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Checklist of Hampshire Maps
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Rowe 1816
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Map, Hampshire, scale about 4.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Rowe, 19 Bedford
Street, London, engraved by T Barnett, published 1816; published 1816-1829.
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Published in 'The English Atlas. Being a new & complete Set of County
Maps, divided into hundreds, exhibiting the direct and cross Roads, Cities,
Towns, Villages, Parks, Rivers and navigable Canals, with the distances marked
between the towns and from London. Preceded by a general map of England and
Wales, shewing the connection of the respective maps. By Robert Rowe,
Geographer. London: Printed for R. Rowe, 19, Bedford Street, Bedford Row, 1816.
Printed by Joyce Gold, 103, Shoe Lane, Fleet Street.' |
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The atlas size is 11 x 17 ins. |
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Published in 'New British Atlas, Containing a Complete set of County
Maps, on which are delineated all the principal Cross Roads, Cities, Towns, &
most considerable Villages, Parks, Rivers, Navigable Canals & Railways, preceded
by General Maps of England, Ireland, Scotland, North & South Wales. The whole
carefully revised and corrected to the year, 1829. London: Published by Henry
Teesdale & Co., 302, Holborn.' 1829. |
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The atlas has title page, 40 maps of counties, and general maps; its size is 14
1/2 x 18 1/2 ins; there are not a lot of railways in 1829. |
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Published in another edition 'NEW British Atlas, Containing a Complete
Set of County Maps, ON WHICH ARE DELINEATED ALL THE PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS,
Cities Towns and most considerable Villages, PARKS, RIVERS, NAVIGABLE CANALS &
RAILWAYS, preceded by General Maps OF England, Ireland, Scotland, NORTH & SOUTH
Wales. THE WHOLE CAREFULLY REVISED & CORRECTED TO THE YEAR 1830. ...' |
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Published other editions 1831, 1832, 1833, 1835 and 1840; possibly
revised and corrected. |
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scale line:-
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example:-
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map -- HMCMS:FA1997.108
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inscription:- |
printed -- title
HAMPSHIRE
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inscription:- |
printed -- bottom centre
London, Published by Henry Teesdale & Co 302, Holborn
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map feature:-
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compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales & table of symbols
& table of hundreds & county & hundreds & relief & roads
& turnpike roads & post roads & parks & forests & road
distances & rivers & beacons & electoral data & canals |
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scale line:-
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10 miles = 57.7 mm |
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map type:-
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HantsMap -- Rowe 1816
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 37x47.5cm |
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wxh, plate = 367x436mm |
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wxh, map = 342x414mm |
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scale = 1 to 280000 ? (1 to 278916 from scale line assuming statute mile) |
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longitude, Winchester = 1d 17.1m W (approx) |
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map type tabulation
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reference:- |
Rowe, Robert: 1816: English Atlas: (London) |
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Teesdale, Henry and Co: 1829 & 1830 & 1831 & 1832 & 1833 & 1835 & 1840: New
British Atlas: (London) |
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map type Rowe 1816 -- menu of resources
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maps:-
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HMCMS Map Collection (scanned item in bold)
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HMCMS:FA1997.108 -- map
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HMCMS:FA1998.6 -- title page
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HMCMS:FA1998.139 -- map
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| MN: 20.8.2001 |