Map Collection

Robson 1839
B2002.76.7:- 
Map, uncoloured engraving, Hampshire with the Isle of Wight, scale about 4.5 miles to 1 inch, in the 20th edition of Robson's Commercial Directory of the Seven Counties ..., published by William Robson and Co, London Directory and Court Guide Office, 4 Cloak Lane, Cheapside, London, 1839.
inscription:-  printed -on- upper left HAMPSHIRE
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom William Robson and Co. Drectory Office London
map feature:-  not coloured & compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales & table of symbols & coast shaded & coastal defence & castles & rivers & relief & hill hachuring & woods & forests & parks & county & hundreds & table of hundreds & parish unions & settlements & roads & turnpike roads & post roads & distances from London & road distances & railways & canals & electoral data
scale line:-  15 miles = 84.1 mm
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 38x48cm
wxh, map = 454x352mm
scale = 1 to 290000 ? (1 to 287041 estimated from scale line)
longitude, Winchester = 1d 18.5m W (approx)

  Map Group -- Robson 1839 -- with Research Notes

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MN: 11.6.2002