notes Ogilby 1675

Research Notes

Map Group OGILBY 1675

Ogilby 1675

Road book, Britannia, including 10 road strip maps with sections in Hampshire, scales about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, from the road book, Britannia, published by John Ogilby, White Friars, London, 1675.

There are copies of all 10 plates in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service. Those illustrated are, in page number order, items FA1997.7, FA1998.174, FA1997.8, FA1998.172, FA1998.166, KD1996.7, FA1998.1, FA1998.2, FA1998.173, FA1997.3. In the Map Collection there are other pages from Britannia, a frontispiece and text pages. A transcription of the introductory texts and those relevant to Hampshire can be seen in:-

Old Hampshire Mapped

Notes have also been made from the whole atlas in a private collection including a general road map of England and Wales.

STRIP MAP FEATURES

ROUTES IN HAMPSHIRE

PLACES ON THE ROUTES

GENERAL MAP FEATURES including HAMPSHIRE TOWNS

FRONTISPIECE to OGILBY'S BRITANNIA, 1675

PUBLISHING HISTORY including STRIP MAP CHANGES FOR HAMPSHIRE

DERIVATIVE STRIP MAPS

REFERENCES

ITEMS in the Collection

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STRIP MAP

FEATURES

title cartouche

Each of Ogilby's plates has its own title cartouche. These include decorative scenes, or figures, or flowers and fruit, etc, the title of the route and description of the plate's contents, with road distances, map maker's name, etc. There is usually a royal coat of arms, the Lions and Fleur de lyses of England and France quartered with the Lion of Scotland and the Harp of Ireland.

plate 25

A lady and a gentleman in polite day dress, and female figures in more classical dress and undress.

plate 26

Two gentlemen in country dress hunting with flintlock guns, and a spaniel? A lady in country clothes has a basket of herbs?

plate 30

Two cherubs and decorative scrolls; at first this looks plain and uninteresting, but look again. The cherub on the left carries a surveyor's chain and another instrument which might be a cross staff, and a compass hangs in the branch over his head. The cherub on the right is reaching into a branch with a pair of dividers, and a protractor hangs on a twig.

plate 32

A fine hunting scene; a huntsman on horse blowing a horn, a footman with the hounds, the fox running for the rocks in the distance ...

plate 39

Cherubs with wings holding branches, and some scroll work.

plate 51

Cherubs with bunches of fruit, and scroll work.

plate 53

Poorly drawn cornucopiae of fruit; grapes and pomegranate are recognizable.
The coat of arms is also poorly drawn, and its motto is back to front. It feels as if an apprentice did this bit of engraving.

plate 81

A rural scene; cowherds driving cattle, one with a rabbit on a stick over his shoulder. A dairymaid is milking. In the background a young gentleman has a pot of beer while talking to his young lady.

plate 83

Scroll work.

plate 97

Scroll work, and some fruit.

orientation
compass rose

Compass roses are used on each scroll, or part of a scroll, to indicate the general bearing of the stretch of road. There are more than a dozen variations of design in the whole atlas; different numbers of points, different decoration, different designs of fleur de lys for north, occasional cross for east, etc.
There does not seem to be any system to the use of more or less fancy work in the designs. Of the styles:-
Most decorative - cardinal, half cardinal and false points all shown by broad star pointers in a circle, a fleur de lys for north.
Middlin' decorative - cardinal and half cardinal points shown by broad star pointers in a circle, a fleur de lys for north.
Least decorative - a circle with cross lines for the cardinal points, a fleur de lys for north.

scale

There is no scale line; the declared scale of all the maps is 1 inch to 1 statute mile, 1 to 63360.
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The roads are marked with dots at each furlong, and a double dot at the miles, which are numbered. It is possible to calculate a scale for the maps from these marks. Comparing the routes with the today's maps, judging as best one may what the route is now, the scale seems to be close to this figure.

scrolls

Each route is a long narrow map of a road. The route is arranged so that the user travels 'up the page' and is sectioned into strips, each drawn on a 'scroll' which has its ends curled decoratively. The engraving shades the scroll to make it look real - which sometimes obscures map detail a little. There might be 4, 5, 6 or 7 scrolls on a plate. Wider scrolls are used when the bendiness of the road demands more space. Mostly a scroll has a single compass rose, but if a section of route makes a radical turn a line is drawn across and the separate parts have their own compass rose for general direction. On some plates the continuation from scroll to scroll is demonstrated by letters, a D at the top of one scroll belonging to the D at the bottom of the next; this device might continue onto the next plate.
It is clearly not right to refer to scrolls by letter, as scroll D, for instance, the letter belongs to two scrolls. Where we have needed to distinguish one scroll from another, in indexing, scrolls have been numbered 1, 2, ... from the left of each plate. So pl.25(5) is plate 25 scroll 5.

county

County boundaries are clearly marked by a dotted line across the route, with text stating what county is being entered as the traveller rides away from London, eg:-

Enter Wiltshire

The county of each segment of road is marked along the side of the scroll, eg:-

HAMPSHIRE

Hampshire

roads

Roads are the key feature of these maps. They are shown by a double line, solid or dotted. Junctions are marked clearly, sometimes labelled. Ogilby:-

2. The Road itself is express'd by double Black Lines if included by Hedges, or Prick'd Lines if open; but if the Road be describ'd altogether by Black Lines or Prick'd Lines throughout the whole Plate, then the Distinction aforesaid of Enclos'd and Open is omitted.

Whilst Ogilby uses statute miles on his roads, the distances he provides to places off the road are in customary or Old English miles.

4. The several Deviations or Turnings out of the Road to adjacent Places on either Hand, are exprest by a short double Line, and are generally inscrib'd, to such a Place, and sometimes the reputed Distance of the said Place in Miles is likelwise signify'd by Figures affixt.

Example:-

to Farnborow | to Yately

road distances
distances from London

Distances are give beside the road, miles from London; or from the lesser starting point of a cross road. Ogilby:-

... the beginning of Computation from the Standard in Cornhill

... the said Miles being exprest by double Points, and numbred by the Figures 1, 2, 3, &c. Each subdivided into 8 Furlongs, represented by the single Points included between the said double Ones.

The measurements seem to be very accurate; but things occasionally slip - double and single points muddled or misplaced etc.
Distances are tabulated for each road in its title cartouche:-
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There are a few instances where alternative routes are drawn:-
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relief
hillocks

Inclines up and down on the road are indicated by hillocks; a range of hills beside the road might be drawn. Ogilby:-

8. Ascents are noted as the Hills in ordinary Maps, Descents e contra, with their Bases upwards.

Some hills get labelled.
Example, up at pl.97(3) 91'4:-
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Example, down at pl.53(2) 70'0:-
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Example, hills pl.25(5) 46'6:-
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beacons

There is no beacon shown in Hampshire, but on one of the plates in this study there is one in neighbouring Wiltshire, on Beacon Hill pl.32(1) 77'3. The beacon is drawn with a fire basket on a post with a ladder.

sea area
sea plain

The sea is labelled on at least on one plate, example pl.51(5) 79'0
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THE SEA

coast line
coast form lines
coast shaded

The coast is drawn with coast form lines or shading

coastal defence
fortifications

A polygonal artillery fort is clearly shown at Cosham, pl.30(6) 69'0

rivers
bridges
fords
ponds

Rivers are shown by the usual wiggly lines, graded for size, and might be labelled. Bridges are less certain to interpret from the map. Ogilby:-

7. Rivers are Decypher'd by a treble wav'd Line or more, and the lesser Rills or Brooks by a single or double Line, according to their Eminency.

