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FA2003.7.142:-
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map, One inch map Popular Edition, sheet 142, Isle of Wight, scale 1 inch to
1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1919; revised
to 1926?
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The map includes the Isle of Wight; and parts of Hampshire, including Gosport,
Lymington, and Portsmouth
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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.
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The back cover has an index sheet to maps in the south of England.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- cover
ORDNANCE SURVEY / Contoured Road Map of / ISLE of WIGHT / Popular Edition
Price 2/6 / Scale: One Inch to One Mile / Sheet 142
-- black and red on cream; 'antique style' location map; coat of arms; picture
of a map user |
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dimension:- |
wxh (folded) = 10x18cm |
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wxh, sheet = 77x53.5cm |
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wxh, map = 709x483mm |
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scale = 1 to 63360 ? (nominal) |
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Map Group -- OS 1920s Popular Edition -- 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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Gosport
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Gosport
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Lymington
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Lymington
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Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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