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private collection:-
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Road map, hand coloured engraving, The Roads of ye South Part of Great
Britain, ie England and Wales, scale about 33 miles to 1 inch, by Herman Moll,
Published by T Bowles, St Paul's Churchyard, and J Bowles, Cornhill, London,
1718.
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The map is the general map from a road book, Roads of ye South Part of Great
Britain, by Herman Moll, 1718.
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There is a complaint from the map maker printed near the bottom 'Note, This Map
has been Copied four times very confused and Scandalously.'
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map feature:-
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title cartouche & plain cartouche & coat of arms & compass rose
& up is N & scale line & lat and long scales & lat and long grid
& sea plain & coast shaded & rivers & county & settlements
& roads & table of data (counties) & table of symbols |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche, upper right
The ROADS / of ye South Part of / GREAT BRITAIN, / Called ENGLAND and WALES.
/ Containing all ye Cities, Market Towns, Post Towns, / Boroughs: And whatever
Places have ye Election of / Members of Parliament &c. All the Great or Post /
Roads, and principal Cross Roads &c. with ye Com / puted Miles from Town to
Town. / By Herman Moll Geographer.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- upper right, below title
Printed and Sold by - T. Bowles next ye Chapter House in St. / Pauls
Churchyard & I. Bowles at ye Black Horse in Cornhill
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inscription:- |
printed -on- lower left
To His Royal Highness / FREDERICK / Prince of WALES. / This Map is most
Humbly / Dedicated by Herm: / Moll Geogr.
-- scroll cartouche, coat of arms above |
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scale line:-
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30 miles = 23.1 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 32.5x28.5cm |
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wxh, map = 303x277mm |
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scale = 1 to 2100000 ? (1 to 2090057 from scale line assuming statute
miles) |
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Map Group -- Moll 1718 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hamp Shire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Alton
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Alton
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Andover
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Andover
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Basingstoke
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Basingstoke
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Waltham
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Bishops Waltham
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Christ Church
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Christchurch
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Farham
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Fareham
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Fordingbridg
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Fordingbridge
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Gosport
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Haven
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Havant
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Kingscler
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Kingsclere
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Lemington
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Lymington
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Alesford
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Alresford
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Odiam
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Odiham
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Petersfield
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Petersfield
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Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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Ringwood
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Ringwood
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Rumsey
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Romsey
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Southampton
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Southampton
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Stockbridg
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Stockbridge
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Whitchurch
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Whitchurch
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Winchester
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Winchester
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| MN: 27.8.2003 |
