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HARRISON'S MAP of HAMPSHIRE, OGILBY ROADS
Harrison show numerous roads on his map of Hampshire. As the route maps published by Ogilby one hundred years earlier, 1675, are of particular interest a superficial comparison between Ogilby's routes and Harrison's roads has been be made; there is not enough accurate detail to allow close matching. Ogilby's routes are referred to by their plate numbers; routes 25, 26, 30, 32, 39, 51, 53, 81, 83, 97.
Ogilby 25    
This route can be followed, roughly, as a major road entering from Surrey at Blackwater, via Hertford Bridge, to Basingstoke, continuing through Laverstoke to Whitchurch. From Whitchurch a minor road through Down Husborn shows Ogilby's route while Harrison's major road goes further south.

Ogilby 26    
On Harrison's map this route leaves Andover as a major road via Abbotts Anne going SW to the Wiltshire border. The road goes through Middle wallop, between Lower (ie Nether) and Upper Wallop, whereas Ogilby's route goes through Nether Wallop.

Ogilby 30    
This route appears as a major road entering from Surrey near Liphook, through Petersfield, southwards via Harndon, crossing to Portsea Island at Cosham. The major road continues all the way to Portsmouth.

Ogilby 32    
This route shows as a minor road from Andover, via Monkston and Quarley to the Wiltshire border. Harrison's equivalent starts more northerly to Weyhill before turning SW.

Ogilby 39    
This route can be followed as a major road from Petersfield westwards through Langridge and Bramdam, to Winchester. How close Ogilby and Harrison are across Magdalen Down is hard to tell.

Ogilby 51    
This route appears as a major road entering from Farnham, Surrey, via Bentley, to Alton. From Alton it can only be followed as a minor road to Alresford. From here it appears as a major road via Morested but missing Twyford, crossing the Itchin near Albrook House, and entering Southampton from the NE. The continuation back northwards to Rumsey is shown as a major road.

Ogilby 53    
The first part of this route SW from Basingstoke is followed by one or other minor roads but is picked up by a major road through Cranborn on to Stockbridge. Starting out from Stockbridge as a major road it is shown as a minor road going on SW to cross the Wiltshire border.

Ogilby 81    
This route shows as a major road entering from Berkshire across the Auborn River near Kingsclere, before turning SE to Basingstoke. A major road seems to follow the route to Alton, then Petersfield, then E to the Surrey border.

Ogilby 83    
This route has a small segment in Hampshire, shown by a minor road through South Tidworth.

Ogilby 97    
This route is drawn as a minor road from Alresford to Winchester across Magdalen Down. From Winchester it appears as a major road through Hursley, to Rumsey, then SW via Ragged Row and Malwood to Ringwood, and from there to the Dorset border. The extra part of route 97 from Poole eastwards to Christchurch, them Lymington, shows as a major road. The extra part of route 97 from Southampton northwards to Winchester, entering via St Cross, also shows as a major road.

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