6. Bridges are usually noted with a Circular Line like an Arch, but are generally, imply'd where the River or Brooks crost are not drawn through the Road.

shows a series of small arches across braids of the Test at Stockbridge:-
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Many small streams are labelled eg (pl.25(3) m.29'0):-

a Rill

aND AT PL.51(6) N.2'6:-

a small River

Sheet bridge / Arun Fluvius [pl.30(5) m.53'7]

There is probably a bridge if the river is not drawn across the road. Ogilby sometimes notes that bridges are stone and sometimes wood. For example (pl.51(4) m.70'7):-

High bridge of wood

A ford might be very clearly indicated, and labelled, eg: (pl.51(3) m.58'2):-

the Road going through the water

Some ponds are shown, eg: (pl.51(3) m.59'2):-

A Pond

woods
forests
trees
vegetation

Groups of trees are used to indicate woods or forests, which might be named, eg: (pl.30( ) m.63-66):-

Bear Forest

into ye Forrest Woolmer [pl.30(4) m.45'4]

Some lone trees are shewn, eg (pl.51(6) m.3'7):-

Halfeway Oake

Ogilby provides an irregular running commentary on the vegetation beside his routes. This is probably not very formally done, but is generally helpful and informative.
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Heath - shown by pecked engraving beside the road, perhaps labelled, eg: (pl.51(1)):-

Heath [ ] Furze Ground

heath [pl.39(4) m.1-2]

Hilsey green [pl.30(6) m.69-70]

Fields - perhaps indicated by text, eg:-

Corn fieles on both sides

Arrable [pl.32(1) m.76-77]

Pasture on both sides [pl.32(1) m.77-78]

Sheepp Downes

Inclosures on both sides

parks

Parks might be shown by a ring of fence palings, perhaps labelled, eg: (pl.25(6) m.60-61):-

Park

The fence might be missed, but the park named, eg: (pl.51(7) m.22'4):-

Clarendon Park

settlements

Settlements are shown on the route and beside the route - if they are not far away, or are indicated by side turnings 'to ...' The position of settlements on the route can be judged roughly, Ogilby:-

9. Whatever is posited upon or within the Scroll, is presum'd to bear the same Scale as the Road it self.

Settlements are drawn either by pictures or by symbols.

Ogilby:- 5. Capital Towns are describ'd Ichnographically, according to their Form and Extent; but the Lesser Towns and Villages, with the mansion houses, Castles, Churches, Mills, Beacons, Woods, &c. Scenographically, or in Prospect.

That is to say you should expect a ground plot (ichnographia) of a town but a pictorial symbol (scene) of lesser places.

city

street plan drawn with streets, houses, gardens, town gate, etc; labelled in upright block caps, eg:-

WINCHESTER

town

A large town might also get a street plan; and be labelled in upright block caps, eg: (pl.51(5) m.78'0):-

Southampton

where you can imagine burgess plots, gardens, behind the houses, as well as town gate, etc.
A town's street plan might be simpler, and might be drawn in two ways; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg: (pl.53(2) m.71'0):-

Stockbridge

is drawn as a prospect, the houses seen in perspective as you approach the town (a descent is assumed). But

Rumsey

is drawn with the houses laid out flat from the roadside.
Remember that a town, or city, might appear on more than one plate if it is the end of one route and the beginning of another. For example, Andover appears at the end of route 25, and at the start of both routes 26 and 32. And Alton is a junction, appearing on both routes 51 and 81

village

houses beside the route;labelled in italic lowercase text, eg: (pl.26(1) m.73'0):-

Middle Wallop

village

has just the drawing of a church, which is all you would likely see from your coach or horse back. eg (pl.51(2) m.51'6):-

Chawton

Some of the churches are labelled '... church' but have been taken to imply the village

house

A drawing of a house, perhaps labelled, eg:-

Brambridg House

ye Kings house [pl.25(3) m.29'0]

Broadlands [pl.51(6) m.7'8]

You might just get the owners name, which makes identification today a little tricky

miscellaneous

All sorts of interesting items are shown by the road, and note, Ogilby:-

9. Whatever is posited upon or within the Scroll, is presum'd to bear the same Scale as the Road it self.

This can help decide just what feature is being described when working on today's maps

mills
windmills
water mills
paper mills

Windmills, post mill on Portesdown, see pl.30(6) 67'4; and at Catherington, pl.30(6) m.61'1:-

Chalton Windmill

Water mills, eg: (pl 32(1) m.69'6):-

a Mill

The mill might be marked by a symbol of a mill wheel, a circle with paddles:-
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Paper mills, example pl.51(2) 43'2 on the River Wey near Alton:-
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inns

very few inns are marked; they are presumably taken for granted at any village. The turning pl.25(5) 52'2 is labelled:-

to Skippord's Inne

antiquities
tumuli
henges

The barrows at Popham are drawn as exagerated haystack shapes. And, out of the county, in Wiltshire is (pl.32(2) 83'7):-

Stonehenge

schools

There is a school shown (pl.51(2) 49'4):-

Free Schole

posts

We don't (as yet) know the significance of (pl.51(6) m.10'5):-

Bluck on the heath post

ferries

For example (pl.51(6) m.0'0):-

the Ferry

town gates

A town gate might be drawn, eg at pl.30(6) 73'0 at Portsmouth

wells

Wells are not generally shown, presumably taken for granted or not needed by a traveller crossing rivers. But two 'sweep wells' have been found on Ogilby's maps, one in Hampshire near Tidpit, now in Dorset, labelled (pl.53(4) m.93'3):-

sweep well

This device appears to be a shaduf.

graves

A ?famous, ?notorious grave is marked (pl.81(4) m.42'3):-

Caterns grave

chapels

On pl.81(4) m.42'2:-

Holy Ghost Chap.

crosses

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ROUTES IN

HAMPSHIRE

10 plates concern Hampshire:-

Route diagram:-

plate 25

The Road from LONDON to the LANDS END

from London; through Brentford and Staines, Middlesex; Bagshot, Surrey; Blackwater, Hartfordbridge, Hartley Row, Newnham, Basingstoke, Wootton St Lawrence, Whitchurch, to Andover, Hampshire.
HMCMS:FA1991.5

plate 26

Continuation of the Road from LONDON to the LANDS END

from Andover, through Middle Wallop, to the Wiltshire border, Hampshire; then Lopcombe Corner, Salisbury, Wiltshire; to Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Dorset; and Yeovil to Crookhorn, Somerset.
HMCMS:FA1998.174

plate 30

The Road from LONDON to PORTSMOUTH

from London; through Kingston on Thames, Guildford and Godalming, Surrey; then Liphook, Hampshire; across a corner of West Sussex; then Petersfield, Horndean, and Cosham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.
HMCMS:FA1997.8

plate 32

The Road from LONDON to BARNSTABLE

from Andover, to the Wiltshire border, Hampshire; then Amesbury, Shrewton, Warminster, Wiltshire; and Bruton to Bridgewater, Somerset.
HMCMS:FA1998.172

plate 39

The Road from LONDON to CHICHESTER

from Guildford to Godalming, Surrey; through Midhurst to Chichester, West Sussex;
and from Midhurst, West Sussex; to Petersfield and Winchester, Hampshire.
HMCMS:FA1998.166

plate 51

The Road from LONDON to SOUTHAMPTON

from Bagshot, Surrey; across a corner of Hampshire; to Farnham, Surrey; then to Alton, Alresford, Twyford to Southampton, Hampshire;
and from Southampton to Romsey, Hampshire; and on to Salisbury, Wiltshire.
HMCMS:KD1996.7

plate 53

The Road from LONDON to WEYMOUTH

from Basingstoke to Sutton Scotney, Stockbridge, and the Wiltshire border by East Dean, Hampshire; through Downton, Wiltshire; to Cranborne, Wimborn, Blandford, and Dorchester to Weymouth, Dorset.
HMCMS:FA1998.1

plate 81

The Road from OXFORD to CHICHESTER

from Oxford, Oxfordshire; through Abingdon, East Ilsley and Newbury, Berkshire; then Kingsclere, Basingstoke, Alton and Petersfield, Hampshire; to Chichester, West Sussex.
HMCMS:FA1998.2

plate 83

The Road from OXFORD to SALISBURY

from Oxford, Oxfordshire; through Abingdon, Great Shelford, Berkshire; touch Wiltshire; then Hungerford, Berkshire; on to North Tidworth, Wiltshire; across a corner of Hampshire at South Tidworth; through Salisbury, Wiltshire; then Cranborne, Wimborn Minster to Poole, Dorset.
HMCMS:FA1998.173

plate 97

The Road from LONDON to POOL

from Alresford to Winchester, Romsey and Ringwood, Hampshire; then to Poole, Dorset;
and from Poole, Dorset; then Christchurch to Lymington, Hampshire;
and from Southampton to Winchester, Hampshire.
HMCMS:FA1997.3

