Map Collection

Brannon 1859
FA2002.85.2:- 
Map, New Map of Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by P Brannon, engraved by Brannon and Co, published by William White, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, West Yorkshire, 1859.
map feature:-  decorative spandrels & vignettes & coat of arms & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales & table of symbols & table of data (electoral etc) & coast form lines & coastal defence & castles & fortifications & rivers & relief & hill hachuring & woods & forests & parks & county & electoral data & settlements & roads & railways & canals
inscription:-  printed -on- title, upper left WM. WHITE'S / New Map of / HAMPSHIRE, AND THE / Isle of Wight, CAREFULLY REDUCED FROM THE ORDNANCE / SURVEY AND COMPRISING ALL / SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENTS. / BY P. BRANNON, ARCHT. SURVEYOR, &c. & ENGRAVED BY BRANNON & Co. / FOR THE / HISTORY, GAZETTEER AND DIRECTORY, / Published by William White, / COLLEGIATE CRESCENT, SHEFFIELD, / 1859.
scale line:-  9+1 miles = 82.1 mm
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 50x62.5cm
wxh, map = 464x583mm
scale = 1 to 200000 ? (1 to 196022 from scale line assuming statute mile)
scale = 1 to 190000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe)

  Map Group -- Brannon 1859 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christ Church Christchurch
Fareham Fareham
Fordingbridg Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
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: 27.8.2002