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Research Notes
Map Group CARY 1802
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Cary 1802
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Road map, Map of England and Wales with part of Scotland, scale about 39 miles to 1 inch, with a
separate New Map of the Cross Roads, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1802;
published 1802 onwards.
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These two maps, one of all roads, and one of the cross roads, accompany Cary's New Itinerary, published by John Cary, Strand, London, 1802-03. The road book and its maps is in
the Library Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, maps
HMCMS:FA1990.1795.1 and HMCMS:FA1990.1795.2.
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Although the maps are of the whole country, be aware that
detail notes are made about Hampshire only.
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MAP FEATURES - All-Roads Map |
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HAMPSHIRE TOWNS - All-Roads Map |
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MAP FEATURES - Cross-Roads Map |
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HAMPSHIRE TOWNS - Cross-Roads Map |
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CARY'S NEW ITINERARY |
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REFERENCES |
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ITEMS in the Collection |
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The two maps are each drawn as if to be sectioned for folding,
but are not cut up. The separate panels of each map are on one
sheet of paper with margins in between the panels. As usual when
a map is tipped into a book, the maps are folded; in this book
the maps are folded along the margins, the map proper is not
damaged. Each map is 3 sections across, 2 sections up.
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| MAP FEATURES |
on the All-Roads Map |
title cartouche
oval cartouche
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Printed upper right is an oval title cartouche:-
A MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES, with PART of
SCOTLAND; On which are laid down the whole of the ROADS described
in CARY'S NEW ITINERARY, 1803.
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map maker
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Printed at the bottom:-
Published as the Act directs by J.
Cary, July 1, 1803.
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orientation
up is N
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The map is printed with North at the top of the page. There is
no compass rose or north point.
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scale
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The map has no scale line. The scale is about:-
1 to 2500000
40 miles to 1 inch
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table of symbols
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Printed lower right is an:-
EXPLANATION
Direct Roads ... [double line, bold
light] [double line with fringe] Mail
Cross Roads ... [single
line]
Division of Counties [dotted
line]
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coast line
coast shaded
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The sea is plain; the coast line is shaded for emphasis. The
shading extends into estuaries and harbours; which are otherwise
not noticed.
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rivers
relief
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The map shows neither rivers nor relief.
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country
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The boundary between England and Scotland is a bold dashed
line; between England and Wales a bold chain dotted line. Each
country is labelled in block caps, eg:-
ENGLAND
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county
table of counties
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County boundaries are dotted lines. The county areas are
numbered, eg:-
7
referring to a table of:-
REFERENCES.
ENGLAND
1 Cornwall
2 Devonshire
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7 Hampshire
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40 Northumberland
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Hampshire includes the Christchurch area, now in Dorset. And
it is possible to make out the detached area of Hampshire which
lay in West Sussex.
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settlements
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Settlements are positioned by a circle and differentiated by
style of labelling.
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city
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circle; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:-
Winchester
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town
village
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circle; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Alton
Sutton [Scotney]
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roads
post roads
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Roads are drawn by double or single line with the mail coach
routes emphasised as explained in the table of symbols. The mail
coach routes through Hampshire are:-
(London to Exeter) from London; via
Staines, Middlesex; and Bagshot, Surrey; then Basingstoke,
Whitchurch, Andover, Hampshire; on to Salisbury, Wiltshire; and
Dorchester, Dorset; to Exeter, Devon.
(London to Southampton and Poole)
branch from the Exeter road at Bagshot, Surrey; then across a
corner of Hampshire; through Farnham, Surrey; Alton, New
Alresford, Winchester, to Southampton, Hampshire; branching to
Lyndhurst and Lymington, Hampshire; and to Ringwood, Hampshire;
then to Poole, Dorset.
(London to Portsmouth) from London; via
Godalming, Surrey; then Petersfield to Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Across the margins in between the panels of map the roads are
connected by straight dotted lines.
