Map Notes -- HOGG1.txt

	Map Notes

Hogg 1784	NOTES from HOGG'S MAP of HAMPSHIRE, 1784
FA1997.70	These notes are made from a New Map of Hampshire published by Alexander Hogg, London, 1784. The map studied is in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museum Service, item HMCMS:FA1997.70.
	map type: HantsMap & Hogg 1784
	The map was originally published on a sheet with maps of Gloucestershire (?), the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. It might be found on the whole sheet, or cut off.
title monumental cartouche map maker publisher	The map has a monumental title cartouche:- A New map of HAMPSHIRE Drawn from the Latest Authorities The cartouche is a block of stone with foliage creeping over the top; and a ship sailing away beside it. The ship looks like a small three masted man-of-war flying a large ensign. Printed at the bottom:- Published by ALEXR. HOGG, at the Kings Arms, No.16 PATERNOSTER ROW.
coat of arms	The coat of arms of the Southampton is printed upper left.
orientation compass rose	The map has a simple compass rose; a plain circle with lines for the cardinal directions, north marked by a fleur de lys, east by a cross, and dotted lines for the half cardinal directions.
lat and long scales	Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and longitude for a recatmgular projection; chequered at 2 minute intervals, labelled at 10 minute intervals. Printed by the lower border is:- Longitude West from London
scale line	There is a scale line:- British Statute Miles 20 miles chequered in miles, then at 5 mile intervals. 20 miles = 49.6 mm is 1 to 648929, assuming the modern mile, ie about:- 1 to 650000 10 miles to 1 inch An estimate of the scale can be got from town positions, comparing known town-town distances using DISTAB.exe. The map scale is about:- 1 to 660000 10.5 miles to 1 inch
table of symbols	Printed lower right is a table of symbols:- Remarks Winchester is a City Boroughs ... ... ... [fig] Market Towns ... ... [fig] Villages & Castles . [fig] [fig] Parks .. ... ... ... [fig] The figures are discussed below.
sea area sea plain	The sea is plain. The sea area Spithead is labelled, also:- Southampton Water / Trisanton Bay
coast line coast form lines	The coast has form lines which continue into harbours and estuaries.
coastal defence castles	Castles are shown by a circle plus a flag, given in the table of symbols; labelled, eg:- Hurst Cast Calshot Cast. Soutsea Cast
rivers lakes bridges	Rivers are drawn by wiggly lines, broad at the mouth, tapering inland. Braiding might be shown, for example on the Test. Some rivers are labelled, eg:- Avon R. A lake is shown at Farnborough. Roads on the map generally interupt rivers, loosely implying a bridge. A clear example, see Eling. But the engraver is not careful; at Christchurch the river and road both continue through the intersection implying a ford, but I do not believe this is interntional. At Bursledon or Hamble? the river interupts the road, implying a ferry? Again I think it is a lack of care.
relief hillocks	Small indistinct hillocks shaded to the east signify hills. These are grouped, but do not depict the bones of the county at all well or reliably. The road from Petersfield towards Alton is drawn running along a ridge of hills:-
beacons	There is a village symbol labelled:- Beacon somewhere near Popham Beacons?
woods forests	The map has some groupings of very little tree symbols. There is some labelling:- NEW FOREST East Bere Forest
parks	The table of symbol gives an oval of fence palings for a park. This symbol, in various shapes and sizes is found over the map. None (?) is explicitly labelled.
county	The county boundary is a dotted line. Adjacent counties are labelled, eg:- WILT SHIRE
settlements streets	Settlements are positioned by a circle. There are added elements to distinguish types. The one city has a street plan of groups of blocks. Place labelling is a muddle of engraving, across feature symbols ...
city	groups of blocks on a street plan; upright block caps text:- WINCHESTER

town	circle and square, and tower, plus a single asterisk if it is a borough, defined in the table of symbols; upright lowercase text, eg:- Andover Otherwise just a circle which the table says is a village; labelled upright lowercase text, eg:- Odiam

village	circle, given in the table of symbols; italic lowercase text, eg:- Froyle

roads	Roads are drawn by a double line.
miscellaneous
antiquities roman roads	Three roads have dotted lines; the Portway, the roman road east from Winchester, and the road south from Silchester.

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NOTES from HOGG'S MAP of HAMPSHIRE, 1784