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Research Notes
Map Group LANG 1936
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Lang 1936
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These notes are made from the Map of Southern England, by R T
Lang, published by E J Burrow, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1936.
The item studied is in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museum
Service, item HMCMS:FA2002.78.1.
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The map size is:- wxh, sheet = 100x36.5cm.
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title
map maker
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Printed lower right is a title:-
MAP OF / SOUTHERN ENGLAND / TO
ACCOMPANY / THE NATIONAL ROAD BOOK VOL. I / Showing the routes
included in this volume / with the numbers of each route shown in
red / PLaces which commence or terminate / a route are shown in
capitals / SCALE: 8 MILES TO 1 INCH / Prepared by R. T. Lang,
F.R.G.S. / METHUEN, LONDON
The map was prepared by R T Lang: a printed note upper left
states:-
Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map,
with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery
Office
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coast line
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The map has a coast line across the south of England.
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settlements
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Settlements are positioned by a circle or a dot or perhaps a
bar across a road; the y are differentiated by the style of
lettering.
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city
town
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circle; labelled in upringht block caps, eg:-
WINCHESTER
ALTON
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village
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dot, or bar across a road; labelled in italic lowercase text,
eg:-
Sutton Scotney
Kingsclere
Mottisfont
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roads
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Roads are drawn between the places in a way that suggests the
directness or wiggliness of the route. Each road segment is
labelled with a number which keys it to the itinerary in the body
of the road book.
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ITEMS |
in HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
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HMCMS:FA2002.78 -- road book |
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HMCMS:FA2002.78.1 -- road map |
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