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OS 1920s Popular
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FA2003.7.123:- 
map, One inch map Popular Edition, sheet 123, Winchester and District, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1919.
The map includes small parts of Surrey and West Sussex; and parts of Hampshire, including Alton, Basingstoke, New Alresford, Petersfield, Whitchurch, and Winchester.
The cover design is by Ellis Martin, and includes a picture of a cyclist in plusfours sitting by his bicycle on a hillside, overlooking a valley landscape, looking at a map.
The back cover has an index sheet to maps in the south of England.
inscription:-  printed -on- cover ORDNANCE SURVEY / Contoured Road Map of / WINCHESTER / and DISTRICT / Popular Edition Price 2/6 / Scale: One Inch to One Mile / Sheet 123 -- black and red on cream; 'antique style' location map; coat of arms; picture of a map user
dimension:-  wxh (folded) = 10x18cm
wxh, sheet = 77x53.5cm
wxh, map = 709x483mm
scale = 1 to 63360 ? (nominal)

  Map Group -- OS 1920s Popular Edition -- with Research Notes

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town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Basingstoke Basingstoke
New Alresford Alresford
Petersfield Petersfield
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 24.7.2003