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Research Notes
Resource Group -- LEWIS 1835
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Lewis 1835
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Map, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, showing
electoral divisions etc, drawn by R Creighton, engraved by J and C Walker,
published by Samuel Lewis and Co, 87 Aldersgate Street, London, 1835.
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LEWIS'S ELECTORAL MAP of HAMPSHIRE was published
as plate LXXVII in vol.5, a supplementary volume to the 3rd
edition of Lewis's Topographical Dictionary.
The map studied is in the Map Collection, Hampshire
CC Museums Service, item FA2000.30.77.
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The map size is:- wxh, sheet = 25x32cm; wxh, map = 179x249
mm.
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ATLAS TITLE PAGE |
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MAP FEATURES |
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ELECTORAL DATA |
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REFERENCES |
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ITEMS in the Collection |
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'A TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLAND. COMPRISING THE SEVERAL
COUNTIES, CITIES, BOROUGHS, CORPORATE AND MARKET TOWNS, PARISHES, CHAPELRIES,
AND TOWNSHIPS, AND THE ISLANDS OF GUERNSEY, JERSEY, AND MAN, WITH HISTORICAL AND
STATISTICAL DESCRIPTIONS; ILLUSTRATE BY MAPS OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES AND
ISLANDS; A Map of England, SHEWING THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS, ROADS, RAILWAYS,
NAVIGABLE RIVERS, AND CANALS; AND A PLAN OF LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS; AND
EMBELLISHED WITH ENGRAVINGS OF THE ARMS OF THE CITIES, BISHOPRICKS,
UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, CORPORATE TOWNS, AND BOROUGHS; AND OF THE SEALS OF THE
SEVERAL MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. Third Edition. WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME,
COMPROMISING A REPRESENTATIVE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, WITH PLANS DESCRIBING THE
ELECTORAL DIVISIONS OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES, AND THE FORMER AND PRESENT
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITIES AND BOROUGHS. BY SAMUEL LEWIS. IN FIVE VOLUMES. VOL. V.
LONDON: PUBLISHED BY S. LEWIS AND CO., 87, ALDERSGATE STREET. M.DCCC.XXXV.'
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| MAP FEATURES |
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fancy border
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The border of the map is engraved in an 'air twist' pattern,
reminiscent of machine turning popular in the 19th century; the
corners are squares with a flower.
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title
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Printed upper left is:-
HAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT
Printed top right is the plate number:-
LXXVII.
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orientation
compass rose
up is N
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Printed upper right is a compass rose; no circle, star points
for cardinal and half cardinal directions, lines for the false
points, North marked by a fleur de lys. The map is printed with
North at the top of the page.
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scale
scale line
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Printed lower right is a:-
Scale of Miles
chequered and labelled at 1 mile intervals. The 7 miles = 52.9
mm giving a scale 1 to 212957; the map scale is about:-
1 to 210000
3 miles to 1 inch
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map maker
engraver
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Printed at the bottom is:-
Drawn by R. Creighton Engraved by J. &
C. Walker
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sea area
sea plain
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The sea is plain. No sea areas are labelled.
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coast line
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The coast drawn by a line. No coastal features are
noticed.
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rivers
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Rivers are not shown except by the shape of their estuary.
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relief
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Relief is not indicated.
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woods
forests
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Woodland is not indicated, except for the area label:-
The New Forest
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county
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The county boundary is a dash dot line tinted pink, or pinkish
red. The map includes Hampshire with the Christchurch area that
is now in Dorset, and the Isle of Wight. The detached part of
Hampshire is Sussex is not shown. Adjacent counties are not
labelled.
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hundreds
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The hundred boundaries are fine dotted lines. The hundred
areas are labelled, eg:-
Odiham Hundred
Labelling is missing in some detached parts of hundreds,
otherwise the part is labelled just as the hundred itself. There
are occasional boundary errors; the boundary between Overton and
part of Chutely hundreds is missing, a boundary is drawn dividing
Holdshott into two. The hundred's 'shapes' have not been
checked.
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settlements
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Not many settlements are shown; city, towns, and a very few
villages. Except where marked by an electoral data symbol they
are marked by a small cluster of blocks or just a cross.
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city
town
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electoral data symbol; labelled in upright block caps,
eg:-
WINCHESTER
LYMINGTON
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town
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cluster of blocks; labelled in upright lowercase text,
eg:-
Alton
Basingstoke
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village
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cross (+) or nothing except the label; labelled in italic
lowercase text, eg:-
Bramley
Hawkley
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roads
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A basic network of roads is drawn by double lines.
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| ELECTORAL DATA |
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The purpose of the map is to show the electoral arrangements
for the county which came into force after the first
Parliamentary reforms, the Reform Act 1832. (The related plans of
boroughs in the Lewis's atlas presumably show the results of the
Municipal Reform Act 1835.)
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table of symbols
electoral data
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Printed lower left is an:-
EXPLANATION
Boundary of County ... [dash dot line,
tinted pink]
Do. ... of Electoral Division ...
[dashed line, tinted green]
Do. of Hundreds ... [fine dotted
line]
Places of Election ... [square, tinted
blue]
Polling Places ... [maltese
cross]
Borough Towns to return 2 Members ...
[double circle, inner tinted red]
Do. ... Do. ... 1 Do. ... [single
circle, tinted red]
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divisions
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Hampshire is split into two divisions; the boundary is drawn
by a dashed line tinted green, the areas labelled:-
NORTHERN DIVISION
SOUTHERN DIVISION
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places of election
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Each division has a place of election, marked by a blue tinted
square. As each is also a borough the square has superimposed
circles, see below. The places of election are:-
WINCHESTER [N]
SOUTHAMPTON [S]
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polling places
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Polling places are marked by a maltese cross alongside the
town, which might be a city, borough or other town with the
pertinent symbol.
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boroughs
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Andover returning 2 members;
Petersfield returning 1 member to Parliament.
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The significant places in the county are tabulated below:-
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ELECTORAL PLACES
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division |
members |
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polling place |
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place of election |
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| Alton |
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N |
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polling place |
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| ANDOVER |
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N |
2 members |
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polling place |
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| Basingstoke |
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N |
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polling place |
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| Christchurch |
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S |
1 member |
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polling place |
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| Fareham |
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S |
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polling place |
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| Kingsclere |
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N |
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polling place |
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| LYMINGTON |
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S |
2 members |
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polling place |
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| Odiham |
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N |
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polling place |
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| PETERSFIELD |
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N |
1 member |
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polling place |
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| PORTSMOUTH |
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S |
2 members |
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polling place |
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| SOUTHAMPTON |
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S |
2 members |
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polling place |
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place of election |
| WINCHESTER |
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N |
2 members |
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polling place |
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place of election |
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| REFERENCES |
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related resource group -- Lewis 1831
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ITEMS |
in HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
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HMCMS:ACM1934.74.3 -- map
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HMCMS:FA2000.30 -- atlas
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HMCMS:FA2000.30.77 -- map
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HMCMS:FA2000.30.78 -- map
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HMCMS:FA2000.30.79 -- map
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HMCMS:FA2000.30.80 -- map
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HMCMS:FA2000.32 -- map
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HMCMS:FA2000.33 -- map
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