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Checklist of Hampshire Maps
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Kitchin 1751 small
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Map, Hampshire, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Kitchin, 1751, as
one of a monthly series of county maps, London, 1747-60; published 1751-98.
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Published, opposite p.54, in 'The London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's
Monthly Intelligencer. Vol.XX For the Year MDCCLI. Multum in Parvo. Printed for
R,, Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-Noster-Row,,' February 1751. |
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The Hampshire map has the coat of arms of Southampton. |
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Published in 'Historical Descriptions of New and Elegant Picturesque
Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales: Being A Grand Copper-Plate
Repository of Elegance, Taste, and Entertainment. Containing a new and complete
collection of superb views of all the most remarkable Ruins and antient
Buildings, such as Abbeys, Castles, Monasteries, Priories ... Accompanied by
elegant Letter-Press Descriptions ... To Which Will Be Added ... a Complete Set
of County-Maps accurately executed by the best Artists ... Together with an
authentic account of Doomsday-Book ... Published under the inspection of Henry
Boswell, Esq. F.A.R.S. Assisted by Robert Hamilton, L.L.D. and other ingenious
Gentlemen in different Parts of the Kingdom - celebrated for their laborious
Researches in the pleasing Study of English Antiquities. London: Printed for
Alex. Hogg, at the King's-Arms, No.16, Paternoster-Row, and Sold by all
Booksellers, Printsellers, and News-Carriers, in Town and Country,' about
1787-89. |
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Henry Boswell and Robert Hamilton are pseudonyms invented by Hogg for his hack
writers. |
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The map is the same but without any imprint, there is no reference to the London
Magazine, plain on the reverse; the book has much text; its size is 9 x 15
ins. |
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Published in 'Complete Historical descriptions of A New and Elegant
Collection of Picturesque Views and Representations of the Antiquities Of
England and Wales: ... To Which Arre Added, ... a Complete Set of the
County-Maps of England, Scotland, and Ireland, ... By Henry Boswell, Esq. F.A.S.
... London: Printed for Alex. Hogg, at the King's Arms, (No.16) Paternoster-Row,
...' about 1793. |
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Published in 'The Antiquities Of England and Wales Displayed; Being A
Grand Repository of Elegance, Taste, and Entertainment. Containing Copious
Historical Descriptions of all the most Remarkable Elegant and Magnificent Ruins
and Ancient Buildings; ... including particularly every Article worthy of Notice
in that Voluminous and very Expensive Work published By Captain Grose. ... By
Henry Boswell, Esq. F.A.S. Assisted by Many Antiquarians, and other Ingenious
Gentlemen ... A New Edition, with Alterations And Improvements. London: Printed
For Alex. Hogg, At No.16, Paternoster-Row. 1795.' |
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Grose had died 1791; he might not have been amused at the slight. |
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Published in 'A New and Complete Abridgement or Selection of the most
Interesting and Important Subjects in the Antiquities of England And Wales:
Being A Complete Collection Of Beautiful Views Of The Most Remarkable Buildings
And Ancient Ruins Drawn On the Spot. ... By Francis Grose, Esq. F.A.S. To Which
Will Be Added ... A Complete Set Of County Maps, By The Best Artists. ...
London: Printed for the Editor, and Sold by H.D. Symonds, No.20, and Alex. Hogg,
No.16, Paternoster-Row; and may be had of all the Principal Booksellers and
Newsmen, in England, wales, Scotland, and Ireland. MDCCXCVIII.' ie
1798. |
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just what is a 'complete abridgement'? |
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scale line:-
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example:-
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map -- HMCMS:FA1988.5
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map feature:-
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hand coloured & title cartouche & coat of arms (municipal, Southampton)
& compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales (rectangular)
& table of symbols & coast form lines & rivers & relief &
hillocks & woods & settlements & roads |
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inscription:- |
printed -- cartouche
HAMPSHIRE / Drawn from the best / Surveys & Maps / Corrected from / Astronl.
Observations / By T. Kitchin Geographr.
-- beehive, trees, ship |
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scale line:-
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15 miles = 43.5 mm |
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map type:-
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HantsMap -- Kitchin 1751 small
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dimension:- |
wxh, plate = 22.5x19.5cm |
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scale = 1 to 550000 ? (1 to 554946 from scale line assuming modern mile) |
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scale = 1 to 700000 ? (from town positions using DISTAB.exe) |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 15.2m W (approx) |
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map type tabulation
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reference:- |
: 1751: London Magazine, The & Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer: Baldwin, R jnr
(London) |
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Boswell, Henry (pseudonym) & Hamilton, Robert (pseudonym): 1787=1789: Historical
Descriptions of New and Elegant Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of England
and Wales: Hogg, Alexander (London) |
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Boswell, Henry (pseudonym): 1793 (?): Complete Historical Descriptions of A New
and Elegant Collection of Picturesque Views and Representation of the
Antiquities of England and Wales: Hogg, Alexander (London) |
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Boswell, Henry (pseudonym): Antiquities Of England and Wales Displayed: Hogg,
Alexander (London) |
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Grose, Francis (after): 1795: New and Complete Abridgement or Selection of the
most Interesting and Important Subjects in the Antiquities of England And Wales:
Symonds, H D & Hogg, Alexander (London) |
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also see:-
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related map type -- Exshaw 1751
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map type Kitchin 1751 small -- menu of resources
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maps:-
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HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
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HMCMS:ACM1934.74.10 -- map
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HMCMS:FA1988.5 -- map
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HMCMS:FA1997.9 -- map
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HMCMS:FA1997.10 -- map
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HMCMS:R15 -- map
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| MN: 18.6.2001 |