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Checklist of Hampshire Maps
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Bowen 1772
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New and Accurate Map of England, with Wales, scale about 47 miles to 1 inch,
by Thomas Bowen, for the Complete English Traveller, published by John Cooke,
London, 1772.
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Published in the Complete English Traveller, written by Nathaniel
Spencer, published by John Cooke, Shakespear's Head, Pater Noster Row, London,
1772. |
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scale line:-
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example:-
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map -- HMCMS:B2002.84.2
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map feature:-
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not coloured & title cartouche & monumental cartouche & north point
& scale line & lat and long scales & sea plain & coast shaded
& table of symbols & county & settlements & roads & post
roads |
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inscription:- |
printed -- top
Engraved for The Complete English Traveller.
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inscription:- |
printed -- monumental cartouche, upper right
A New and / Accurate MAP of / ENGLAND / By T. Bowen.
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inscription:- |
printed -- above scale line
British Statue Miles
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scale line:-
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60 miles = 32.1 mm |
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map type:-
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HantsMap -- Bowen 1772
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 24.5x37cm |
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wxh, map = 223x323mm |
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scale = 1 to 3000000 ? (1 to 3008120 from scale line assuming a statute
mile) |
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map type tabulation
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reference:- |
Spencer, Nathaniel: 1772: Complete English Traveller: Cooke, John (London) |
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map type Bowen 1772 -- menu of resources
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maps:-
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HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
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HMCMS:B2002.84.2 -- map
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| MN: 20.10.2002 |