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PLACES ON THE

ROUTES

The tabulations are in 3 columns: plate number (scroll number counted from left) mile as marked by Ogilby / Ogilby's place name / modern place name. A blank in the Ogilby place name column indicate a feature shewn on his map that is not labelled but which can be identified.

pl.25 The Road from London to the Lands End


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.25 (3) mile 33	Blackwater flu	Blackwater River
pl.25 (3) mile 33		Blackwater
pl.25 (4) mile 37		Bramshill House
pl.25 (4) mile 38	Hartley Row	Hartley Row
pl.25 (4) mile 38	Hartfordbridg	Hartford Bridge
pl.25 (4) mile 38		Hart, River
pl.25 (4) mile 38		Star Hill
pl.25 (4) mile 39		Hartley Wintney
pl.25 (4) mile 39		Phoenix Green
pl.25 (4) mile 40	Merard Green	Murrell Green
pl.25 (4) mile 41		Whitewater, River
pl.25 (4) mile 41	Halsum bridg	Woolson Bridge
pl.25 (4) mile 42	Hook	Hook
pl.25 (5) mile 43	Newnham	Newnham
pl.25 (5) mile 44		Lyde River
pl.25 (5) mile 47		Loddon, River
pl.25 (5) mile 48	Basingstoke	Basingstoke
pl.25 (5) mile 50	Wotton	Worting
pl.25 (5) mile 52 (on l)		Lobb's school
pl.25 (5) mile 52 (on l)	Skippord's Inn	Skippord's Inn
pl.25 (5) mile 53 (on l)	Oakley	Oakley
pl.25 (6) mile 56	Tetherton	Southington
pl.25 (6) mile 57 (on r)	Ash	Ashe
pl.25 (6) mile 57		Wool Down
pl.25 (6) mile 57		Rotten Hill
pl.25 (6) mile 58	Laverstoke house	Laverstoke House
pl.25 (6) mile 58, 59		Test, River
pl.25 (6) mile 59	Whitchurch	Whitchurch
pl.25 (6) mile 60 (on l)	Charlecot	Tufton
pl.25 (6) mile 60	Park	Hurstbourne Park
pl.25 (6) mile 61		Bourne Rivulet
pl.25 (6) mile 61	Down Hursboorn	Hurstbourne Priors
pl.25 (6) mile 62		Faulkner's Cross
pl.25 (6) mile 63		Andover Down
pl.25 (6) mile 64		Harewood Forest
pl.25 (6) mile 66	Andover	Andover

pl.26 in The Road from London to the Lands End


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.26 (1) mile 66	Andover	Andover
pl.26 (1) mile 68 (on l)	Platford	Upper Clatford
pl.26 (1) mile 68		Pillhill Brook
pl.26 (1) mile 69 (on r)	Abbots Ann	Abbotts Ann
pl.26 (1) mile 69		St John's Cross
pl.26 (1) mile 70		Great Wood
pl.26 (1) mile 70		Abbotts Ann Down
pl.26 (1) mile 73	Middle Wallop	Middle Wallop
pl.26 (1) mile 73		Wallop Brook
pl.26 (1) mile 74		Suddern Hill
pl.26 (1) mile 75		Isle of Wight Hill
pl.26 (1) mile 75		Lobb's school

pl.30 in The Road from London to Portsmouth


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.30 (4) mile 46 (on r)	Bramshot	Bramshott
pl.30 (4) mile 46 (on r)	Forrest Woolmer	Woolmer Forest
pl.30 (4) mile 46		Wey, River
pl.30 (4) mile 47	Lippock	Liphook
pl.30 (5) mile 49 (on r)	Forrest Woolmer	Woolmer Forest
pl.30 (5) mile 53	Arun Fluvius	Rother, River
pl.30 (5) mile 53	Sheet bridg	Sheet Bridge
pl.30 (5) mile 54 (on r)	Steep	Steep
pl.30 (5) mile 55 (on l)	Heath house	Heath House
pl.30 (5) mile 55	Petersfield	Petersfield
pl.30 (5) mile 55		Criddell Stream
pl.30 (5) mile 56 (on r)		Mapledurham House
pl.30 (5) mile 57 (on l)	Buriton	Buriton
pl.30 (5) mile 57		Butser Hill
pl.30 (5) mile 59		Gravel Hill
pl.30 (5) mile 60 (on l)	Chalton	Chalton
pl.30 (6) mile 61 (on r)	Katerington	Catherington
pl.30 (6) mile 61 (on l)	Chalton Windmill	Windmill Hill
pl.30 (6) mile 62	Harnden	Horndean
pl.30 (6) mile 64	Bear Forest	East Bere Forest (?)
pl.30 (6) mile 66 (on r)	hall, ye	Southwick House
pl.30 (6) mile 66	Purbeck heath	Purbrook Heath
pl.30 (6) mile 67 (on r)	South Week	Southwick
pl.30 (6) mile 67 (on r)		Windmill Hill
pl.30 (6) mile 67	Portsey down	Portsdown
pl.30 (6) mile 68	Cosham	Cosham
pl.30 (6) mile 69	Hilsey	Hilsea
pl.30 (6) mile 69		Cosham Fort
pl.30 (6) mile 69	Hilsey green	Hilsea Green
pl.30 (6) mile 69	Portsey bridg	Ports Bridge
pl.30 (6) mile 69	Sea	Ports Creek
pl.30 (6) mile 70	Isle of Portsea, ye	Portsea Island
pl.30 (6) mile 71	Kingston	Kingston
pl.30 (6) mile 72 (on r)		Emery Mill
pl.30 (6) mile 72 (on l)		Portsea
pl.30 (6) mile 73	Portsmouth	Portsmouth

pl.32 The Road from London to Barnstable


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.32 (1) mile 66	Andover	Andover
pl.32 (1) mile 66		Lobb's school
pl.32 (1) mile 66		Anton, River
pl.32 (1) mile 66		Bricksbury Hill
pl.32 (1) mile 69 (on l)	Abbots Ann Church	Abbotts Ann
pl.32 (1) mile 69	Monkson	Monxton
pl.32 (1) mile 69		Mill Throop
pl.32 (1) mile 69		Pillhill Brook
pl.32 (1) mile 71 (on r)	Apwort Church	Amport
pl.32 (1) mile 72 (on l)	Greatley Church	Grateley
pl.32 (1) mile 73 (on r)		Quarley Hill

