Map Collection

Lewis 1831
FA1999.86:- 
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? about 1830s-40s?
Showing the Parish Unions.
map feature:-  compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales & county & parish unions & table of data & roads & settlements & relief & hill hachuring (and coloured) & rivers & harbours
inscription:-  printed -on- upper left SOUTHAMPTON
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom Drawn by R. Creighton DRAWN AND ENGRAVED FOR LEWIS' TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Engraved by J&C Walker.
scale line:-  20 miles = 75.1 mm
dimension:-  scale = 1 to 430000 ? (1 to 428587 from scale line assuming modern mile)
scale = 1 to 440000 ? (1 deg = 253.6mm on latitude scale is 1 to 438952)
wxh, sheet = 28x36.5cm
wxh, map = 234x294mm

  Map Group -- Lewis 1831 -- with Research Notes

MN: 7.1.2002