Map Collection

Wallis 1810
FA2000.58:- 
Map, hand coloured engraving, Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight, scale about 14 miles to 1 inch, earlier published by James Wallis, 1810, published by W Lewis, Finch Lane, London, 1819-36.
map feature:-  hand coloured & title cartouche (shaded box) & compass rose (cardinal and half cardinal point, fleur de lys for north) & scale line (chequered, 8 miles) & lat and long scales & coast shaded & rivers & relief & hill hachuring & parks & county & settlements & roads & distances from London & electoral data
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche HAMPSHIRE
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom centre London. Publish'd by W. Lewis Finch Lane.
scale line:-  8 miles = 14.2 mm
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 12x15cm
wxh, map = 95x132mm
scale = 1 to 900000 ? (1 to 906673 from scale line assuming modern mile)
scale = 1 to 1100000 ? (1 degree = 97.0mm on latitude scale is 1 to 1147611)
longitude, Winchester = 1d 18.2m W (approx)

  Map Group -- Wallis 1810 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christchurch Christchurch
Fareham Fareham
Fordingbridge Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
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