Map Group COOKE 1802
It is published in the Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Hants, item HMCMS:B1990.1796.
The map is folded, facing the county's title page.
HAMPSHIRE
compass rose
up is N
Printed upper left is a compass rose; star points for the cardinal directions, lines for the half cardinal directions, north marked by a fleur de lys. The map is printed with north at the top of the page.
scale
Printed lower left is a scale line:-
Statute Mileschequered and labelled at 5 mile intervals. 10 miles = 13.4 mm gives a scale 1 to 1201002; the map scale is about
1 to 12000000
19 miles to 1 inch
The map borders have latitude and longitude scales; chequered and labelled at 5 minute intervals. The bottom scale is labelled:-
Lnge. W. of GreenwichThe map covers 0d 40m to 1d 50m W, 50d 36m to 51d 25m N. Winchester is about 1 degree 17 minutes West, suggesting either inaccurate plotting or a prime meridian 1-2 minutes west of Greenwich, or perhaps Greenwich.
ENGLISH CHANNEL
SPITHEAD
Southampton Water
Christchurch Bay
coast form lines
harbours
The coast is emphasised by form lines.
A harbour might be labelled, eg:-
Port. Ha.
castles
Calshot Cast.drawn with two towers, a symbol from an earlier period of map making.
Rivers are drawn by wiggly lines from their estuary with form lines, then a double line, then single tapering inland. Some rivers are labelled, eg:-
Test R.
Itching R.Not all the major river systems are shown. The Stour is detached from the Avon; the Bourne near Shipton Bellinger is included - unusual; the Enborne, Blackwater, Rother are all missing.
Bridges are not shown, but are implied by a road interrupting the river it crosses
forests
NEW FORESTNo wooded areas are noticed.
Parks are drawn by an outline of paling fence with a position circle inside. The park area is tinted. Some parks are named, eg:-
New Park
Headley Park
The county boundary is a dashed line, which also separates the adjoining counties. Adjoining counties are labelled, eg:-
WILSTHIREThe detached part of Hampshire in Sussex is not shown.
table of hundreds
Hundred boundaries are dotted lines. The areas are labelled with a number that keys it to a table of:-
HUNDREDS
1 Pastrow
2 Evingar
3 Kingsclear
...printed lower right.
electoral data
distances from London
WINCHESTER
Stockbridge / 67
Fareham / 73Borough towns have one or two stars attached to show the number of members sent to Parliament, Andover, for example, has two.
Distances of towns from London are given in figures by its name.
Thruxton
Upr. Wallop
Wheat Sheaf
Stag & Houndson the road from Basingstoke to Popham.
Roads are drawn by double lines. More important roads are drawn wider with one line bold. Diagrams of main roads on the map, and roads in the itineraries in the book, have been drawn. Road distances from London are given by the towns.
Some of the major roads are drawn with blocks, for houses, all along. For example the road from London to Lands End, Blackwater, Basingstoke, Andover, etc.
At least one road junction is named:-
Lapcombe Cornerdrawn within the county, though it is not. In the accompanying itinerary in the book this is 'Lopton Corner'.
Destinations of roads outside the county are given, eg:-
from Salisbury
fr. Pool
to Reading
to LondonNote that the itineraries show a matching bias to think of the route to, not from, London.
Table of Distances
INDEX OF DISTANCES FROM TOWN TO TOWN, In the County of Hants.
| Alresford | 57 | ||||
| Alton | 10 Alton | 47 | |||
| Andover | 18 27 Andover | 65 | |||
| Basingstoke | 13 10 18 Basingstoke | 46 |
Itineraries
AN ITINERARY of all the DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS IN HAMPSHIRE. In which are included the STAGES, INNS, nad GENTLEMEN'S SEATS. QUOTATION M.B. the first Column contains the Names of Places passed through; the figures that follow them shew the Distances from Place to Place, Town to Town, and Stages; and in the last Column are the names of Gentlement's Seats and Inns. The right and left of the Roads are distinguished by letters R. and L.
JOURNEY FROM SALISBURY TO BAGSHOT, THROUGH ANDOVER, WHITCHURCH, OVERTON, BASINGSTOKE, AND HARTFORD-BRIDGE.
| SALISBURY to | ||||
| Cross the river | ||||
| Bourne. | ||||
| Winterslow Hut | 6 1/2 | 6 1/2 | ||
| Lopton Corner | 1 1/4 | 7 3/4 | ||
| Enter this | ||||
| county | ||||
| Middle Wallop | 2 3/4 | 10 1/2 | ||
| Down Farm | 2 3/4 | 13 1/4 | ||
| - - - | Red Rice, H. Errington | |||
| Little Ann | 2 3/4 | 16 | esq. R. and beyomd it on | |
| Before Ando- | the point of a hill, Dean- | |||
| ver, on L. a T.R. | bury Camp. | |||
| ... ... |
TOPOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTY OF HANTS. Containing an Account of Situation, Extent, Towns, Roads, Rivers, Lakes, Mines, Minerals, Fisheries, Manufactures, Trade, Commerce, Agriculture, Fairs, Markets, Curiosities, Antiquities, Natural History , Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions, &c. To which is prefixed, A COPIOUS TRAVELLING GUIDE; Exhibiting The Direct and principal Cross Roads, Inns and Distance of Stages, Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Forming a COMPLETE COUNTY ITINERARY. Also A LIST OF THE FAIRS; And an Index Table, Shewing, at one View, the Distances of all the Towns from London, and from each other. BY GEORGE ALEXANDER COOKE, Editor of the Universal System of Geography, Illustrated with A MAP OF THE COUNTY.
London: Printed for C. COOKE, No.17, Paternoster Row, by G. Brimmer, Water-lane, Fleet Street, And sold by all the Booksellers in the United Kingdom.
Published in one of a series of volumes 'The Modern British Traveller: or, Tourist's Pocket Directory. Being an accurate and comprehensive History and Description of all the Counties in England, Scotland, and Wales; as also the adjacent Islands ... By G. A. Cooke ... illustrated with maps of the Counties, forming a complete British Atlas. London: Printed for C. Cooke, No.17 Paternoster Row, by Brimmer and Co., Upper Mary-le-bone Street, and sold by all the Booksellers in the United Kingdom.' issued volume at a time 1802-10.
Published in an edition about 1822.
Published, perhaps, in an edition about 1830.
Published again in 'GRAY'S NEW BOOK OF ROADS. THE TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE ROADS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND PART OF SCOTLAND, ON AN ENTIRELY NEW PLAN, WHEREBY THE DIFFERENT LINES OF ROUTE LEADING TO ANY REQUIRED POINT OF DISTANCE ARE BROUGHT UNDER NOTICE AT ONE REFERENCE, AND THE VARIATION SHOWN IN THE MARGIN: THE GREAT ROADS, EACH DISTINCTLY GIVEN, IN A CONTINUOUS LINE, FROM ONE EXTREME POINT TO ANOTHER, AND THE CROSS ROADS SO ARRANGED THAT THE ROUTE FROM ANY ONE PART OF THE KINGDOM TO ANOTHER MAY BE TRACED WITH THE GREATEST FACILITY: WITH A VERY COPIOUS GENERAL INDEX, AND SEPARATE LOCAL INDICES TO THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS AND WATERING PLACES: FORMING, ALTOGETHER, A COMPREHENSIVE, USEFUL, AND PERSPICUOUS ITINERARY. BY GEORGE CARRINGTON GRAY. / LONDON: PRINTED FOR SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO. PATERNOSTER ROW. 1824.'
