notes Hall 1820

	Research Notes Map Group HALL 1820

Hall 1820
	Map, Hampshire, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published in Leigh's New Atlas of England and Wales, by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820; published 1820-42.
	'The proprietor has availed himself of the talents of Mr. Sidney Hall to project a series of correct maps, ...'
	The map studied is in the Map Collection, Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:FA2001.93. The map size is: wxh, sheet = 9x14cm; wxh, map = 73x121mm.
	MAP FEATURES
	PUBLISHING HISTORY
	REFERENCES
	ITEMS in the Collection

MAP FEATURES
title plain cartouche map maker engraver publisher	Printed at the top in a plain cartouche, tinted yellow, is:- HAMPSHIRE. Printed at the bottom, left and right:- Pub. by S. Leigh, 18, Strand / Sidy. Hall. sculpt.
orientation compass rose up is N	Printed upper left is a compass rose; tinted red or pink, no circle, star points for the cardinal directions, lines for the half cardinal, North marked by a fleur de lys. The map is printed with North at the top of the page.
scale line scale	Printed lower centre is a scale line of:- English Miles chequered in miles to 5 miles, then 5 then at 10 miles intervals, labelled at 5, 10, 20, 30. The 30 miles = 40.3 mm gives a scale 1 to 1198023; the map scale is about:- 1 to 120000 19 miles to 1 inch
sea area sea shaded	The sea is shaded. Sea areas are not labelled.
coast line coast shaded harbours	The coast line is shaded more densely for emphasis, and tinted blue. The shading is continued into harbour areas; Southampton Water, Portsmouth Harbour, and Langstone Harbour, can be recognised, but are not labelled.
rivers bridges	Rivers are drawn by wiggly lines tapering upstream. All the major rivers are shown, with a few tributaries. This is only a little map. A couple of rivers are labelled, eg:- Auborn R. Avon R. Some bridges are labelled on the road network, eg:- Red Br. Ford Br. [Chandlersford?] Cadnam Br. These do not all have a stream to cross.
relief	No relief is shown.
forests	There are no tree symbols showing woods, but a couple of forests are labelled:- New Forest Bere Forest [East Bere Forest]
parks	Parks are shown in outline with the interior pecked. If you look closely you can see fence palings on the outline. A few parks are labelled, eg:- Hackwood Pk. New Park [New Forest] Chawton Park
county	The county boundary is a dotted line. The whole county area is tinted yellow - makes for a gaudy map. The boundary is tinted with a different colour for each adjacent county, which is labelled:- DORSET [green] WILTS [red/pink] continuing with Berkshire green, Surrey bold yellow, and Sussex pink. The juxtaposition of yellow and yellow was not necessary. A few places outwith the county are shown for continuity of roads.
settlements electoral data distances from London	Settlements are mostly marked by a circle, differentiated by style of lettering, and perhaps added symbols.
city	group of blocks; labelled in upright lowercase text:- Winchester 65 [2 stars]

town	circle; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:- Andover 63 [2 stars] Alton 47 Except:- SOUTHAMPTON 77 [2 stars] marked by a group of blocks; labelled in upright block caps.

village	circle; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:- Mid Wallop Bordean
	Borough towns are indicated by one or two stars, for the number of members sent to Parliament. The number with the place name is its distance from London.
roads	A network of roads is shown by double or single lines, for main or lesser roads. The main roads are:- [London to Lands End] from Surrey, probably Bagshot; through Blackwater, Hartford Br., Basingstoke, Overton, Whitchurch, Andover, Mid Wallop, Hampshire; to Salisbury, Wiltshire and westward. [London to Southampton Road] from Surrey, probably Bagshot; across a corner of Hampshire; through Farnham, Surrey; then Alton, Chawton, Alresford, Winchester to Southampton, Hampshire. from Southampton across Red Br. then Cadnam and Ringwood, Hampshire; into Dorset, probably to Poole. from Southampton through Bursledon, Titchfield, Fareham, Cosham, and Havant, Hampshire; into Sussex 'To Chichester'. branch from Chawton on the London to Southampton Road, through Wickham and Fareham, to Gosport, Hampshire. short branch from the London to Gosport Road, to Bishops Waltham, Hampshire. [London to Portsmouth Road] from Surrey, probably Godalming; through Liphook, Petersfield, Horn Dean, and Cosham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Mostly the road destinations outwith the county are not given, but see:- To Chichester on the road from Southampton. Other road are extended to Farnham, Salisbury, Newbury ...
Route diagram:-
miscellaneous
canals	Canals are shown by a bold curvy line, but are not labelled. It is possible to recognise the Andover Canal and Basingstoke Canal.
inns	Along some roads inns are labelled, eg:- Anchor Inn [between Chawton and Alresford] George Inn [N of West Meon] Raven Inn [between Hartford Bridge and Basingstoke] Hart Inn [between Hartford Bridge and Basingstoke]
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PUBLISHING	HISTORY
	Published in 'Leigh's New Atlas of England and Wales ... London, 1820.' as a companion volume to his 'Picture of England and Wales'.
	Published in 'Leigh's New Atlas of England & Wales. Sy. Hall sculpt. London Published by Samuel Leigh, 18, Strand. With Leigh's New Pocket Road-Book of England, Wales, and part of Scotland ... London: Printed for Samuel Leigh, 18, Strand, 1825.'
	The atlas size is 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins.
	Published in 2nd edition 1826, 3rd edition 1831
	Published in 4th edition 1833, 'Published by M. A. Leigh, 421 Strand'
	Published in 5th edition 1835
	Published in 6th edition 1837, no longer with Hall's name on plate.
	Published in 7th edition 1839, 8th edition 1840
	Published in 9th edition 'Leigh's New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales. New Edition. London: G. Biggs. Successor to Leigh & Son, 421, Strand, ...' 1842.
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REFERENCES
	Leigh, Samuel: 1820 & 1825 & 1826 & 1831: Leigh's New Atlas of England and Wales: Leigh, Samuel (London)
	Leigh, Samuel: 1833 & 1835 & 1837 & 1839 & 1840: Leigh's New Atlas of England and Wales: Leigh, M A (London)
	Leigh, Samuel: 1842: Leigh's New Atlas of England and Wales: Biggs, G (London)

ITEMS	in HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
	HMCMS:FA2001.93 -- map
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