Map Notes -- BERTIUS1.txt

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Bertius 1616	NOTES about HAMPSHIRE from BERTIUS'S MAP of SE ENGLAND, 1616
FA2000.7	These notes about Hampshire are taken from the map of SE England, reduced from Mercator's map, 1595, published by Petrus Bertius, 1616.
	map type: HantsMap & Bertius 1616
	The map size is: wxh, sheet = 19.5x11.5cm; wxh, plate = 137x96mm; wxh, map = 135x94mm. The map includes Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, Essex, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight. Latin text on the reverse describes Yorkshire. The NW corner of France is shown, with coastal towns from Boulogne to Dunkirk.
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title title cartouche strapwork cartouche	Printed at the top is:- TAB. VI. ENGLIAE, IN QUA WARWICUM &c. Map 6, England, in which Warwickshire etc. Printed right centre is a strapwork cartouche:- Warwicum / Northa~pton / Hunting. etc.
orientation up is N labelled borders	The map is printed with north at the top. The map borders are labelled:- SEPT ORIENS MERI. OCCIDENS for septentriones - north, east, meridies - south, and west.
lat and long scales	Latitude and longitude scales for a rectangular projection are printed in the borders of the map; divided at 6 degree intervals ie tenths of a degree, marked at degrees. The Latitude runs from 50d 36m N to 53d 6m N. The lngitude scale runs from 18d 3m E to 24d 6m E with London at 20d 42m E. The prime meridian for longitude is about 20d 47m W of Greenwich. (This does not seem to be either the Canaries or Cape Verde Islands?)
scale line scale	Printed lower right is a scale of:- Miliaria Anglica in a strapwork cartouche. This has 30 miles chequered in 2 mile intervals, labelled in 10 mile groups. The 30 miles = 17.1 mm giving a scale 1 to 2823410 on the bad assumption that the mile is a modern statute mile. The map scale is about:- 1 to 2800000 45 miles to 1 inch
coast line coast shaded	The sea is engraved in a moire effect pattern; the sea area south of Hampshire is labelled:- Oceanus Britannicus
coast line coast shaded	The coast line is shaded for emphasis.
rivers	Rivers are shown by wiggly lines tapering inland. Hampshire has:- River Stour River Avon River Bourne River Test River Itchen River Hamble River Wey [northern] Blackwater River River Loddon River Enborne as well as can be judged. Not all are drawn in correct relationship to the county boundary.
relief hillocks	Hillocks are used to suggest relief. On this small scale the relief is somewhat notional. Perhaps it is reasonable to recognise parts of the:- South Downs North Hampshire Downs
woods forests	Overlarge tree symbols suggest woodland, again difficult to judge what is eaningful. Perhaps it is possible to recognise:- Chute Forest.
county	County boundaries are drawn by dotted lines. Counties are labelled; in the Hampshire area:- Wiltonia Berceria Surria Sout sexia and Southamtonia
settlements	Settlements are positioned by a dot and circle, with a tower. All use the same symbol; all are labelled in italic lowercase text. A very careful study might show that a limited number of stamps were used when engraving to mark places, and perhaps other features. Places in Hampshire are:- Aulton Basyngstoke Havant Kingesclere Lemrington Petersfeldt Southa~ton Winchester

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NOTES about HAMPSHIRE from BERTIUS'S MAP of SE ENGLAND, 1616

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