Map Collection

Cary 1790
FA1999.95:- 
Map, coloured engraving, Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight, scale about 14 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790? published 1806.
map feature:-  title cartouche & plain cartouche & compass rose (half) & scale line & coast form lines & rivers & bridges & parks & county & settlements & roads & road distances & canals
inscription:-  printed -on- top By J. Cary / HAMPSHIRE / Engraver.
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom London Published July 1, 1806 by J. Cary Engraver No.181 Strand
inscription:-  printed -on- lower centre London to ... Christchurch 101 Lymington 96 Ringwood 91 / Fordingbridge 91 Southampton 77 Fareham 73 Gosport 78 Portsmouth 73 Havant 66 Bishops Waltham 65 / Petersfield 55 Rumsey 73 Winchester 63 Alresford 58 Stockbridge 66 Andover 64 Whitchurch 57 Alton 47 / Basingstoke 45 Odiham 41 Kingsclere 55 -- distances
scale line:-  10 miles = 17.6 mm
dimension:-  scale = 1 to 910000 ? (1 to 914400 from scale line assuming modern mile)
wxh, sheet = 11x16.5cm
wxh, map (include cartouche, exclude bits overlapping map border) = 92x131mm

  Map Group -- Cary 1790 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christchurch Christchurch
Fareham Fareham
Fordingbridge Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
New Alresford Alresford
Odiham Odiham
Petersfield Petersfield
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Rumsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stockbridge Stockbridge
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 4.10.2001