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Checklist of Hampshire Maps
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Gray 1824
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Itineraries in Hampshire by George Carrington Gray, published by Sherwood,
Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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Published in 'GRAY'S BOOK OF ROADS. On an entirely New Plan. PRICE
SEVEN SHILLINGS BOUND; OR, WITH A SERIES OF MAPS, FORMING A COMPLETE COUNTY
ATLAS, TWELVE SHILLINGS BOUND.' on first title page, and 'GRAY'S NEW BOOK OF
ROADS. THE TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE ROADS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND PART OF
SCOTLAND, ON AN ENTIRELY NEW PLAN, WHEREBY THE DIFFERENT LINES OF ROUTE LEADING
TO ANY REQUIRED POINT OF DISTANCE ARE BROUGHT UNDER NOTICE AT ONE REFERENCE, AND
THE VARIATION SHOWN IN THE MARGIN: THE GREAT ROADS, EACH DISTINCTLY GIVEN, IN A
CONTINUOUS LINE, FROM ONE EXTREME POINT TO ANOTHER, AND THE CROSS ROADS SO
ARRANGED THAT THE ROUTE FROM ANY ONE PART OF THE KINGDOM TO ANOTHER MAY BE
TRACED WITH THE GREATEST FACILITY: WITH A VERY COPIOUS GENERAL INDEX, AND
SEPARATE LOCAL INDICES TO THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS AND WATERING PLACES: FORMING,
ALTOGETHER, A COMPREHENSIVE, USEFUL, AND PERSPICUOUS ITINERARY. BY GEORGE
CARRINGTON GRAY. / LONDON: PRINTED FOR SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO. PATERNOSTER ROW.
1824.' on the second. |
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The book has a preliminary title page, advertisements, general map of England
and Wales which is an index to the roads, main title page, preface, table of
mail coach routes, table of distances on the Thames, explanation of the Direct
Roads, itineraries of Direct Roads, explanation of Cross Roads, itineraries of
Cross Roads, and an Index. |
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The road book is bound with an atlas of county maps and general map of England
and Wales, and list and index map of the county maps, by George A Cooke,
1802. |
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The book size is wxh=12.5x15cm. |
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example:-
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road book -- HMCMS:FA2000.62
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inscription:- |
printed -- title page (first one)
GRAY'S BOOK OF ROADS. / On an entirely New Plan. / PRICE SEVEN SHILLINGS
BOUND; / OR, WITH A SERIES OF MAPS, FORMING A COMPLETE COUNTY ATLAS, / TWELVE
SHILLINGS BOUND.
-- a scene of horsemen paying their toll at a turnpike gate, in which notice a
pedestrian turnstile, milestone and table of tolls |
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inscription:- |
printed -- title page
GRAY'S NEW BOOK OF ROADS. / THE / TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE ROADS / OF /
ENGLAND AND WALES, AND PART OF SCOTLAND, / ON AN ENTIRELY NEW PLAN, / WHEREBY /
THE DIFFERENT LINES OF ROUTE LEADING TO ANY REQUIRED POINT OF / DISTANCE ARE
BROUGHT UNDER NOTICE AT ONE REFERENCE, / AND THE VARIATION SHOWN IN THE MARGIN:
/ THE GREAT ROADS, / EACH DISTINCTLY GIVEN, IN A CONTINUOUS LINE, FROM ONE
EXTREME POINT TO / ANOTHER, AND THE / CROSS ROADS / SO ARRANGED THAT THE ROUTE
FROM ANY ONE PART OF THE KINGDOM TO ANOTHER MAY BE / TRACED WITH THE GREATEST
FACILITY: / WITH A VERY COPIOUS GENERAL INDEX, / AND SEPARATE LOCAL INDICES TO
THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS AND WATERING PLACES: / FORMING, ALTOGETHER, A COMPREHENSIVE,
USEFUL, AND PERSPICUOUS / ITINERARY. / BY GEORGE CARRINGTON GRAY. / LONDON: /
PRINTED FOR SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO. PATERNOSTER ROW. / 1824.
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inscription:- |
printed -- back of title page
J G Barnard, Skinner Street, London.
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map type:-
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HantsMap -- Gray 1824
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map type:-
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HantsMap -- Cooke 1802
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dimension:- |
wxh, book = 12.5x15cm |
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wxh, sheet = 12x14.5cm |
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map type tabulation
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also see:-
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related map type -- Cooke 1802
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map type Gray 1824 -- menu of resources
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maps:-
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HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
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HMCMS:FA2000.62 -- road book
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HMCMS:FA2000.62.0 -- map
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HMCMS:FA2000.62.41 -- map
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HMCMS:FA2000.62.49 -- map
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| MN: 1.2.2001 |