notes Cundee 1815

	Research Notes Map Group CUNDEE 1815

Cundee 1815
	Map, Hampshire, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Neele, Strand, published by J and J Cundee, Albion Press, London, 1815; published 1815-19.
	Cundee's map of Hampshire was included in 'Robins's Atlas of England and Wales, Accurately Engraved by Neele, from the Latest Surveys. London. Published by J. Robins and Co., Albion Press, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1819.'
	The atlas size is 8 x 10 1/2 ins; the map is cropped to fit, losing its imprint. The map studied is in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:FA1999.87.
	MAP FEATURES
	REFERENCES
	ITEMS in the Collection
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MAP FEATURES
title cartouche title	Printed lower right is a shaded title cartouche (it puts me in mid of a cast iron name plate):- HAMPSHIRE Printed at the bottom:- Published by J & J Cundee, Albion Press, London, January 1, 1815. Neele Sculpt. Strand. Other versions of this map have variant imprints.
orientation compass rose up is N	Printed upper left is a compass rose; no circle, star points for cardinal and half cardinal directions, North marked by a fleur de lys. The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet.
scale line scale	Printed lower right is a scale line of:- British Statute Miles. chequered and labelled at one mile intervals. The 10 miles = 39.8 mm gives a scale 1 to 404358 assuming a statute mile; the map scale is about:- 1 to 400000 6.5 miles to 1 inch
lat & long scales	Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and longitude for a rectangular projection; chequered at 1 minute intervals, labelled at 5 minute intervals. The bottom scale is labelled:- Longitude West from London From the scales the:- longitude, Winchester = 1d 12.6m W which suggests a prime meridian well west of Greenwich in the middle of London, perhaps St Paul's? The map includes from 0d 43m to 1d 43m W, from 50d 34m to 51d 24m N; the whole of Hampshire with the Christchurch are of Dorset, and the Isle of Wight.
sea area sea plain	The sea area is plain with some areas labelled, eg:- ENGLISH CHANNEL Christ Church Bay The SOLENT
coast line coast shaded headlands harbours	The coast line is shaded for emphasis, the shading extending far into the sea, and extra shading on east facing coast lines. One headland is named on the Hampshire coast:- Hengistbury Head The various harbours can be recognised, but only the larger ones are labelled:- Portsmouth Harbour Langstone Harbour
coastal defence castles fortifications	Coastal defences are little noticed. Two of the old castles are labelled:- Hurst Castle Calshot Castle It is not very clear, but there might be a line of fortification drawn around Portsmouth.
rivers bridges ponds	Coast shading extends up river estuaries, which are drawn wide, after which rivers are drawn by a wiggly line tapering inland. Braiding might be suggested. A few rivers are labelled, eg:- Avon R. Anborn River [Enborn] All the main river systems in the county are represented, some with tributaries. Bridges are implied where a road crosses and interrupts a stream, and a few are labelled, eg:- Knights Bridge Eversley Bridge A pond might be drawn in outline, perhaps with indeterminate form lines or shading as at:- Fleet Pond A tiny pond is drawn in Dogmersfield Park at the head of a stream. And:- Sowley Pond is labelled.
relief	No relief is indicated by symbols, though there are some labels:- Ports Down Gravel Hill the latter engraved alongside the London to Portsmouth road.
woods forests trees	Woodland is indicated by groups of small tree symbols, with dotting for undergrowth. Some groups are labelled, eg:- Holt Forest [Alice Holt] Watm[e]re Forest [Woolmer Forest, with lots of trees] NEW FOREST
parks	Parks are drawn in outline with fence palings, the interior dotted, perhaps with a tree or two. Some parks are labelled, eg:- Hackwood Park Marwell Cadland Park
county	The county boundary is a dashed line, which might be used to separate two adjacent counties. The adjacent counties are labelled, eg:- WILT SHIRE SUSSEX The detached part of Hampshire in Sussex is not shown. North of Bramshill one of the two detached parts of Wiltshire in Berkshire is drawn and labelled:- Pt. of Wilts Very little is drawn outside the county boundary.
settlements distances from London	Settlements are marked by a small group of blocks and/or a cross, differentiated by style of labelling.
city	group of blocks by the roads; labelled in upright block caps:- WINCHESTER / 62 1/2

town	group of blocks by the roads; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:- Alton / 47 Ford or Alresford / 57 1/2 The figures are the distance from London in miles. PORTSMOUTH / 73 3/4 SOUTHAMPTON / 75 are labelled in upright block caps.

village hamlet	a cross or a few blocks; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:- Upper Wallop [blocks and cross] Lower Wallop [blocks] Worldham [cross] Other features are labelled in this style of text.

roads	Roads are drawn by a double line, all solid lines. The network is graded into greater and lesser roads; main roads drawn wider with one line bold, lesser roads narrower. The light bold convention is sometimes used at this period to denote turnpike roads. Road destinations outwith the county are labelled on main roads, eg:- To London to Newbury from Salisbury Rarely, a distance is given, eg:- 4 Miles from Amesbury
canals	Canals are drawn by a bold line, rather poorly, sometimes curvy sometimes straight. It is possible to recognise:-
Basingstoke Canal	from Basingstoke eastward to the county boundary, with a branch line to Turgis which was never cut; labelled:- Basingstoke Canal

Andover Canal	from Andover to Redbridge; labelled:- Redbridge Canal / Andover Canal

Salisbury to Southampton Canal	from the Wiltshire border near West Dean to the Andover Canal near Mottisfont, engraved over the River Dun.
miscellaneous
race courses	North of Winchester is a double oval, aligned up-down, ?wrongly, labelled, wrongly:- Worthy Dean Course
gallows	Labelled by the London to Portsmouth road near Rake is:- Gibbet
antiquities roman roads	The road west from Winchester is labelled:- Roman Road from Old Sarum and the road on a line between Silchester and Sarum is labelled:- Port Way / Roman Road
mills water mills	Some water mills are noticed, for example. A block by the Wallop Brook, where it crosses the road from Stockbridge to Salisbury, is labelled:- Overshot Mill which is descriptive rather than nominative. And on the Test by Romsey is:- Great Bri Mill
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REFERENCES
	: 1819: Robins's Atlas of England and Wales: Robins, J and Co (London)
	Dugdale, James: 1819: New British Traveller & Modern Panorama of England and Wales: Robins, J and Co (London)
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ITEMS	in HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
	HMCMS:FA1997.123 -- descriptive text
	HMCMS:FA1997.123.1 -- map
	HMCMS:FA1999.87 -- map
	HMCMS:KD1996.5 -- map
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