pl.39 (The Road from London to Chichester)
A branch from Midhurst to Winchester


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.39 (4) mile 7	Maidenoke	Maiden Oak
pl.39 (5) mile 8	Durford	Durford
pl.39 (5) mile 9		Rother, River
pl.39 (5) mile 9	Sheetbridg	Sheet Bridge
pl.39 (5) mile 10	Petersfield	Petersfield
pl.39 (5) mile 13	Langridg	Langrish
pl.39 (5) mile 14	Bordeane	Bordean
pl.39 (5) mile 16	Prevet	Privett
pl.39 (5) mile 19 (on r)		Woodcote Manor House
pl.39 (6) mile 20	Bramdean	Bramdean
pl.39 (6) mile 21 (on l)	Henton amner	Hinton Ampner
pl.39 (6) mile 22	Cheriton	Cheriton
pl.39 (6) mile 23		Hill Houses
pl.39 (6) mile 27 (on l)	Chillcom	Chilcomb
pl.39 (6) mile 27	Magdalen	Hospital of St Mary Magdalen
pl.39 (6) mile 28 (on r)	Hue Church	St Bartholomew's Church
pl.39 (6) mile 28 (on r)	little St Bartholomew	St Batholomew's Church
pl.39 (6) mile 28	Winchester	Winchester
pl.39 (6) mile 28		City Bridge
pl.39 (6) mile 28		Black Bridge
pl.39 (6) mile 28		Itchen, River
pl.39 (6) mile 29		Hyde Street Bridge

pl.51 The Road from London to Southampton


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.51 (1) mile 33		Blackwater River
pl.51 (1) mile 33		Bricksbury Hill
pl.51 (1) mile 34 (on l)	Ld Ansleys house	House in the Wood, The
pl.51 (1) mile 34 (on l)		Farnborough
pl.51 (1) mile 34 (on l)		Windmill Hill
pl.51 (1) mile 34	Farnborough Comon	Farnborough Park
pl.51 (1) mile 36 (l and r)	Farnham Common	Farnham Heath
pl.51 (1) mile 36	Farnham Com~on or Heath	Laffans Plain
pl.51 (2) mile 43 (on l)		Turk's Mill
pl.51 (2) mile 44 (on l)	Wey flvu.	Wey, River
pl.51 (2) mile 45 (on r)	Bentley	Bentley
pl.51 (2) mile 46 (on r)	Fraile Church	Upper Froyle
pl.51 (2) mile 47 (on r)	Sr. Den. Gauden	Lord Mayor Treloar College
pl.51 (2) mile 48 (on l)	Binsted	Binsted
pl.51 (2) mile 48		Holybourne
pl.51 (2) mile 48		Cuckoo's Corner
pl.51 (2) mile 48		Holybourne Stream
pl.51 (2) mile 49 (on l)		Windmill Hill
pl.51 (2) mile 49		Anstey
pl.51 (2) mile 49	Free Schole	Eggar's School
pl.51 (2) mile 50	Alton	Alton
pl.51 (2) mile 50	Wey fluv	Wey, River
pl.51 (2) mile 51 (on l)	Chawton	Chawton
pl.51 (3) mile 52		Chawton Park Wood
pl.51 (3) mile 58	Bighton	Bighton
pl.51 (3) mile 58		Alre, River
pl.51 (3) mile 59 (on l)		Old Alresford Pond
pl.51 (3) mile 59		Alre, River
pl.51 (3) mile 59	Aleresford	New Alresford
pl.51 (3) mile 59		Soke Bridge
pl.51 (3) mile 60 (on r)	Ould Alresford	Old Alresford
pl.51 (3) mile 61 (on r)		Ovington
pl.51 (3) mile 61	Sewers Water	Itchen, River
pl.51 (3) mile 61		Seward's Bridge
pl.51 (4) mile 64 (on l)	Longwood Downe	Longwood Warren
pl.51 (4) mile 66	Morsted	Morestead
pl.51 (4) mile 67 (on l)	Morsted Com~on	Morestead Down
pl.51 (4) mile 68	Twiford	Twyford
pl.51 (4) mile 69 (on r)	Brambridg House	Brambridge House
pl.51 (4) mile 70	Brambridg water	Itchen, River
pl.51 (4) mile 70	Itchin fluv.	Itchen, River
pl.51 (4) mile 70	High bridge	High Bridge
pl.51 (5) mile 71	Albrook house	Allbrook House
pl.51 (5) mile 73 (on l)	Itchin fluv	Itchen, River
pl.51 (5) mile 74 (on r)	North Stoneham	North Stoneham
pl.51 (5) mile 74	Swaland	Swaythling
pl.51 (5) mile 75 (on l)	South Stoneham	South Stoneham
pl.51 (5) mile 75	Borstwood	Portswood
pl.51 (5) mile 76 (on l)	St. Dennis	St Denys
pl.51 (5) mile 77 (on l)	Bittern	Bitterne
pl.51 (5) mile 78 (on l)	Ferry, the	Itchen Down Farm
pl.51 (5) mile 78	Southampton	Southampton
pl.51 (5) mile 78		Water Gate

pl.51 A branch from Southampton to Salisbury


pl.51 (6) mile 0	Southampton	Southampton
pl.51 (6) mile 1 (on r)	Itchin fluv	Itchen, River
pl.51 (6) mile 2		Shirley Hundred
pl.51 (6) mile 2		Tanner's Brook
pl.51 (6) mile 3	Halfeway Oake	Halfway Oak
pl.51 (6) mile 5	Upton	Upton
pl.51 (6) mile 6	Austrey Wood	Nightingale Wood
pl.51 (6) mile 7 (on l)	Broadlands	Broadlands
pl.51 (6) mile 8	Rumsey	Romsey
pl.51 (6) mile 8	Test, River	Test, River
pl.51 (6) mile 9		Middle Bridge
pl.51 (6) mile 9		Pauncefoot Hill
pl.51 (6) mile 10	Bluck on ye heath post	Posbrook
pl.51 (6) mile 11	Bluck on the Heath	Bloxworth
pl.51 (7) mile 14		Sherfield English

pl.53 The Road from London to Weymouth


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.53 (1) mile 50	Basingstoke	Basingstoke
pl.53 (1) mile 54		Kempshot Copse
pl.53 (1) mile 54		Peabody Road site
pl.53 (1) mile 55 (on r)	Altham	North Waltham
pl.53 (1) mile 56		Bramley Wood
pl.53 (1) mile 57		Mirabyll
pl.53 (1) mile 57		Waltham Trinleys
pl.53 (1) mile 58 (on r)		Popham Beacons
pl.53 (1) mile 58		Black Wood
pl.53 (1) mile 62	Cranborn	Cranbourne
pl.53 (2) mile 63 (on l)	Micheldevor	Micheldever
pl.53 (2) mile 63		Dever, River
pl.53 (2) mile 63	Sutton	Sutton Scotney
pl.53 (2) mile 71	Stockbridge	Stockbridge
pl.53 (2) mile 71	Test fluv	Test, River
pl.53 (2) mile 72		Meon Hill
pl.53 (2) mile 74	Broughton	Broughton
pl.53 (3) mile 77	West Tytherley	West Tytherley
pl.53 (3) mile 79	East Dean	West Dean Station

