Research Notes


Map Group TYMMS 1832
Tymms 1832
Map, Hampshire, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by Samuel Tymms, London, 1832. Published in 'The Family Topographer: being a compendious account of the antient and present state of the Counties of England. By Samuel Tymms ... London: J. B. Nichols and Son, 25, Parliament Street,' London 1832-43.
The atlas size is 3 5/8 x 6 3/8 ins.
Hampshire came out in volume 2, 1832, 'The Western Circuit'. It is in the Map Collection, Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:FA1998.128.
The map is a much altered version of the map by Walker 1822; new imprint, scale line and statistical data removed, place names altered, mileage figures added ...
The map size is: wxh, sheet = 10.5x17cm, wxh, plate = 88x142mm, wxh, map = 77x125mm.
Published again in 'Camden's Britannia Epitomised and Completed' by Henry Bohn, 1842.
 
MAP FEATURES
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MAP FEATURES
title    
Printed across the upper part of the map is:-
HAMPSHIRE
in a modestly decorative typeface.

publisher    
Printed at the bottom is:-
London. Pubd. Feby. 1st. 1832 by Nichols & Son, 25 Parliament Street.
scale    
The map has no scale line. Estimating from town to town distances, using DISTTAB.exe software, gives a scale 1 to 1185895. The map scale is about:-
1 to 1200000
18.5 miles to 1 inch.

orientation    
north point    
up is N    
Printed lower right is a north point; and an E-W line, N marked by an arrow and a cross (X). The map is printed with North at the top of the page.

sea area    
sea plain    
The sea is plain; some sea areas are labelled, eg:-
ENGLISH CHANNEL
Southampton Water
Spithead
coast line    
coast form lines    
harbours    
The coast line is emphasised by one or two form lines.
Portsmouth, Langstone and other harbours can be recognised but are not labelled.

coastal defence    
castles    
Only one of the coastal defence castles is shown, labelled:-
Hurst Cas.
rivers    
Rivers are drawn by a fine wiggly line. Some rivers are labelled, eg:-
Test R.
Itching R. The River Test is shown with some tributaries; the Dun? but not the Wallop, the Bourne Rivulet and the Dever, but not the upper branch of the river through Whitchurch. The Enborne, Loddon system, Rother ... are missed.
relief    
No relief is shown by the map.

parks    
It is not clear, but a few patches of 'dotting' are probably meant to represent parks. A less doubtful example by Odiham is most likely Dogmersfield Park.

county    
The county boundary is a dashed line. Adjacent counties are labelled, eg:-
DORSET SH.
The detached part of Hampshire in Sussex is shown, labelled:-
Part of Hants.
A few places outside the county are shown for the sake of continuity of the roads: Farnham, Ludgershall, Newbury.

settlements    
distances from Southampton    
Settlements are marked by a few blocks, mostly on roads; they are differentiated by lettering style.
Numbers are given alongside the town names:-
The figures show the distances from Southampton
not from London, as is more usual.
city     group of blocks on roads; labelled in upright block caps:-
WINCHESTER
town     group of blocks on road; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:-
Alton
Andover
The towns are the expected 21 places (Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Bishops Waltham, Christchurh, Fareham, Fordingbridge, Gosport, Havant, Kingsclere, Lymington, New Alresford, Odiham, Petersfield, Portsmouth, Ringwood, Romsey, Southampton, Stockbridge, Whitchurch, Winchester). Only:-
Christ Church
is spelled in an older manner.
village     small group of blocks; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Weyhill
Highclere

roads    
A comprehensive network of main roads (for this scale of map) is drawn, by double lines.
Destinations of roads outwith the county are generally given, eg:-
to London
to Amesbury
canals    
Canals are not labelled, so are not very obvious, but if you know where to look it is clear that they are shown, using a bolder less wiggly line than rivers. Interpreting what is what is less certain:-
Andover Canal     clear; from Redbridge to Andover, following the Test Valley.

Salisbury Canal     clear; a straight canal from the Salisbury direction, along the Dun Valley, joining the Andover Canal.

Basingstoke Canal     clear; from Basingstoke eastward to the county boundary, with the 'loop', and the branch to Stratfield Turgis that was never cut.

Itchen Navigation     less clear; the lower part of the Itchen is drawn with two strands, one is the navigation?

Titchfield Canal     unclear; two strands of the Meon are drawn, one is the canal?

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REFERENCES
Tymms, Samuel: 1832: Family Topographer & Western Circuit, The: Nichols, J B and Son (London)
: 1842: Camden's Britannia Epitomised and Completed: Bohn, Henry
also see:- 
  related map group -- Walker 1822
ITEMS  in HMCMS Map Collection   (scanned item in bold)
  HMCMS:FA1998.128 -- map
  HMCMS:FA1999.116 -- descriptive text
  HMCMS:FA2001.145 -- map
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