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FA1998.216:-
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Map, Southampton, ie Hampshire, scale about 7 miles to 1 inch, drawn by R
Creighton, 1831, engraved by J and C Walker, for the Topographical Dictionary
published by Lewis, London? edition of 1840s?
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The Poor Law unions are indicated and listed in a table.
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The railways, London to Southampton, plus the branch to Gosport date the map to
late 1840s.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- upper left
SOUTHAMPTON
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom
Drawn by R. Creighton / DRAWN AND ENGRAVED FOR LEWIS' TOPOGRAPHICAL
DICTIONARY. / Engraved by J&C Walker.
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map feature:-
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compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales & coast form lines
& county & roads & settlements & relief & hill hachuring
& rivers & electoral data & harbours & table of unions &
canals |
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dimension:- |
wxh = 27x33cm |
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scale = 1 to 430000 ? (approx, 1 to 426316 ?) |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 17.4m W (approx) |
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Map Group -- Lewis 1831 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Southampton
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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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