Map Collection

Lewis 1835
FA2000.30.77:- 
Map, coloured engraving, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, including the Christchurch area now in Dorset, showing electoral divisions etc, scale ? miles to 1 inch, drawn by R Creighton, engraved by J and C Walker, published by Samuel Lewis and Co, 87 Aldersgate Street, London, 1835.
Plate LXXVII in vol.5 of A Topographical Dictionary of England; notice that Hampshire in is the alphabetical sequence as Southampton; a detached part of Hampshire appears on the map for Sussex.
map feature:-  compass rose & scale line & table of symbols & rivers & county & electoral data & settlements & roads
inscription:-  printed -on- upper left HAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT
inscription:-  printed -on- top right LXXVII.
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom left Drawn by R. Creighton
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom right Engraved by J&C Walker
scale line:-  7 miles = 52.9 mm this cannot be correct - JMN
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 25x32cm
wxh, map = 179x249mm
(scale cannot be deduced from scale line)

  Map Group -- Lewis 1835 -- 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
Havant Havant
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
New Alresford Alresford
Odiham Odiham
Petersfield Petersfield
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Romsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stockbridge Stockbridge
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 16.6.2002