Map Notes -- KEER1.txt

	Map Notes

Keer 1605	NOTES from PETER KEER'S MAP of HAMPSHIRE, 1637
KD1996.3	These notes are made from a copy of a map of Hampshire by Peter Keer, 1599, published about 1637. The map studied is in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:KD1996.3.
	This copy of the map has the text for Surrey on the reverse. It has the title in English, not Latin. Although basically the map drawn about 1599 and published about 1605, the version is one published about 1637?
	Peter van den Keere was born about 1571, died about 1646.
	map type: HantsMap & Keer 1605
	MAP FEATURES
title strapwork cartouche	The map has a strapwork cartouche. The upper part:- SOUT / HAMPTON. The lower part carries the scale.
map maker	The map has no maker's name, but is recognizable as Keer's map. The maps in the atlas published in Amsterdam, about 1605, were drawn about 1599, only a few have his name on them 'Petrus Kaerius'.
scale line scale old english mile	In the lower of the title cartouches is a scale line 10 miles, chequered in miles, labelled:- Sala Miliarum 10 miles = 18.8mm, wrongly assuming a modern statute mile - the scale is thus 1 to 856034. The map scale is about:- 1 to 860000 14 miles to 1 inch A better estimate of the scale is made from town positions, comparing to known town-town distances using DISTAB.exe. The map scale is about:- 1 to 1100000 16.5 miles to 1 inch The map maker's mile is an:- Old English Mile = 1.25 statute miles
orientation labelled borders	The left and right map borders are labelled:- Occidens Oriens for west and east.
sea area sea moire effect	There is some attempt at moire effect sea.
coast line coast shaded	The coast is shaded with horizontal lines extended into harbours and river mouths.
coastal defence castles	The coastal defence castles are drawn and labelled at:- Hurst cast Calshot cast Netley cast S. Andros
rivers bridges	Rivers are shown by wiggly lines tapering in from the river mouth, the lines stay quite wide and bold. Most are not named, but see:- Test flu Some bridges are indicated, at Romsey, Stockbridge, and out of the county.
relief	Relief is mostly ignored. There is a hill:- which is probably 'Old Winchester Hill' near Clanfield.
forests woods	Forests are clearly shown by groups of trees, not named, not even the New Forest. It is possible to recognize most of the forests.
county swash lettering	The county boundary is a dotted line Swash lettering is used to fill space and label the adjoyning counties and the sea area south of Chichester
settlements	The position of settlements is shown by a dot and circle plus other elements suggesting their size.
city town	dot, double circle, tower; labelled lowercase upright text, eg:- Winchester Andoner

village	dot, circle and tower; labelled lowercase italic text, eg:- Ripley There is one settlement, Bisthorne north of Christchurch which has dot, circle, but no tower - I am inclined to think this is a mistake not meaningful.

	REFERENCES
	Skelton, R A: 1950: Peter van den Keere: Library, The: ser 5 vol 5: pp130-132 Keuning, J: 1960: Peter van den Keere: IMahgo Mundi: 15: pp66-72

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NOTES from PETER KEER'S MAP of HAMPSHIRE, 1637

MAP FEATURES

REFERENCES