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FA2000.45:-
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Map, hand coloured lithograph surrounded by vignette scenes, Hampshire, with
the Isle of Wight, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published in Reuben Ramble's
Travels through the Counties of England by Darton and Clark, 58 Holborn Hill,
London, 1845.
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The map is distorted; the E-W scale is about 21 miles to 1 inch estimated from
the scale line, the N-S scale about 15 miles to 1 inch estimated from the
latitude scale.
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Originally drawn by R Miller, 24 Old Fish Street, St Paul's, London, 1810.
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The surrounding scenes show the fortifications of Portsmouth Harbour with a
cannon, William Rufus shot by an arrow in the New Forest, Netley Abbey ruins, a
couple of pigs, and ?antiquities found in the county.
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An accompanying text page describes the county.
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map feature:-
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north point & scale line & lat and long scales & coast shaded &
rivers & forests (some names only) & parks & county &
settlements & roads & railways (projected) & vignettes |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title, lower left
HAMPSHIRE
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scale line:-
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10 miles = 11.9 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 16.5x21cm |
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wxh, map = 70x108mm |
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scale = 1 to 1400000 ? (1 to 1352390 from scale line assuming modern mile) |
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scale = 1 to 960000 ? (40 mins lat = 77.1mm is 1 to 962545) |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 14.9m W (approx) |
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Map Group -- Ramble 1845 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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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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Basingstoke
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Basingstoke
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Bishops Waltham
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Bishops Waltham
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Christ Church
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Christchurch
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Fareham
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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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Limington
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Lymington
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Odiham
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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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Romsey
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Romsey
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Southampton
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Southampton
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Stockbridge
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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 |
