Research Notes


Map Group UNKNOWN 1860s
Unknown 1860s
Map, Hampshire, with Isle of Wight, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, published 1860s (about 1862?)
This uncoloured engraved map is plate 17 from an atlas. It has been suggested that is by Haywood, published in Harrison's School Atlas, 1878-91. The railways suggest otherwise. The map studied is in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museum Service, item HMCMS:FA2001.94.
The map size is: wxh, sheet = 17x23cm; wxh, map = 151x194mm.
The map has a piano key border in the style used on Ordnance Survey one inch maps of the early 19th century, the Old Series.
 
MAP FEATURES
REFERENCES
ITEMS in the Collection
MAP FEATURES
title    
Printed upper left in a shaded cartouche:-
HAMPSHIRE
orientation    
compass rose    
up is N    
Printed upper right 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 left is a:-
Scale of Miles
chequered in miles to 5 then at 5 miles intervals. The 10 miles = 21.4 mm gives a scale 1 to 750030 assuming a statute mile. The map scale is about:-
1 to 750000
12 miles to 1 inch

sea area    
sea plain    
The sea area is plain, some areas are labelled, eg:-
ENGLISH CHANNEL
Christchurch Bay
Spithead
coast line    
coast form lines    
headlands    
harbours    
The coast line is emphasised by form lines, which continue into river estuaries and harbours. The most important harbour is labelled:-
Portsmouth Harb
One of Hampshire headlands is labelled:-
Hengistbury Head
coastal defence    
castles    
Most of the coastal defence castles of the county are ignored, but see:-
Hurst Castle
rivers    
Rivers are drawn by a wiggly line tapering upstream. Some rivers are labelled, eg:-
R. Avon
R. Itching
Not all the county's main rivers are shown. It is possible to find the Stour, Avon, Lymington, Beaulieu, Test, Itchen, Hamble, Meon, Blackwater, Enborne, and a few tributaries.

relief    
No relief is shown.

forests    
No woodland is indicated, not even the New Forest is labelled.

parks    
parks are drawn in outline with fence palings, the interior dotted, and a dot for the great house. Many parks are labelled, by name or name of their house, eg:-
Hackwood Park
Stratton Park
Ashurst Lodge
Tilney Hall
county    
The county boundary is a dotted line. The detached part of Hampshire in West Sussex is shown, labelled:-
Part of Hants
Adjacent counties are labelled, eg:-
DORSETSHIRE
settlements    
distances from London    
Settlements are marked by a few blocks. Places are differentiated by style of lettering.
city     a few blocks; labelled in upright block caps:-
WINCHESTER / 62
town     a few blocks; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:-
Odiham / 41
Stockbridge / 66
Portsmouth / 75
The figure gives the distance from London.

village     a block; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Upper Wallop
Highclere

roads    
turnpike roads    
Roads are drawn by a double line, one line bold. At this period the light bold convention usually indicates turnpike roads.
Road destinations outwith hampshire are labelled at the borders, eg:-
To Staines and London
To Newbury
From Salisbury
The flow of travel is towards the capital.

canals    
canals are drawn by a bold curvy line, labelled, eg:-
Basingstoke Canal
Andover Can.
railways    
Railways are drawn by a bold line with cross lines, the same convention used by the OS Old Series maps.. The line might be labelled, eg:-
London & Southampton Raily.
The destination of lines outwith the county might be labelled, eg:-
To Reigate
from Salisbury
To Reading
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REFERENCES
Haywood, James: 1878=1891 (?): Harrison's School Atlas (perhaps)
ITEMS  in HMCMS Map Collection   (scanned item in bold)
  HMCMS:FA2001.94 -- map
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