notes Hinton 1765

	Research Notes Map Group HINTON 1765

Hinton 1765
	Road strip maps with sections in Hampshire, by John Hinton, scales about 2 -2.5 miles to 1 inch, derived from maps by Ogilby. Published in 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure ... Publish'd ... For John Hinton, at the King's-Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard, London,' 1765-73.
	These notes are made from strip maps published in 1765 and 1773, plates 20 and 21, in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, items HMCMS:FA2000.19 and HMCMS:FA2000.61. The map sizes are - plate 20:- wxh, sheet = 39x21cm; wxh, map = 359x301mm - plate 21:- wxh, sheet = 40x32cm; wxh, map = 350x296mm.
	MAP FEATURES
	ROADS in Hampshire
	REFERENCES
	ITEMS in the Collection

MAP FEATURES
title cartouche plain cartouche table of distances distances from London	Each route has a plain cartouche giving a title to the route and in some cases a table of distances from London to the more important places. The cartouche is usually at the top of the first column of the route's strip map, and might span more than one column. It might be printed over other parts of the route where this is more convenient. Example:- (plate 21) A SURVEY of the ROAD from LONDON to WEYMOUTH Commencing at Basingstoke in Pl.10. & from thence to ... Distances are given from London continuing where plate 10 left off:- Sutton 62 Stockbridge 69 Broughton 73 Downton 84 ... Weymouth 132 The plate number is printed at top right:- Plate XXI.
orientation north point up is destination	Each column has a north point; N-S line, North marked by a fleur de lys, E-W cross line, East marked by a cross. Up on the page is the destination of the route; the column is read from bottom to top as you go.
scale road distances	The maps have no scale line. They have distances marked at 1 miles intervals along the road. It would be possible to use these to estimate a scale for the maps.
coast line coast form lines harbours	(plate 20 scroll 1 mile 78) The sea coast is drawn with form lines, for example at Southampton. The form lines extend into river estuaries and harbours. Only two maps have been studied. In other series of strip maps different treatments of coast have been found on different plates. There is little opportunity to include harbours. They are drawn at Poole, etc. A turning beyond Christchurch is labelled (plate 20 scroll 5 mile 12):- to ye Haven
coastal defence castles	Little of the strip maps is by the sea, so the coastal defence castles are expected. But a turning beyond Christchurch is labelled:- (plate 20 scroll 5 mile 11-12) to Hurst Castle
rivers bridges ferries	Rivers are shown, as a wiggly line, where they are crossed by a road. The river might be named, eg (plate 20 scroll 6 mile 12):- Itching R. near Winchester, and:- (plate 20 scroll 1 mile 71) Brambridge Water At Stockbridge three braids of the Test are drawn, all unnamed. A river might be drawn alongside the road, for example (plate 20 scroll 1 mile 71-78) where the Itchin R. approaches Southampton. Tributary streams cross under the road to join the river. Bridges are mostly just implied by a road crossing over a river or rill. Some are named, for example (plate 20 scroll 4 mile 104):- Ham Bridge at the Hampshire Dorset boundary. And:- High Bridge (plate 20 scroll 1 mile 71) A pond might be drawn, for example, with shading:- (plate 20 scroll 3 mile 77) a Pond The ferry over the Itchen is marked at Southampton:- (plate 20 scroll 1 mile 78) the Ferry
woods forests vegetation	There are some groups of trees drawn to suggest woodland. For example near 'Altham' 51-53m. from London. A wood might be named, eg:- (plate 20 scroll 2 mile 6) Austreys Wood Woodland might also be indicated by the destination of a side road, for example plate 20 scroll 2 mile 20):- into the Forest near 'Lemington', leading to the New Forest. A single tree may be named, this example has no tree symbol (plate 20 scroll 2 mile 4):- Half-way Oak A couple of commons are named (plate 20 scroll 1 mile 67-68):- Morsted Common and (plate 20 scroll 1 mile 1-2) Rumsey Common which is now Southampton Common?
relief hillocks	(plate 21 scroll 6 mile 74) Some relief is shown on along the roads by hillocks. Although the hillocks might be grouped along the road, as at 73-74m. from London just beyond Stockbridge, I would not interpret this as meaning a ridge route. Further towards Weymouth, about 125-127m. from London, beyond Dorchester, a whole row of hillocks is labelled:- Ridgway Hill
parks	No park in Hampshire is shown on the maps studied. On other parts of the plate, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, a park is drawn by a house and a ring of fencing, labelled:- (plate 20 scroll 2 mile 22) Clarendon Park
county	County boundaries are drawn by a dotted line, and the next county labelled, eg:- (plate 20 scroll 5 mile 5) Enter Hampshire The county in which the road runs is labelled alongside the road, up the side of the column in block caps, eg:- HAMPSHI. WILT SHIRE
settlements streets town plan	Settlements are drawn and labelled along the route. Some places just off the route are marked and labelled, and places to which side turnings go are labelled. Settlements are marked by groups of blocks or shaded areas for buildings by the road, in bigger places building a street plan - Dorchester at 123+ miles from London is a nice example on the strip map studied. Places might have a pretty drawing of a church, tower with a cross on top, and smaller places will have only the church. I get an impression that there might be fewer places marked on these maps than others?
city	grey built up areas on streets making a town plan; labelled in upright block caps, eg:- (plate 20 scroll 3 mile 68) WINCHESTER

