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FA1999.77.1:-
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Map, uncoloured engraving, Hampshire, perspective view from the east, by
George Bickham, London, 1750.
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The drawing has a bird's eye view of the county, from somewhere on an imaginary
height above Petersfield, on which a ruin with urn, columns, pyramid and a
seated figure; the map includes Havant to Poole along the coast, with the Isle
of Wight, inland to Alton, Whitchurch, Andover; all is distorted, quite out of
drawing. The 'scale' is about 15 miles to 1 inch.
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map feature:-
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not coloured & sea shaded & ships & rivers & relief & woods
& forests & settlements & roads & distances from London (printed
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inscription:- |
printed -on- top
A MAP of HAMPSHIRE. West from London. / Humbly inscribed to Lord Limington,
Lord Lieut of ye County.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom right
According to Act of Parliament by G. Bickham 1750
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dimension:- |
wxh, plate = 154x254mm |
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wxh, image = 138x219mm |
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wxh, page = 202x316mm |
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scale = 1 to 960000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe) |
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Map Group -- Bickham 1750 -- 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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Waltham
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Bishops Waltham
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Christ Church
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Christchurch
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Farham
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Fareham
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Fording Bridge
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Fordingbridge
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Havant
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Havant
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Lymington
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Lymington
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Alresford
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Alresford
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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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Rumsey
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Romsey
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Southhampton
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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 |
