Saxton's Hampshire 1575, scale line

	scale line, engraver Saxton's Hampshire 1575

Scale line	There is a scale line of 10 miles, chequered in half miles, captioned:- Scala Miliarum There is a pair of dividers above; and storks (?) and bees. The scale, from the scale line wrongly assuming a modern statute mile, which hadn't been institutionalised in Saxton's time, is approximately:- 1 to 190000 A better estimate of scale can be made from town positions, comparing known town-town distances, using DISTAB.exe. The map scale is about:- 1 to 240000 4 miles to 1 inch The map maker's mile is an old english mile = 1.25 statute miles.
	Notes about scales.
Engraver	The engraver's name is given below the scale line:- LEONARDUS TERWOORT ANTVERPEANUS SCULPSIT Lenaert Terwoort was a Fleming living and working in England.

Map HMCMS:KD1996.1

scale line,engraver