Map Notes -- SPD1FTR.txt

	Map Notes


	SPEED'S HAMPSHIRE 1611, Map Features
title cartouche strapwork cartouche map maker publisher engraver	The map's title is HANTSHIRE / described and devided printed in a strapwork cartouche. In a plain cartouche attached to the scale line is the map makers name, etc:- Performed by Iohn Speede and are to be solde in Popes / head alley by I. Sudbury and G. Humbell. Cum Privilegio. The engraver has put his name about centre bottom:- Iodocus Hondius caelavit
coat of arms	The title cartouche is surmounted by the royal coat of arms and mottoes:- DIEU ET MON DROIT and:- HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE The coat of arms is that of the period, which is not the same as today's:- Quarterly 1. and 4., quarterly i and iiii azure three fleur de lys or (France), ii and iii gules three lions passant guardant or (England); 2. or a lion rampant within a tressure flory counter flory gules (Scotland); 3. azure a harp or stringed argent (Ireland). With crests and supporters.
picture frame border	The border of the map is given the appearance of a carved wood picture frame.
orientation labelled borders	The four edges of the sheet are labelled:- SEPTENTRIO ORIENS MERIDIES OCCIDENS For north, east, south, and west. There is no compass rose.
scale line scale old english mile	The map has a scale line labelled:- THE SCALE OF MILES 8 miles, chequered in chequered in quarter miles; within a strapwork cartouche. The 8 miles = 65.3 mm gives a scale, wrongly assuming a statute mile, 1 to 197163. The map scale is about:- 1 to 200000 3 miles to 1 inch 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 = 1.22 statute miles
lat and long scales	The printed map has no scales of latitude and longitude, but these were engraved, and exist on a proof printing of the plate (Skelton 1970).
index grid	This map has no index grid. Calculations have been made to overlay the National Grid system on the map, see:-
	see:- SPD1NGR.txt
sea area sea moire effect sandbanks	The sea area is patterned with an engraved moire or watered silk effect Sandbanks are indicated by dotted areas.
coast line coast shaded headlands harbours	The coast line is shaded with horizontal lines which are continued into harbours. Some coast landforms are labelled, eg:- Black Cliffe Hengestbury heade Some harbours are labelled, eg:- Hamble haven.
coastal defence castles	Several of the old coastal castles are shown:- Hurst castle Calshot castle S Andrews castle Worth cast South castle There is no indication of fortifications at Portsmouth, Southampton, Cosham, etc
rivers bridges	Rivers are drawn tapering from their mouth at the coast; none are named. There are some bridges shown, eg at Ringwood and Fordingbridge. A lake is shown at Elvetham and one at Highclere Park. There is a pond near Farnborough:-
relief hillocks	The map has groups of little hillocks, shaded to look real
beacons	Some beacons are indicated by a 'post', a spiky bit drawn on top, eg:- Selborne Beacon with 1 post Popham Beacon with 3 posts There is a tower on a hill by Bursledon, what is this?
woods forests	Drawings of trees are used on the map. They appear to be grouped meaningfully, either in parks, or in groups for a wood or forest, which mmight be labelled, eg:- Beare Forest Newe Forrest Linwood There are some forests without any trees, but labelled:- Buckholt Forrest Chure Forrest West Forrest In the New Forest there is a splendid group of deer leaping through trees and hills, chased by a hound.
parks	Parks are shewn by a ring of paling fence. This might enclose a group of trees, and perhaps a symbol for a settlement of some sort. Most of the parks are just ovals; Titchfield has a double ring. At least one park is labelled:- Preu park But others are only named by implication from the enclosed settlement name - the settlement may be just the park house etc.
county	The county boundary is a fine dotted line
swash lettering	Swash lettering, names of the surrounding counties, fills space on the sheet outside Hampshire
hundreds	Hundreds are indicated; boundary a fine dotted line, areas labelled with names in block caps, eg:- ALTON HUNDRED
settlements	Settlements are indicated by a dot in a circle for position, plus some sketchy buildings and a label. Not all places are labelled which provides scope for misinterpretation but checking against the earlier maps of Norden and Saxton, which Speed followed, will help. There is no table of symbols, the reader is left to guess what each symbol means. It is particularly difficult to know whether a simple circle/circle and tower mean a hamlet/village or just a big house. There are some cryptic marks attached to some circles. In the labelling a tilde (~) is used for internal abbrevaition, and a stop (.) for truncation; a colon (:) is taken to mean hyphenation which can be joined up when transcribing
city	circle, dot, lots of buildings; upright block caps, eg:- Winchester