pl.81 The Road from Oxford to Chichester


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.81 (3) mile 30	Auborn fluv	Enborne, River
pl.81 (3) mile 30	Great Knight. bridg	Knight's Bridge
pl.81 (3) mile 30	Litle Knight bridge	Knight's Bridge
pl.81 (3) mile 31 (on r)	Kingsclere Heath	Kingsclere Free School
pl.81 (3) mile 31 (on r)	Benham Court	Bench, The
pl.81 (3) mile 32 (on r)	Stottens	Strattons
pl.81 (3) mile 33	Kingscler	Kingsclere
pl.81 (3) mile 35 (on r)	Willingsby Lodge (?)	Willingsby Lodge
pl.81 (3) mile 35		Cottington's Hill
pl.81 (3) mile 35	Pettum hill	Plantation Hill
pl.81 (3) mile 36		Hollowshot Lane
pl.81 (4) mile 36 (on l)	Wolverton	Wolverton
pl.81 (4) mile 37		Dorrel Wood
pl.81 (4) mile 38 (on r)	Tangere	Tangier
pl.81 (4) mile 38 (on r)	Wooton	Wootton St Lawrence
pl.81 (4) mile 39	Woodcorner	Lobb's school
pl.81 (4) mile 39	Woodcorner	Wood Farm
pl.81 (4) mile 40 (on r)	Rooks down	Rooks Down
pl.81 (4) mile 40 (on l)	Parkprivet Warren	Privet and Morgaston Park
pl.81 (4) mile 41 (on l)	Caterns grave	Castleton
pl.81 (4) mile 42	Basingstoke	Basingstoke
pl.81 (4) mile 42	Holy Ghost Chap.	Holy Ghost Chapel
pl.81 (4) mile 44	Harwood hall	Hackwood House
pl.81 (5) mile 45	Wensted	Winslade
pl.81 (5) mile 47	Harcote	Herriard
pl.81 (5) mile 48 (on l)	Weston	Weston Patrick
pl.81 (5) mile 48		Nash's Green
pl.81 (5) mile 50 (on r)	Weston Comon	Weston Common
pl.81 (5) mile 50		Golden Pot
pl.81 (5) mile 52	Endleys	Enborne, River
pl.81 (5) mile 53	Allton	Alton
pl.81 (5) mile 54	Chawton	Chawton
pl.81 (5) mile 55 (on l)	Sr. Richd Knights	Chawton House
pl.81 (6) mile 56 (on l)		Upper Farringdon
pl.81 (6) mile 56	Farringdon street	Lower Farringdon
pl.81 (6) mile 57 (on r)	Newton Wood	Newton Common
pl.81 (6) mile 57		Marylane Copse
pl.81 (6) mile 57	Newton Wood	Kitcombe Wood
pl.81 (6) mile 58 (on l)	Colmere	Colemore
pl.81 (6) mile 58 (on r)	Rutherfield Park	Rotherfield Park
pl.81 (6) mile 58	E. Tysted ch	East Tisted
pl.81 (6) mile 59		Stonybrow Wood
pl.81 (6) mile 61		Hermitage Copse
pl.81 (6) mile 63		Week Green
pl.81 (6) mile 64 (on l)	Dunhill	Dun Hill
pl.81 (6) mile 65 (on l)	Steep	Steep
pl.81 (6) mile 66 (on l)	Barren Heath	Heath Common
pl.81 (6) mile 66	Petersfield	Petersfield
pl.81 (6) mile 67 (on r)	Heath house	Heath House
pl.81 (6) mile 67	Stanbridge	Stanbridge
pl.81 (6) mile 67		Criddell Stream

pl.83 The Road from Oxford to Salisbury


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.83 (4) mile 44	South Tudworth	South Tidworth
pl.83 (4) mile 46 (on l)	Shipton	Shipton Bellinger

pl.97 The Road from London to Pool


plate (scroll) mile	Ogilby's name	modern place name

pl.97 (1) mile 59		Alre, River
pl.97 (1) mile 59		Soke Bridge
pl.97 (1) mile 60 (on r)	old Alresford	Old Alresford
pl.97 (1) mile 60	Alresford	New Alresford
pl.97 (1) mile 61		Itchen, River
pl.97 (1) mile 61	Sewers bridge	Seward's Bridge
pl.97 (1) mile 65	Magdalen house	Hospital of St Mary Magdalen
pl.97 (1) mile 66		St Giles Hill
pl.97 (1) mile 67	Winchester	Winchester
pl.97 (1) mile 67		Black Bridge
pl.97 (1) mile 67		Hyde Street Bridge
pl.97 (1) mile 67		City Bridge
pl.97 (1) mile 67		Itchen, River
pl.97 (1) mile 69	Pit	Pitt
pl.97 (1) mile 71		Standon
pl.97 (1) mile 72	Hursly	Hursley
pl.97 (2) mile 73 (on r)	Hursly lodge	Hursley Lodge
pl.97 (2) mile 75	Enfeild	Ampfield
pl.97 (2) mile 79	Rumsey	Romsey
pl.97 (2) mile 79		Middle Bridge
pl.97 (2) mile 79		Pauncefoot Hill
pl.97 (2) mile 79	Test fluv	Test, River
pl.97 (2) mile 82		Cadnam River
pl.97 (2) mile 82		Blackwater, River
pl.97 (2) mile 82	Ouxbridge	Bricksbury Hill
pl.97 (2) mile 82		Ower
pl.97 (2) mile 82		Wigley
pl.97 (2) mile 82		Ower Bridge
pl.97 (2) mile 85	Ragged Row	Cadnam
pl.97 (2) mile 85	New Forrest	New Forest
pl.97 (2) mile 86	Castle Malwood	Malwood Castle
pl.97 (3) mile 87 (on l)	Minsted	Minstead
pl.97 (3) mile 89		Mogshade Hill
pl.97 (3) mile 93 (on l)		Picket Post
pl.97 (3) mile 94	New Forrest	New Forest
pl.97 (3) mile 95	Bonner	Poulner
pl.97 (3) mile 96	Ringwood	Ringwood
pl.97 (3) mile 97		Avon, River
pl.97 (3) mile 97		Stoning Bridge
pl.97 (4) mile 100	Avon flu	Moors River
pl.97 (4) mile 100	Palmers bridge	Palmers Ford
pl.97 (4) mile 101	Palmers bridge	St Leonards Bridge
pl.97 (4) mile 101		Trickett's Cross
pl.97 (4) mile 103 (on r)	Preston	Hampreston
pl.97 (4) mile 104	Long Ham	Longham

pl.97 A branch from Poole to Lymington


pl.97 (5) mile 5		Bourne, The
pl.97 (6) mile 8	Ifford	Iford
pl.97 (6) mile 9		Iford Bridge
pl.97 (6) mile 9		Stour, River
pl.97 (6) mile 10	Christ Church	Christchurch
pl.97 (6) mile 10	Avon flu	Avon, River
pl.97 (6) mile 10	Redford bridge	Town Bridge
pl.97 (6) mile 11		Purewell
pl.97 (6) mile 14	Somerford bridge	Chewton Bridge
pl.97 (6) mile 14		Walkford Brook
pl.97 (6) mile 15	Milton	Old Milton
pl.97 (6) mile 17		Ashley Bridge
pl.97 (6) mile 17		Danes Stream
pl.97 (6) mile 17		Hooper's Hill
pl.97 (6) mile 18		Lea Green
pl.97 (6) mile 20	Evilton	Everton
pl.97 (6) mile 20	Efford	Efford
pl.97 (6) mile 20		Avon Water
pl.97 (6) mile 20		Efford Bridge
pl.97 (6) mile 21		Waterloo Bridge
pl.97 (6) mile 22	Limington	Lymington

pl.97 A road from Southampton to Winchester


pl.97 (7) mile 0	Southampton	Southampton
pl.97 (7) mile 1 (on r)	Itchin flu	Itchen, River
pl.97 (7) mile 7		Fryern Hill
pl.97 (7) mile 8 (on r)		Church Place
pl.97 (7) mile 8		Otterbourne
pl.97 (7) mile 8		Otterbourne Stream (?)
pl.97 (7) mile 9 (on r)		Twyford
pl.97 (7) mile 9	Otterborn	Compton
pl.97 (7) mile 10 (on r)	Itchin fluv.	Itchen, River
pl.97 (7) mile 11	St Crosses	St Cross
pl.97 (7) mile 12	Winchester	Winchester
pl.97 (7) mile 12		Hyde Street Bridge
pl.97 (7) mile 12		Black Bridge
pl.97 (7) mile 12		City Bridge

For more detailed analysis of Ogilby's routes see :-

Old Hampshire Mapped

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GENERAL MAP

FEATURES including HAMPSHIRE TOWNS

These notes are taken from the general map of England and Wales published in the road book Britannia, by John Ogilby, London, 1675. The map studied is in a private collection.

