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Seller 1694
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FA1999.110.1:- 

Map, uncoloured engraving, Hant Shire ie Hampshire, scale about 13 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, London, 1694, published in Camden's Britannia Abridged, 1701.
The Old English Mile used by the map maker is 1.26 statute miles.
map feature:-  not coloured & title cartouche & scroll cartouche & labelled borders (North, East, South, West) & scale line & coast shaded & rivers & relief & hillocks & county & settlements
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche HANT / SHIRE
scale line:-  10 miles = 24.0 mm
map type:-  HantsMap -- Seller 1694
dimension:-  wxh, map = 146x120mm
wxh, plate = 156x124mm (approx)
wxh, sheet = 18x18.5cm
scale = 1 to 800000 ? (1 to 804672 from scale line assuming modern mile)
scale = 1 to 830000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe)

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reference:-  : 1701: Camden's Britannia Abridged: Wild, Joseph (London)
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images © Jean M Norgate 2004

town names:- 
Hampshire Hampshire
map name modern name
Alton Alton
Andover Andover
Basingstoke Basingstoke
Bushwaltham Bishops Waltham
Christchurch Christchurch
Farham Fareham
Kingsclere Kingsclere
Lymington Lymington
Alresford Alresford
Odiam Odiham
Petersfeild Petersfield
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Ringwood Ringwood
Rumsey Romsey
Southampton Southampton
Stockbridge Stockbridge
Winchester Winchester

MN: 4.10.2001
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