Map Collection

Hollar 1644
private collection:- 
Map, hand coloured engraving, one sheet of Kingdome of England and Principality of Wales, SE England, scale about 6 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644, as published by John Garrett, by the Royall Exchange, London, 1688.
Known as the Quartermaster Map. First published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1644, during the Civil War.
map feature:-  title cartouche & plain cartouche & compass rose & up is N & scale line & sea plain & coast line & rivers & relief & hillocks & woods & forests & trees & county & settlements & roads
inscription:-  printed -on- plain cartouche, lower right A MAPPE OF KENT, SOUTHSEX, SURREY, MID: / dlesex, Barke and Southampton Shire & the Ile / of Wight, part of Essex & Wiltshire etc.
inscription:-  printed -on- lower middle Printed Coloured and / Sold by John Garrett at the South Entrance / of the Royall Exchange in London.
scale line:-  20 miles = 84.8 mm
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 53x33.5cm
wxh, map = 508x272mm

  Map Group -- Hollar 1644 -- with Research Notes

town names:- 
Southampton Shire Hampshire
map name modern name
Aulton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham
Christ Church Christchurch
Faram Fareham
Forthingbridge Fordingbridge
Gosport Gosport
Havant Havant
Kingesclere Kingsclere
Lemington Lymington
Alresford Alresford
Odyam Odiham
Petersfeld Petersfield
Portesmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Rumsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stokebridge Stockbridge
Whitchurch Whitchurch
Winchester Winchester

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MN: 9.9.2003