notes -- Walker 1830

	Research Notes Map Group -- WALKER 1830

Walker 1830
	Map, England, plate 5, south east, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by J and C Walker, published for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, by Baldwin and Cradock, 47 Paternoster Row, London, 1830.
	These notes from Walker's Map of SE England, 1830 are taken from the map in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:FA2000.1. They concern Hampshire and may ignore features outside the county.
	The map size is: wxh, sheet = 41x34.5cm; wxh, map = 376x261mm.
	MAP FEATURES
	HAMPSHIRE TOWNS
	ITEMS in the Collection

MAP FEATURES
title map maker	Printed lower right:- ENGLAND V Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Printed bottom centre:- Published by Baldwin & Cradock 47 Paternoster Row June 25th. 1830. Printed bottom right:- J. & C. Walker, Sculpt.
orientation up is N	The map's orientation is 'obvious'. The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet.
scale line scale	Printed lower right, below the title is a scale of:- Statute Miles 69.1 = One Degree The scale has a leftward portion of 10 miles marked at 1 mile intervals, labelled 0,5,10, and the main portion marked and labelled at 5 mile intervals. The 10+30 miles= 83.9 mm gives a scale 1 to 767268. The map scale is about:- 1 to 770000 12 miles to 1 inch
lat and long scales lat and long grid	Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and longitude for a conical projection; chequered at 5 minute intervals, labelled at degrees. The prime meridian is labelled:- 0 / Meridian of Greenwich A latitude and longitude grid, a graticule, is printed over the map at degree intervals. The map includes most of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Middlesex, London, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, and Kent.
sea area sea plain sandbanks	The sea area is plain; some sea areas are labelled, eg:- ENGLISH CHANNEL SPITHEAD Southampton Water Large sandbanks, or shallows, might be drawn in dotted outline, as off Selsey Bill, labelled:- Owers
coast line coast shaded lighthouses islands	The coast is shaded or hachured on the landward side, further emphasised by the tinting of the county boundaries. Although headlands, harbours, etc are clearly drawn, none are labelled for Hampshire. Further east a headland and lighthouse:- Beachy Head Revolving Light are labelled. Heyling I. is labelled.
relief hill hachuring	Some relief is indicated by hill hachuring. The South Downs and North Hampshire Downs are suggested amongst a few other hills.
rivers	Rivers are drawn by a wiggly line tapering inland; braiding might be suggested. Some rivers are labelled, eg:- Riv. Stour Wily River The second of these is the River Avon, to which the River Wylye is a tributary joining at Salisbury. All of Hampshire's main river systems are drawn, with some tributaries. Bridges are not noticed, only implied where a road crosses and interrupts a stream.
woods forests	A few areas of woodland are shown by a few tree symbols and dotting to suggest rough ground. The only woodland area marked in Hampshire is the:- NEW FOREST
parks	A very few parks are drawn in outline with fence palings, not labelled.
county	The county boundaries are dotted lines emphasised by tinting for each county, ie there might be a tint each side of the boundary line, one for each county. The county areas are labelled, eg:- HAMPSHIRE The detached part of Hampshire is shown within West Sussex, not labelled, but tinted to match Hampshire. Notice also the two detached parts of Wiltshire in Berkshire, on Hampshire's north border. The county colouring is only really worth studying for the whole sheet, nevertheless the colours around Hampshire, which is red, are: Dorset yellow, Wiltshire green, Berkshire yellow, Surrey lilac, Sussex yellow. Detached parts appear to match their county tint.
settlements	Settlements are marked by a circle and dot, or just a smaller circle, differentiated by style of lettering.
city	dot and circle; labelled in upright block caps, eg:- WINCHESTER

town	dot and circle; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:- Alton Southampton except:- PORTSMOUTH in upright block caps - it's an important place.

village	circle, smaller and no dot; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:- Upper Wallop E. Worldham
roads	A network of roads is drawn by double lines. Road are graded: major roads, perhaps turnpikes, broader and one line bold; minor roads narrower.
canals	Canals are drawn by a bold curvy line, perhaps labelled. The following canals can be seen in Hampshire:-
Basingstoke Canal	from Basingstoke eastwards, crossing Surrey to the River Wey:- Basingstoke Canal

Andover Canal	from Andover to Redbridge.

Salisbury and Southampton Canal	from Alderbury, just short of Salisbury, to join the Andover Canal near Mottisfont; but not to Southampton.
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HAMPSHIRE	TOWNS
	The '21' market towns of Hampshire are all shown, their names spelt mostly as today.

	Alton
	Andover
	Basingstoke
	Bishops Waltham
	Christ Church
	Fareham
	Fordingbridge
	Gosport
	Havant
	Kingsclere
	Lymington
	Alresford
	Odiham
	Petersfield
	Portsmouth
	Ringwood
	Romsey
	Southampton
	Stockbridge
	Whitchurch
	Winchester
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ITEMS	in HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
	HMCMS:FA2000.1 -- map
	HMCMS:FA2001.172 -- map
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