Map Collection

Cary 1787
FA1999.56.15:- 
Atlas, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire, scale about 6 miles to 1 inch, in Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, by John Cary, 188 Strand, London, 1787.
map feature:-  title cartouche & compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales & county & rivers & parks & woods & settlements & roads & canals
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche HAMPSHIRE
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom London: Published as the Act directs Sepr. 1st. 1787 by J. Cary, Engraver, Map & Print seller No.188 the corner of Arundel Street, Strand.
scale line:-  10 miles = 40.3 mm
dimension:-  scale = 1 to 400000 ? (from scale line assuming modern mile)

  Map Group -- Cary 1787 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hampshire 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
Ford Alresford
Odiham Odiham
Petersfield Petersfield
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Romsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stockbridge Stockbridge
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 25.2.2002