: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas
  Map Group -- Cary 1787 -- with Research Notes

MN: 16.6.1998