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Hinton 1765
FA2000.19:- 
Strip map, road map, uncoloured engraving, parts of the Road from London to Southampton, Hampshire, Southampton to Salisbury, Wiltshire, London to Pool, Dorset and to Lymington, London to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, scale about 2.2 miles to 1 inch, published in the Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, by John Hinton, Kings Arms, St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1765-73.
Pl.20 London to Southampton - via Twyford to Southampton, Hampshire.
Pl.20 Southampton to Salisbury - from Southampton, via Romsey; to Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Pl.20 London to Pool; from New Alresford via Winchester, Romsey, Ringwood, Hampshire; to Poole, Dorset.
Pl.20 Pool to Lymington - from Poole via Christchurch, Dorset; to Lymington, Lymington and Pennington, Hampshire.
Pl.20 Southampton to Winchester - from Southampton to Winchester, Hampshire.
Pl.20 London to Shrewsbury - from Meriden via Birmingham, Warwickshire; Dudley, Worcestershire; across Staffordshire; via Bridgnorth, Great Wenlock, to Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
map feature:-  not coloured & title cartouche & plain cartouche & north point & coast form lines & rivers & relief & hillocks & woods & parks & county & settlements & roads & road distances & distances from London
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche The Continuation of the ROAD from / LONDON to SOUTHAMPTON, / Commencing at Alresford in Plate XIX. / With a SURVEY of the ROAD from / SOUTHAMPTON to SALISBURY. / Rumsey 8 1/4 White Parish 17 1/2 SALISBURY 25
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche A SURVEY of the ROAD from / from LONDON to POOL in / in DORSET SHIRE, Commencing at Alresford in Plate XIX. / Alresford 60 Rumsey 79 Ringwood 96 1/2 / WINCHESTER 67 Castle Malwood 86 1/2 Pool 110 1/2 / With a Branch from / POOL to LEMINGTON. / As Also from SOUTHAMPTON to WINCHESTER. -- two 'from's and 'in's in the original
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche A SURVEY of the ROAD from / LONDON to SHREWSBURY, / Commencing at Meriden in Pl.IX. / Meriden 98 Bridgnorth 135 / Birmingham 109 Gr.Wenlock 143 / Dudley 110 Shrewsbury 156 / NB. This Road will be continued in Pl.21 / to Welshpool and North Wales.
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 39x31cm
wxh, map = 359x301mm
scale = 1 to 140000 ? (guess)

  Map Group -- Hinton 1765 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Southampton Southampton
Rumsey Romsey
Alresford Alresford
Winchester Winchester
Ringwood Ringwood
Christ Church Christchurch
Lemington Lymington

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MN: 4.10.2001