town	circle, dot, buildings, tower; slightly larger lettering, upright, eg:- Ringwood large town has more buildings, slightly larger lettering, upright, eg:- Southampton

village	circle, dot, tower; small italic lettering, eg:- Crawley various styles, with perhaps a little building besides

hamlet	circle, dot; small italic lettering, eg:- Burley

	circle, dot, upright spike; small italic lettering, eg:- Exbury

	circle, dot, carrette; small italic lettering, eg:- Paultons

religious house	circle, dot, cross; small italic lettering, eg:- Magdelyne

castle	dot, circle, tower and buildings; eg:- Malwood Castle

roads	Roads are not shown on this map. But there is a later edition of the map with roads added, 1676.
	Route diagram, 1676:-
	see:- SPD1RTE.txt

mills windmills water mills	A single windmill is drawn; a post mill on a hill north of Catherington - Clanfield windmill? A spiked circle on the river between St Mary Bourne and Hurstbourne is believed to show a watermill
copperas works	The copperas industry on the western coast is indicated:- Bascomb copperashouse
vignettes	There is a scene depicting the escape of Maud from Winchester in 1141; a litter carried by two horses, with attendant guard with weapons trailing, passing by ?siegeworks and armed soldiers. And a caption:- The warrs betwixt Maud the Emprese (intituled Lady of England unto whom all the Nobility had sworne Aleagance) And King Stephen Earle of Bolleigne her Cosin germane, was prosecuted with such variable fortune in many conflicts on both partes: that Stephen himselfe was by her taken prisoner and reteyned in Irons with other exstremityes used, But succese of warr altering, Maud the Emprese to save her owne life adventured throwe the Host of her enimie, layde in a coffin fayned to be dead, and soe was caryed in a horse-litter from Winchester to Lutegershall Vices, and Gloucester; and thence to Oxford, whence the yere following she escaped as dangerously by deceaving the Scout watch in a deepe snowe. Anno 1141. Except for this vignette there is no indication of antiquities.
heraldic border coat of arms colouring	Coats of arms of important persons are drawn either side of the map, with each shield there is a caption in a further strapwork cartouche BOGO or BEAVOUS / Earl of Southamp / ton a famous warrier / against ye Normans. WIILLIAM FITZ / William created Earl / of Southampton / by Kinge Henry 8. THO. WRIOTHEOS: / LEY created Earle of / Southampton by / K. Edward 6. Anno. 1. CLITON a Saxon / Earle of Winchester SAER QUINCY Earle / of Winchester HUGH SPENCER / Earle of Winchester. LODOWICK BRUGET / Earle of Winchester. WILLIAM PAULET / Marquess of Winchester There are small letters of the alphabet in the quarters of coats of arms. These stand for the tinctures and furs used in heraldry. From other sources the letters to look for are:- O - or, gold, use yellow - series of dots A - argent, silver, uncoloured G - gules, red - vertica lines AZ - azure, blue - horizontal lines V - vert, green - lines diagonally left to right P - purpure, purple - lines diagonally right to left S - sable, black - cross hatched vertical and horizontal T - tenne, tawney, use orange - cross hatched diagonally
inset map streets	There is an inset street map of Winchester. Compass rose indicating the cardinal points by lines, north marked by a fleur de lys. There is a scale line of 240 paces:- PASES marked at 60, 120, 180, 240 The coat of arms of Winchester is shown. Streets and inportant buildings are keyed by number to a table of contents. The map shows streets, houses and some gardens, town wall and gates, bridges and the braided River Itchen, Winchester cathedral and other churches, mills, Winchester College, etc

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SPEED'S HAMPSHIRE 1611, Map Features