The map size is: wxh, sheet = 51x42.5cm; wxh, map = 497x376mm, estimate. The map is the middle of three editions; two ships in the Irish sea, etc. These notes are made for Hampshire interest and might ignore features outwith that county. As the map studied has a little damaged some details have been checked against a reproduction, in:-

Ogilby, John: 1971 (facsimile) & 1675: Britannia: Osprey Publications (Reading, Berkshire)

MAP FEATURES

title cartouche
scroll cartouche
oval cartouche
map maker
engraver

Printed right middle is an oval scroll cartouche:-
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A New Map of the Kingdom of ENGLAND & Dominon of WALES Whereon are projected all ye Principal Roads Actually Measurd & Delineated By JOHN OGILBY Esqr. his Maties. Cosmographer

at the bottom of the cartouche is a crown supported by a crowned lion and a unicorn.
Printed lower left is:-

James Moxon S.

coat of arms

Printed upper middle is the royal coat of arms with supporters and mottoes:-
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DIEU ET MON DROIT

HO[ ]OIT. Q[ ]AL. Y. [ ]ENSE.

Letters in the barter motto obscured by the paws of the lion and unicorn supporters. The blazon is roughly:-

quarterly 1 na d 4 quarterly i and iv azure three fleur de lys or ii and iii gules three lions passant regardant in pale or 2 or a lion rampant or in a tressure florey or 3 azure a harp or stringed argent

The tressure should be florey counter florey. These are the arms of the Stuart kings; the quartered arms of England and France quartered with the arms of Scotland and Ireland. The map is not coloured and does not have reliable colour shadings or any colour letters.

orientation
labelled borders
up is N

The four map borders are labelled:-
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NORTH

EAST

SOUTH

WEST

The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet.

scale lines
scale
old english mile

Printed in a scroll cartouche lower left are three scale lines, headed:-

A Scale of Miles

Each is chequered in miles, marked at 5 miles and labelled at 10 mile intervals, and has 50 miles in the scale. They are labelled:-

Vulgar Computed Miles 23 in an Inch

Direct Horizontal Miles 26 in an Inch

Dimensurated Road Miles 29 in an I.

The direct horizontal miles would seem to be the map's 'proper' scale, its 50 miles = 48.7 mm gives a scale 1 to 1652304 ie 26.1 miles to 1 inch. John Ogilby declares, elsewhere, that his mile is 1760 yards, a statute mile. The map scale is about:-

1 to 1700000

26 miles to 1 inch

John Ogilby's vulgar miles are larger, 1.12 statute miles according to his scale line. This is perhaps his estimate of an Old English Mile?
The measured road miles provides an estimate of the twistiness of a road? A mile by road achieving only 0.9 miles directly.
The positions of places in Hampshire on the map can be compared to their known places, using DISTTAB.exe software, which gives a different estimate of the map scale, 1 to 1755918, 27 miles to 1 inch. It is unfair to measure such a small part of the map; the confidence in these measurements is small (+-18%)

lat and long scales

Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and longitude for a rectangular projection; marked and labelled at degrees. Notice that the longitude scale increases from west to east; the longitude of Greenwich (not marked on the map) is about 27d E suggesting a prime meridian about 27d W from Greenwich, this is probably the Azores which are centred about 28d W and are the prime meridian on Christopher Saxton's map.
The map includes all of England and Wales, with parts of Scotland, Ireland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

sea area
sea plain
ships
sea monsters

The sea area is plain, decorated with some sea monsters and a few ships. Some of the main sea areas are labelled, eg:-

OCEANUS BRITANNICUS / THE CHANNEL

coast line
coast shaded

The coast line is shaded for emphasis. The Hampshire coast is crudely drawn, inaccurate in detail though the main features can be seen. The Meon estuary is too large; the Hamble's too small; Hayling and Thorney Islands are missing though their spaces are there; etc.

rivers

Rivers are drawn by wiggly line tapering inland; drawn not too accurately. In Hampshire it is possible to recognise the tour, Avon, Test, Itchen, Hamble and Meon. Only the:-

Thames flu.

at its estuary, is labelled.

county

County boundaries are dotted lines; the county shapes are crude. County areas are labelled, eg:-

HA MP SH.

settlements

Settlements are marked by a circle and differentiated by style of labelling. Only places on roads are noticed.

capital

three circles, the beginnings of three sets of roads; labelled in upright block caps:-

LONDON

city

circle; labelled in italic block caps, eg:-

WINCHESTER

town

circle; labelled in lowercase text, mostly italic but upright for larger towns, eg:-

Alton [italic]

Andover [italic]

Southamton [upright]

Hampshire towns are listed below.

roads

Roads are drawn by a double line, solid or dotted for direct or cross roads. Printed upper right is:-

A Catalog of the Roads

under four headings. The roads which cross Hampshire are:-

Exprest in ye Mapp by a Double Black Line

Independents

...

London to ye Lands end

...

London to Portsmouth

...

Dependents

London to Barnstable

...

London to Southampton

...

London to Weymouth

...

Exprest by a Double prickt line

Principal Cross Roads

...

Oxford to Chichester

...

Oxford to Salisbury

...

Accidentals

...

London to Pool

...

The roads are not labelled on the map by name, nor do they have a plate number, so the map does not function as an index map.

HAMPSHIRE TOWNS

Remember that only places on roads are noticed. Out of the '21' market towns the following are shown:-

Alton

Andover

Basingstoke

Christehurch

Kingsclare

Lemington

Alresford

Petersfield

Portesmouth

Ringwood

Rumsey

Southamton

[Stockbridge marked but not labelled]

Whitchurch

Winchester

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FRONTISPIECE

to OGILBY'S BRITANNIA, 1675

These notes are made from the frontispiece engraving drawn by Francis Barlow, engraved by W Hollar, for the road book of strip maps, Britannia, by John Ogilby, London, 1675. The copy studied is in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:FA2002.77.

The picture is a fictional landscape, city gate, country scene, full of activity, men busy at their jobs and, of course, travelling, not a lady in sight. The copy in the collection has been hand coloured, probably recently. The page size is: wxh, sheet = 26.5x42.5cm, the left edge is a recent cut; wxh, plate = 228x368mm; wxh, image = 217x353mm.

FEATURES

watermark

Centrally on the sheet there is a watermark:-
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This could be a fleur de lys or the Prince of Wales Feathers? Its height is about 4.5cm.

engraver

Printed at the bottom are the names of artist and engraver:-

Fran: Barlow inv: W. Hollar fecit [1675]

title cartouche
scroll cartouche

Three winged cherubs above hold banners hanging from a bow, a fourth banner hanging from the bow is a title cartouche:-

BRITANNIA VOL. I or an Illustration of ye Kingdom of ENGLAND and dominion of WALES By a Geographical & Historical Description of the Principal ROADS.

