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FA1999.108:-
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Map, hand coloured engraving, Hamp-Shire ie Hampshire, scale about 14 miles
to 1 inch, by J Cowley, London, 1743.
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map feature:-
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hand coloured & title cartouche & drape cartouche & compass rose
& scale line & lat and long scales (not rectangular) & coast shaded
(sea coast) & coast form lines (in estuaries) & rivers & forests
(just a few trees in the New Forest) & county & settlements & roads
& road distances & table of symbols |
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scale line:-
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10 miles = 18.8 mm |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- cartouche, lower left
An Improved MAP of / HAMP-SHIRE, / containing ye. Borough & Market / Towns,
with those adjoyning; / also, It's Principal Roads and / Rivers, by I. Cowley /
Geographer to his Majesty.
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dimension:- |
scale = 1 to 860000 ? (1 to 856034 from scale line assuming statute mile) |
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wxh, map = 130x176mm |
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wxh, plate = 136x182mm |
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wxh, page = 16x19cm |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 11.3m W (approx) |
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Map Group -- Cowley 1743 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hamp-Shire
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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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Bassingstoke
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Basingstoke
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Bushwaltham
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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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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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Allesford
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Alresford
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Odiam
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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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Rumsey
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Romsey
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Southampton
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Southampton
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Stokebridge
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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 |