town	groups of blocks on streets making a town plan, generally with a church; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:- (plate 21 scroll 6 mile 69) Stockbridge

village	Smaller group of blocks along the road, possibly with a church; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:- (plate 21 scroll 6 mile 78) East Dean West Tytherley

village	church; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:- Piddle Hinton in Dorset, about 119m. from London.

house	Some houses are marked, by a drawing of a house. This might be labelled, eg:- (plate 20 scroll 3 mile 73) Hursley Lodge

roads road distances	Roads are what the maps are about. The road is drawn up the middle of the column, what was a scroll on Ogilby and some later imitators, showing bends and turnings within the narrow space. A double line is used; continuous or dotted lines presumably indicating fenced and unfenced roads. Distances along the route are marked by a dot and a figure at each mile; these are fairly, but not exactly, evenly spaced. Turnings are shown, many of which have their destination labelled, to a near or far place, eg:- (plate 21 scroll 6 mile 73) to Wallop to Southampton A major turning is just beyond Basingstoke:- to Andover & Lands End The Lands End road goes from Basingstoke through Whitchurch, Andover, etc. A series of side turnings might be braced together with one destination label. Alternative routes might be shown. For example just beyond Romsey leading into the heath land (plate 20 scroll 2 mile 9-11).
miscellaneous	These are small segments of road to study. Allowing attention to drift into other counties besides Hampshire we can spot:-
wells	Sweep wells are drawn with a realistic little picture near Damerham:- (plate 21 scroll 7 mile 91) and again near Weymouth:- (plate 21 scroll 8 mile 131) a Sweep Well
mills windmills	Post mills are drawn near Edmundsbury, 74m. from London on the Wells road.
antiquities tumuli	If you have seen them before, on other maps, you will recognize three little haystack shapes:- (plate 21 scroll 5 mile 56) as a drawing of the Popham barrows. If you haven't seen these before you may not be convinced!
posts	At Bluck on the Heath there is a post drawn by the road:- (plate 20 scroll 2 mile 10) but not named. Something is drawn at Picket post but it is not labelled, and might not be the post.
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ROADS	in Hampshire
	Published in the Universal Magazine are 39 plates, reduced from 102 plates of Ogilby, plates about 2xsize of Bowen's.
	The plates which concern Hampshire seem to be plates 10, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, perhaps 34 and 35
	pl.10; 1767 volume part 1 opposite p.225, road from London to 204th milestone on the way to the Lands End; 30x36cm
	pl.12; 1767 volume part 2 opposite p.57, roads from London to Portsmouth, London to Rye, London to Chichester; 31x37cm
	pl.13; 1767 volume part 2 opposite p.113, roads from London to Barnstable, starting at Andover, Hampshire, and Barnstable to Truro; 31x37cm
	pl.19; 1768 volume part 2 opposite p.113, roads from London to Richmond, London to Alresford on the way to Southampton; 30x37cm
	pl.20; 1768 volume part 2 opposite p.225, roads from London to Southampton staring at Alresford, London to Poole, London to Shrewsbury; 31x37cm
	pl.21; 1768 volume part 2 opposite p.281, roads from Shrewsbury to Welshpool, London to Wells and St Edmunds Bury, London to Weymouth; 30x35cm
	pl.34; 1772 volume part 1 opposite p.113, roads from Oxford to Chichester, Oxford to Coventry; 29x35cm
	pl.35; 1772 volume part 1 opposite p.281, roads from Oxford to Salisbury, Prestain to Carmarthen, Salisbury to Campden; 30x35cm
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REFERENCES
	: 1765 & 1773: Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure: Hinton, John (London)
	Klein, Christopher M: 1989: Maps in Eighteenth Century British Magazines: Newberry Library (Chicago, Illinois, United States):: ISBN 0 911028 41 2
also see:-
	related map group -- Ogilby 1675
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ITEMS	in HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
	HMCMS:FA2000.19 -- strip map (pl.20)
	HMCMS:FA2000.61 -- strip map (pl.21)
	HMCMS:FA2002.84.2 -- strip map (pl.10)
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