The ampersand clearly shows its source in a letter e with a cross stroke on the rising tail for a t, making the Latin 'et' ie 'and'.

strip map
road map
street map
roads
distances from London
orientation
compass rose

The three banners carried by cherubs are clearly engraved, readable.
The 1st scroll is a strip road map titled:-
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The Road from LONDON TO BARWICK

London is at the bottom with a road northeast to Harwic[ ]. The road north goes through Shorditch, Kingsland with turnings to Islington and Hackney, Newington, to Tottenham with its high Crosse, just over 5 miles into Middlesex. The miles from London are marked.
A compass rose on the scroll has star points for cardinal and half cardinal directions; North marked by a fleur de lys. Up the scroll is roughly north.
The 2nd scroll has a street map of:-
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LONDON

with Westminster, Lambeth and Southwark labelled. This is orientated with North roughly at the top, the scroll held sideways. There is a simple compass rose, lines for the cardinal directions; fleur de lys for North, a cross for East.
The 3rd scroll has a road map of the area of:-
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YORKSHIRE

and surrounding counties, parts of Westmorland, Lanc[ ]shi, Lincolnshire, etc. The map is a road map of the area, but not a strip map. This map is orientated with North at the top.
There is a scale line of:-

English miles

This is [surely] not meant as a serious scale to the map. Its 40 miles = 15.3mm gives a scale about 1 to 4200000, 66 miles to 1 inch. Measuring the positions of York, Lincoln and Durham does not reveal anything interesting, it wasn't likely to!

flags
coat of arms

On the left of the scene is a city, a battlemented and decorated town gate fortified with cannons, lots of them. Above there is a flag with the royal arms. This royal standard is blowing left of the flagpole, for good design reasons no doubt, but the arms are shown the right way round. As the flag is viewed from the back the arms should be backtofront, which would be unacceptable.
The blazon is, forgive inadequacies in my use of the jargon:-

quarterly 1 and 4 quarterly i and iv azure three fleur de lys or for France, ii and iii or three lions passant guardant gules for England, 2 or a lion rampant gules within a double tressure flory counterflory gules for Scotland, 3 azure a harp argent for Ireland.

The royal banner of the Stuart kings. The particular colours used are those of a modern colourist. There are no colour letters in the engraving, nor shadings to indicate colours.
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Just below the balustrade of the gate tower is a coat of arms in an oval scroll cartouche, carved in the stonework. This repeats the royal arms. There is a rose for England to its left, a thistle for Scotland to its right. Lower, in the arch of the gateway is another oval scroll cartouche with the coat of arms of the City of London; in less formal language:-

White with the red cross of St George and the red sword of St Paul in the canton.

strip map
road map

Lower left a group of men appear to be discussing a route. One of them holds a strip road map labelled:-

The Continacion of ye Roa[ ]

On which you can just see a bit of road and a compass rose.
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One of two men leaving the city on horseback carries a strip road map; nothing legible except a compass rose indicating a road to the south.

surveying
instrument
globe
cross staff
compass
chain
simple theodolite
quadrant
protractor
set square
ruler
dividers
waywiser

Lower right in the foreground are four surveyors or cartographers round a table littered with instruments: cross staff - a Jacob's staff, magnetic compass, surveyor's chain - perhaps Gunther's chain, simple theodolite - compass to align the scale, alidade with sights to take readings, and a quadrant; and drawing instruments - protractor, set square, ruler, and dividers. The globe is worth a close look. There are Africa and Europe, with the British Isles to the east, Ireland to the east of England. The engraver has made the elementary but understandable mistake of engraving the right way round on his plate; the picture prints backtofront.

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Less obviously, in the mid ground on the right, there is a man trundling a waywiser, measuring a road. An assistant helps, and a supervisor follows on horseback. Is this a good representation of a John Ogilby field party at work?

miscellaneous

poultry

A man with two or three fowl tied to his staff, accompanied by a dog, is approaching the city, perhaps going to market.

fishing

A man is fishing in a river using a conical net suspended from a pole.

stag hunting
sheep
cattle

In a field in the middle of the scene a huntsman on horse and foot men, one blowing a horn, and dogs, chase a stag. Cattle in the field and sheep and shepherd are all unperturbed.
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ships

The scene extends to a coastal town, town walls and town gate, towers, buildings, etc. In the harbour are ships, with other ships offshore. One of these is a three masted ship; sprit with yard for a square sprit sail, foremast with two square sails set, main mast with yards for three sails, only the top sail set, mizzen mast with a yard for a lateen sail. A smaller boat with a single square sail is nearby.

coach

A heavy four wheeled coach pulled by two horses is on the road from the city, climbing a hill into the distance.

mills
windmills

Atop the hill by road from the city is a post mill.

beacons

On a prominence overlooking the sea is a beacon. This appears to be a post, supported by braces, with a suspended fire basket or cresset.

costume

The costume of the two gentlemen riding out from town is well up to the fashion of the period, 1675. They have felt hats with wide brims and a cluster of ribbons at the back. Their hair is worn long, or perhaps they have elegantly curled wigs. The capes or cloaks are knee length, the fullness made by a side pleat. The sashes they wear were fashionable in France at this time. Under the coats a short doublet would be worn, but this is not visible. It is not possible to see their style of breeches, but another gentleman in the scene, lying on the ground, may be wearing petticoat breeches, full at the tops decorated with a cluster of ribbons. The riders' boots should have squared toes and heels and fashionable ribbons and buckles; the picture is not sharp enough to see the detail. Sashes and ribbons are clearly visible in the clothing of the gentlemen surveyors working at the table on the foreground, and various other persons in the scene. The dress of the lowly man delivering fowl to market is not in high fashion, but does reflect the overall style of the times.

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PUBLISHING

HISTORY including STRIP MAP CHANGES FOR HAMPSHIRE

Published in 'Britannia, Volume the First: or, an Illustration of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales: By a Geographical and Historical Description of the Principal Roads thereof. Actually Admeasured and Delineated in a Century of Whole-sheet Copper Sculps. Accomodated With the Ichnography of the several Cities and Capital Towns; and Compleated By an Accurate Account of the more Remarkable Passages of Antiquity, Together with a Novel Discourse on the Present State. By John Ogilby Esq; His Majesty's Cosmographer, and Master of His Majesty's Revels in the Kingdom of Ireland. London, Printed by the Author at his House in White-Fryers. MDCLXXV.'

The first edition has a map of England showing the routes, there is an illustrated title page, a dedication to Charles II whose coat of arms is on each map, preface, list of post roads etc; each route is described in text pages; the atlas size is 11 x 17 ins; the maps are strip maps of roads at a scale 1 inch to 1 mile, accurately measured. The surveyor for plates 25 and 30 was Richard Shortgrass.

Published in a ?second edition in 1675, with plate numbers.

Published again in 1675 in 'Itinerarium Angliae: or, A Book of Roads, Wherein are Contain'd The Principal Road Ways of His Majesty's Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales: Actuall Admeasured and Delineated in a Century of Whole-sheet Copper Sculps, and Illustrated with the Ichnography of the several Cities and Capital Towns. By John Ogilby Esq ... London, Printed by the Author at his House in White-Fryers. M.D.C.LXXV.'

The 3rd edition is a reprint without the text pages, with different general text (see Chubb).

Published in a reprint 1698, 'Britannia: or, the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales, actually survey'd with a Geographical and Historical Description of the Principal Roads ... By John Ogilby, Esq., Cosmographer to Charles the Second. London: Printed for Abel Swall at the Unicorn in Pater-noster-row, and Robert Morden, at the Atlas in Cornhill, MDCXCVIII.'

The 1698 reprint has the original plates with reduced text.

