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Research Notes
Map Group MORDEN 1688
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Morden 1688
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These notes are taken from the New Mapp of the Sea Coasts of
England Scotland and Ireland, by Robert Morden and Christopher
Browne, engraved by Sutton Nicholls, published London, 1688. The
item studied is in the Map Room, British Library, item
Maps[star]1108(4).
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The map size is: wxh, map = 590x522mm. NB remember that these
notes are strongly biased towards a Hampshire interest.
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drape cartouche
title
map maker
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Printed lower right is a drape cartouche:-
A NEW Mapp Of The Sea Coasts of ENGLAND
SCOTLAND and IRELAND with the Adjacent Coasts of FRANCE HOLLAND
DENMARK & NORWAY Shewing the Scituation and Distance of the
Several Ports Harbours Havens Creeks Sands &c.
Sold by Robert Morden At The Atlas in
Cornhill And by Christopher Browne At The Globe in St. Paul's
Church Yard LONDON
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engraver
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Printed lower left is:-
Sutton Nicholls sculpt:
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scale line
scale
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There is a scale of:-
English Leagues
chequered at 2 league intervals, labelled 2,4,6,8,10,20. The
20 leagues = 46.1 mm gives a scale 1 to 2411953; the map scale is
about:-
1 to 2500000
38 miles to 1 inch
11 leagues to 1 inch
assuming a league = 3 nautical miles of 6080 feet.
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orientation
up is N
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The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet.
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lat and long scales
lat and long grid
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The map borders have scales of latitude and longitude for a
conical projection; chequered at 10 minutes, labelled at degrees.
The prime meridian passes through London. A graticule is printed
over the map at 1 degree intervals of latitude and at 1 degree
intervals but on the half degrees of longitude. The map includes
from 11d E to 11.5d W, 49d to 59.5d N; England and wales,
Scotland including Orkney, and parts of the coasts of France,
Germany, Denmark and Norway.
The 'shape' of Hampshire can be judged from the lat and long
scales.
at 50d N 1d longitude = 28.4 mm
at 51d N 1d longitude = 27.8 mm
1d latitude = 45.3 mm
thus:-
ratio of longitudes at 50d and 51d N =
1.02
ratio latitude/longitude at 51d N =
1.63
The expected values for a 'square' map of Hampshire are 1.02
and 1.58.
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sea area
sea plain
sandbanks
rocks
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The sea is plain. Some sea areas are labelled, eg:-
THE CHANNEL
Spithead
THE BRITISH OCEAN vulgo THE NORTH
SEA
sandbanks are shown by dotted areas. There are many off the
german coast and off East Anglia. They might be labelled,
eg:-
The Dogger Bank
An unlabelled sandbank west of the Isle of Wight may be The
Shingles, and another west of the island, the Owers. Rocks may be
marked by crosses (+) for example around Garnsey and the:-
Bogher Rocks
off Sussex.
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coast line
coast shaded
headlands
harbours
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The coast line is shaded, on the landward side. Some headlands
are labelled, eg:-
Start Pt
A few harbours are labelled, eg:-
Plymouth H
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country
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The scottish/english border is a dotted line. Each country is
tinted along its boundary; England ?green, Scotland ?yellow, etc
(colours are faded). The country area is labelled, eg:-
ENGLAND
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rivers
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Rivers are mostly shown just by their estuary. The Thames and
the Seine are drawn further inland, by a wiggly line. The
beginning of the Test is drawn by a double line.
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settlements
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Like most charts settlements are only shown along the coasts;
labelled, no symbol. London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and Paris are
marked by circle, buildings, towers.
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The places along the Hampshire coast are:-
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Christ Church
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Hurst C
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Lemington
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Calshot Cas
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Southampton
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Portsmouth
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