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Map Notes
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Railway Chronicle 1846
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NOTES from the IRON ROAD BOOK for the LSWR, 1840s
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WOC5927
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These notes are made from a copy of the Travelling Chart or
Iron Road Book for the London and Southampton Railway, published
by the Railway Chronicle, about 1846. The guide book studied is
in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item
HMCMS:WOC5927.
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map type: HantsMap & Railway Chronicle 1846
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TITLE
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The cover page reads:-
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Railway Chronicle / TRAVELLING CHARTS / BASINGSTOKE, WINCHESTER,
/ SOUTHAMPTON. / Published at the RAILWAY CHRONICLE OFFICE, 14
Wellington Street North, Strand, London. / Price One Shilling.
PRINTED BY JAMES HOLMES, TOOK'S COURT, CHANCERY LANE.
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and is illustrated with vignette views of railway viaducts and
church towers.
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The title page reads:-
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RAILWAY CHRONICLE / TRAVELLING CHARTS; / Or, IRON ROAD BOOKS, /
FOR PERUSAL ON THE JOURNEY: / IN WHICH ARE NOTED / THE TOWNS,
VILLAGES, CHURCHES, MANSIONS, PARKS, STATIONS, BRIDGES, VIADUCTS,
TUNNELS, CUTTINGS, / GRADIENTS, &c., THE SCENERY AND ITS NATURAL
HISTORY, THE ANTIQUITIES AND THEIR / HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS,
&c., PASSED BY THE LINE OF THE RAILWAY. / With numerous
Illustrations. / Constituting a Novel and Complete Companion for
the Railway Carriage. / (This series of Charts is Copyright under
5 & 6 Vict. c. 45, and any infringement will be prosecuted) /
LONDON TO BASINGSTOKE, WINCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON, / ON THE
SOUTH-WESTERN.
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There is an end page to the chart:-
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Published at the Railway Chronicle Office, 14, Wellington Street,
North, Strand, by J. Francis. Price One Shilling. / SIMILAR
CHARTS FOR / BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE, GOSPORT, OXFORD, AND /
BIRMINGHAM, DOVER, GUILDFORD, RICHMOND, / Are published or in
course of publication. / The Railway Chronicle, / Containing the
earliest and most authentic information on all matters connected
with railways, with illustrative Maps and Engravings, is
published every Saturday, in time for the Morning Mails, price
Sixpence, (with Supplements Gratis when required,) stamped to go
free by Post. / PRINTED BY JAMES HOLMES, 4, TOOK'S COURT,
CHANCERY LANE.
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The Chart
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The size of the folded chart is 22x13.5cm. Unfolded the chart
is 22x248cm, single sided; it zigzags into 19 pages which can be
flipped up to read continuously as you travel. The last page is
the bottom outer page (getting grubby in use): the title page is
an extra sheet, an outer page, pasted on the back of the first
page of the chart. The chart is printed in four pieces, 66, 62.5,
65.5 and 62cm long, pasted into the long strip.
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Map Features
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orientation
up is start
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The direction of travel is down the page, ie London is at the
top, Southampton at the bottom. The traveller is advised to sit
facing towards London, ie facing up the page, while he reads in
the natural way down the page ... it makes good sense.
There are no clues to compass direction on the chart.
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scale
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The 77 miles of railway are drawn in a straight line, bends
are ignored. 77 miles = 1931mm giving a scale 1 to 64174; the map
'scale' is:-
1 to 64000
1 inch to 1 mile
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table of symbols
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The introduction has a table of symbols, transcribed
below.
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map type Railway Chronicle 1846 -- menu of resources |
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introduction -- RYC1INT.txt
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Blackwater to Winchfield -- RYC1_01.txt
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Winchfield to Basingstoke -- RYC1_02.txt
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Basingstoke to Winchester -- RYC1_03.txt
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Winchester to Southampton -- RYC1_04.txt
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introduction for published reprint -- RYC1PUB.txt
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source item -- HMCMS:WOC5927 -- railway map |
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list of map notes |
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HantsMap Notes -- RYCHRON1.txt
MN: 13.2.2001
last edit: 19.4.2001
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