notes Hutchinson 1748

	Research Notes Map Group HUTCHINSON 1748

Hutchinson 1748
	Map, Correct map of Hamp-Shire ie Hampshire, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, possibly by Thomas Hutchinson, published by T Osborne et al, 1748; published 1748-50.
	Hampshire is plate 14 in the atlas 'GEOGRAPHIA Magnae Britanniae' 1748. Two maps in the atlas are signed by Hutchinson, others are similar in style, all by the same hand; the maps follow Morden 1695 with little attempt to use later sources.
	The map studied is in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:FA1999.140.

	MAP FEATURES
	PUBLISHING HISTORY
	REFERENCES
	ITEMS in the Collection

MAP FEATURES
title picture frame - cartouche	The map has a picture frame cartouche for the title:- A Correct / MAP / of / HAMP-SHIRE
map maker	The map maker is not identified on the map.
orientation compass rose	There is a compass rose with star points for the cardinal and half cardinal points, north is marked by a fleur de lys. Map north is about 10 degrees west of, ie counterclockwise of, north. (This does not help fit the county shape to a rectangular page, quite the contrary.)
lat & long scales	There are latitude and longitude scales in the map borders, chequered at 5 minutes, labelled at 10 minutes and at degrees, all in arabic numerals. The longitude scales are at the oblique angle of the map; the latitude scales are horizontal.
scale line scale	The map has a scale line, 10 miles chequered in miles, labelled:- Miles 10 miles = 29.8mm is 1 to 540048, the scale is about:- 1 to 540000 9 miles to 1 inch It is also possible to estimate scale from town positions. From this the map scale is about:- 1 to 610000 9.5 miles to 1 inch
sea area sea plain	The sea is plain. Spit Head labels either the headland or the sea area offshore. This sea area is labelled:- St Helen's Road leading into:- CHANNEL
coast line coast form lines	The coast is drawn with form lines, broken lines and dotted lines giving an attractive wavy effect lacking the elegance of strictly engraved form lines. The form lines extend into river mouths and into harbours, which are not labelled.
coastal defence castles	The coastal defence castles:- Hurst Cast Calshot Cast are shown, but no others. Portsmouth is not drawn with fortifications.
rivers	Rivers are shown by a tapering wiggly line beyond their mouth. At a glance they are a fairly comprehensive set for the size of map, and reasonably accurately drawn. They are mostly unlabelled, but see:- Tese R. Itchin R. bridges are not shown.
relief hillocks	Relief is indicated by bold knobbly hillocks shaded to the east. It is not clear what is being depicted.
forests	A few forests are shown by little trees. East Bere Forest is labelled:- Bore Forest And:- New Forest is labelled. But Buckholt, Pamber and ?Alice Holt forests are not labelled.
parks	Some parks are depicted by a boundary containing a few trees. No attempt is made to show a paling fence. Parks are not labelled.
county	The county boundary is a dotted line. Adjoining counties are labelled, eg:- SURREY WILTSHIRE
settlements	Settlements are located by a circle.
city	circle, buildings and towers with crosses; labelled in upright block caps text, eg:- WINCHESTER

town	circle, buildings and tower with a cross; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:- Stockbridge There is some variation in text size:- South Hampton is emphasized, for example. This text size is bigger than the city label text.

village	circle; labelled in lowercase italic text, eg:- W Wolham Gratley Gosport

roads	Roads are shown by a double line. These are not well engraved; their spacing varies a lot. Destinations of roads outside the county are indicated, eg:- to Godlimain In one case the road is continued, dotted, to its destination (Chichester).
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PUBLISHING	HISTORY
	Published in 'GEOGRAPHIA Magnae Britanniae. Or, CORRECT MAPS of all the COUNTIES in ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and WALES; with General Ones of both KINGDOMS, and of the several Adjacent Islands: Each MAP expressing the CITIES, BOROUGHS, Market and Presbytery Towns, Villages, Roads and Rivers; with the No. of Members sent to Parliament; together with Tables of the high and cross Roads, market days, &c. / Printed for S. Birt. I. Osborne. T. Osborne. A. Millar. D. Browne. I. Robinson. I. Hodges. ... Published according to Act of Parliament October 12th. 1748.'
	The atlas title page is engraved by Wale; the atlas size is 4 x 7 ins; Hampshire is plate 14; two maps in the atlas are signed by Hutchinson. The tables of roads include 158 routes.
	The atlas's publishers also owned, in part, Defoe's 'Tour' and they associated the two works - 'Now Engraving, In a beautiful Manner, and of a proper Size to carry in the Pocket, or to bind with the Tour thro, the whole Island of Great Britain, A Complete Set of Maps of all the Counties of England, Scotland, and Wales ...' in an advert in the London Evening Post, July 1747.
	Published in another edition '... Printed for: T, Osborne, D, Browne, J. Hodges, A. Miller, J. Robinson, W Johnston, P. Davey & B. Law. ... 1748.' published about 1756
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REFERENCES
	: 1748: Geographia Magnae Britanniae & Correct Maps of all the Counties in England, Scotland, and Wales: Birt, S & Osborne, T & Browne, D & Hodges, J & Osborne, J & Millar, S & Robinson, J & Johnston, W & Davey, P & Law, B (London)
	: 1750: Geographia Magnae Britanniae & Correct Maps of all the Counties in England, Scotland, and Wales: Birt, S & Osborne, T & Hodges, J & Osborne, J & Millar, A & Robinson, J (London)

ITEMS	in HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
	HMCMS:FA1998.15 -- title page
	HMCMS:FA1999.140 -- map
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