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| HAMPSHIRE TOWNS |
on the All-Roads Map |
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The places, shown on the general map, in Hampshire are the
expected towns plus Lyndhurst and Sutton Scotney:-
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Alton
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Andover
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Basingstoke
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Bps. Waltham
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Christchu.
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Fareham
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Fordingbridge
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Gosport
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Havant
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Kingsclere
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Lymington
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Lyndhurst
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Alresford
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Odeham
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Petersfield
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Portsmouth
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Ringwood
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Romsey
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Southampton
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Stockbridge
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Sutton
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Whitchurch
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Winchester
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| MAP FEATURES |
on the Cross-Roads Map |
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The underlying map is much the same as the general map.
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title cartouche
oval cartouche
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Printed upper centre is an oval title cartouche:-
A NEW MAP OF THE CROSS ROADS DESCRIBED
IN CARY'S NEW ITINERARY, With Figures of REFERENCE prefixed to
the ROADS, showing the Page in the WORK where the same is
described. 1802.
and a note below this:-
Note. For a continuation of these Roads
see them united with the Direct in the General Map that precedes
the Work on which the whole are delineated.
The map of cross roads is intended as an index to the cross
routes which are not so easily found in the book.
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table of symbols
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Printed lower left is an:-
EXPLANATION
The road are delineated by a double or
single line
[example]
Each expressive of a Route - The
Figures annexed to the Roads refer to the page in the Book where
the Route is described, & the same is headed & ended in the Map
with the Roman character agreeable to the above.
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settlements
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Settlements are differentiated by labelling style but in a
different way from the general map - which I do not understand.
Maybe post towns or stages are differentiated from lesser
places?
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roads
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Double and single lines mark the roads; numbers key the routes
to the itineraries in the road book.
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| HAMPSHIRE TOWNS |
on the Cross-Roads Map |
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The places, shown on the cross roads map, in Hampshire are not
quite the same as on the general map. Some places are missed,
Odiham and Alresford for instance that are not on cross roads;
and one or two more places are shown as are needed.
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Labelled in upright lowercase text:-
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Andover
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Basingstoke
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Christchu.
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Gosport
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Kingsclere
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Lymington
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Portsmouth
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Southampton
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Whitchurch
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Winchester
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Labelled in italic lowercase text:-
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Alton
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Bps. Waltham
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Cosham
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Fareham
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Fordingbridge
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Havant
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Highclere
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Lyndhurst
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Petersfield
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Ringwood
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Romsey
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Stockbridge
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Sutton
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Wickham
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| CARY'S NEW |
ITINERARY |
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The title page of the road book reads:-
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CARY's NEW ITINERARY OR, AN ACCURATE DELINEATION OF THE GREAT
ROADS, Both Direct and Cross, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES; With
many of the Principal Roads in SCOTLAND. FROM AN Actual
Admeasurement made by Command of His Majesty's Postmaster
General, FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES: Under the Direction and
Inspection of THOMAS HASKER Esqr. Surveyor and Superintendant of
the Mail Coaches. By JOHN CARY, Surveyor of the Roads to the
General Post Office. To which are added, at the end of each
Route; the Names of those Inns which supply Post Horses and
Carriages; Accompanied with a most extensive Selection of
NOBLEMEN'S & GENTLEMEN'S SEATS; A List of the Packet Boats, and
their Time of sailing; COPIOUS INDEXES, &c. &c.
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SECOND EDITION with IMPROVEMENTS. LONDON: Printed for JOHN CARY,
No.181 Strand, 1802.
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Gosnell, Printer, Little Queen Street
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| REFERENCES |
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Cary, John: 1802 (2nd edn): Cary's New Itinerary: Cary, John (London) |
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ITEMS |
in HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
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HMCMS:B1990.1795 -- road book
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HMCMS:B1990.1795.1 -- road map
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HMCMS:B1990.1795.2 -- road map
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