STRIP MAP

CHANGES FOR HAMPSHIRE IN OGILBY EDITIONS

Ogilby's maps were issued in a variety of editions, bound with or without itineraries. The map plates are very little changed from first to last, alterations being mostly tidying up and a little error correction. In all cases the first edition plates had no plate numbers; intermediate editions have corrections and no plate numbers; the late editions have plate numbers. The changes spotted for the 'Hampshire' plates are listed below (with thanks to David Webb).

plate 25

Printed bottom right of the title cartouche:-

Ric Shortgraye Surveyor.

is deleted in the later editions.

plate 26

At scroll 2 mile 87'4, 88'3, and 89'3, and scroll 3 mile 90'4, 91'3 the posts are labelled:-

Post

in later editions the label of each becomes:-

a Post

plate 30

Printed bottom right of the title cartouche:-

Ric Shortgraye Surveyor.

is deleted in the later editions.
In later editions a post mill is added on scroll 1 about mile 1 to the right of the road in St George's Fields.
The county label on scroll 5 mile 51 on the early edition is:-

HAMPSHIRE

even though it is just past a county boundary declaring 'enter Sussex'. On later editions this rare mistake is corrected; the label is erased and:-

SUSSEX

is engraved slightly nearer the edge of ths scroll.

plate 32

At scroll 2 mile 81 on early editions a turning is labelled:-

to L. Ams

on later editions this is improved:-

to L. Amsbury

On scroll 2 at mile 86'4 on later editions there is added:-

Shrawton Virgo vulgo Shruton

which was not on the early edition.
And on scroll 2 mile 87'4 the words:-

Madenton als

are added to later editions.
Scroll 3 at mile 97'0 on later editions are added, squeezed in messily:-

als Norton Bova[ t]

At scroll 5 mile 115'2 the label:-

a Park

is added on later editions on the left of the road.
and at mile 116'0 is added:-

over Brut flvu

plate 39

At the bottom of scroll 3 the labels in the hatching are unclear in early editions. In later editions they have been erased, the hatching reduced, and the labels re-engraved:-

Coking hill

to Chilgrove

The same improvement is made on scroll 5 for:-

Durford

and on scroll 6 for:-

to Westmeon

Bramdean

At scroll 4 mile 8'0 the early edition has the label 'enter Hampshire' but no county boundary. The dotted line is added in later editions.
On scroll 5 at mile 4 the early editions have label:-

Langrig

which is corrected to:-

Langridg

by adding a 'd' above in later editions.
At the end of scroll 6 the directions:-

to Southampton~

to Rumsey

are added in later editions.

plate 51

On scroll 1 at the bottom, mile 29, the early edition has:-

Brook

Rill

on later editions these become

a Brook

a Rill

At scroll 1 mile 31'6 the label:-

Heath [of] Furze

is added to later editions.

At mile 32'7 the 'a' of:-

a Brook

is an addition on later editions. And at mile 39'4 the 'a' in two instances of:-

a Rill

are added in later editions.
At scroll 5 miles 76-77 in the three instances of:-

a Rill

the 'a' is added in later editions.
On scroll 6 at miles 2'6 there is:-

a Small River

a Mill

in both cases the 'a' is added in later editions. And at miles 4'6, 5'4 and 12'6 the 'a' is added to:-

a Rill

on later editions.
The same addition of the article 'a' is done on later editions on scroll 7 at mile 14'1

a Rivulet

and between mile 24 and 25 for:-

a Brooke

a Small River

a Brooke

a Small River

On scroll 7 at mile 18'4 the direction:-

a different Way

is added to later editions. And at mile 24'7 the label:-

Bourn fluv.

is added to later editions.

plate 53

At scroll 7 mile 122 the label:-

to Walterstow

has had the 'to' added for later editions.
(Study the mile numbers on this scroll to see how the confusing similarity of the engraved '1' and '2' figures. It looks as if the engraver has got muddled at mile 119.)
At scroll 7 mile 126'2 the river name:-

Froom fluv.

is added on later editions.
At scroll 7 mile 126-127 the town name was:-

chester

on early editions, with the 'ch' hidden in the streets. On later editions the:-

Dorch

is added (but the exisiting 'ch' not completely erased).

plate 81

At scroll 2 mile 14'4 the label:-

a Beacon

is added in later editions and the beacon symbol tidied up.

plate 83

At scroll 1 mile 1'5 the dotted county boundary was missed out and is added on later editions.
At scroll 5 mile 58'3 the label:-

Born fluv.

is added on later editions.
At scroll 6 mile 67'6 the dotted county boundary was missed and is added on later editions.
At scroll 6 mile 87'1 the label:-

Sea

is added on later editions.

plate 97

On scroll 1 at mile 67'0 the early edition had:-

little St. Barthol:

on the later editions this has:-

omew

added below.
At scroll 2 mile 78'4 on the early edition the turning is labelled:-

to Hampton

on later editions:-

als Southampton

is added below.
At scroll 2 mile 79'1 the river name:-

Test fluv

is added on later editions. On scroll 7 at mile 9'6 the village name:-

Otterborn

is added on later editions.

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DERIVATIVE

STRIP MAPS

Strip Maps Related to Ogilby 1675

There are series of closely derived versions of these maps published in the early 18th century, by Gardner, Senex, Bowen, etc

Although the correspondences are not always exact the following tabulation indicates what strip maps by later map makers show the same 'journey' even if not the same road as Ogilby's.

A question mark indicates that a plate is believed to exist but its number is not known. NB the data may be incomplete.

These lists do not included references to text itineraries, which are used by some later authors instead of plates.


Ogilby 1675	25	26	30	32	39	51	53	81	83	97
Moll 1718
Senex 1719('57)	25(25)	26(26)	30(30)	32(32)	39(40)	51(54)	53(57)	81(89)	83(91)	97(52)
Gardner 1719	25	26	30	32	39	51	53	81	83	97
Bowen 1720s-50s	60, 61	62	73	78	97	129, 130	135	216, 217	223	263, 264
Gents Mag	1765sup	1765sup	7.1765	7.1775	7.1765	7.1765				7.1765
Hinton 1765						20	21			20
Kitchin 1767	25	25	30	33	41	55	58	91	93	50
Jefferys 1775	25	26	30	32	40	54	57	89	91	52
Bowles 1782	45/46	45/46	57/58	61/62	77/78	103/104	109/110	167/168	171/172	93/94
Paterson 1785	43/44	47/48	31/32	69/70		37/38	59/60			39/40
	45/46		33/34	71/72		39/40	61/62			41/42
						43/44				43/44
Baker 1802	opp 51	opp 52					opp 51
Mogg 1814	73/74	101/102	29/30	159/160		81/82	131/132			83/84
	75/76		31/32			83/84	133/134			85/86
	99/100									87/88
	101/102									89/90
										77/78
										79/80

For easy access to these maps choose 'comparison strip maps' under each Ogilby plate in:-

Old Hampshire Mapped

For detailed side by side Strip Road Map Comparisons of some of these maps see :-

Old Hampshire Mapped

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REFERENCES

Ogilby, John: 1675: Britannia & Illustration of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales: (London)

Ogilby, John: 1675: Itinerarium Angliae & Book of Roads: (London)

Ogilby, John: 1698: Britannia: Abel Swall & Robert Morden (London)

also see:-

related map group -- Gardner 1719

related map group -- Senex 1719

related map group -- Senex 1757

related map group -- Hinton 1765

related map group -- Kitchin 1767

related map group -- Jefferys 1775

presentation in Old Hampshire Mapped

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ITEMS

in HMCMS Map Collection and Private Collections (scanned item in bold)

HMCMS:FA1991.5 -- strip map (pl.25)

HMCMS:FA1991.6 -- reproduction atlas

HMCMS:FA1997.3 -- strip map (pl.97)

HMCMS:FA1997.7 -- strip map (pl.25)

HMCMS:FA1997.8 -- strip map (pl.30)

HMCMS:FA1998.1 -- strip map (pl.53)

HMCMS:FA1998.2 -- strip map (pl.81)

HMCMS:FA1998.21 -- descriptive text (pl.51?)

HMCMS:FA1998.22 -- descriptive text

HMCMS:FA1998.166 -- strip map (pl.39)

HMCMS:FA1998.167 -- descriptive text (pl.39)

HMCMS:FA1998.172 -- strip map (pl.32)

HMCMS:FA1998.173 -- strip map (pl.83)

HMCMS:FA1998.174 -- strip map (pl.26)

HMCMS:FA1998.218 -- reproduction atlas

HMCMS:FA2002.77 -- frontispiece

HMCMS:KD1996.7 -- strip map (pl.51)

private collection (15) -- road map

private collection (35) -- road map (constructed 1999)

private collection (39) -- title page

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