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private collection:-
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Road map, uncoloured engraving, A New Map of the Kingdom of England and
Dominion of Wales, scale about 26 miles to 1 inch, general map for the road book
Britannia, by John Ogilby, London, after 1675.
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This is the middle of three editions of the map; two ships in the Irish sea,
etc.
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map feature:-
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not coloured & title cartouche & scroll cartouche & coat of arms
(royal) & labelled borders & up is N & scale lines & lat and
long scales & sea plain & ships & sea monsters & coast shaded
& rivers & country & county & settlements & roads &
table of roads |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche, middle right
A New Map / of the Kingdom of / ENGLAND / & Dominon of WALES / Whereon are
projected / all ye Principal Roads / Actually Measurd & Delineated / By JOHN
OGILBY Esqr. / his Maties. Cosmographer
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scale line:-
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50 miles = 48.7 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 51x42.5cm |
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wxh, map = 497x376mm (estimate) |
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scale = 1 to 1700000 ? (1 to 1652304 from middle scale line) |
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Map Group -- Ogilby 1675 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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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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Christehurch
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Christchurch
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Kingsclare
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Kingsclere
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Lemington
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Lymington
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Alresford
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Alresford
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Petersfield
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Petersfield
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Portesmouth
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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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Southamton
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Southampton
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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: 17.9.2003 |
