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NOTES from LANG'S MAP of SOUTHERN ENGLAND

FA2002.78.1  
These notes are made from the Map of Southern England, by R T Lang, published by E J Burrow, Cheltenhma, Gloucestershire, 1936. The item studied is in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museum Service, item HMCMS:FA2002.78.1.
map type: HantsMap & Lang 1936
The map size is:- wxh, sheet = 100x36.5cm.

MAP FEATURES

title    
map maker    

Printed lower right is a title:-
MAP OF / SOUTHERN ENGLAND / TO ACCOMPANY / THE NATIONAL ROAD BOOK VOL. I / Showing the routes included in this volume / with the numbers of each route shown in red / PLaces which commence or terminate / a route are shown in capitals / SCALE: 8 MILES TO 1 INCH / Prepared by R. T. Lang, F.R.G.S. / METHUEN, LONDON
The map was prepared by R T Lang: a printed note upper left states:-
Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map, with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office

coast line    
The map has a coast line across the south of England.

settlements    
Settlements are positioned by a circle or a dot or perhaps a bar across a road; the y are differentiated by the style of lettering.
city    
town    
circle; labelled in upringht block caps, eg:-
WINCHESTER
ALTON

village     dot, or bar across a road; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Sutton Scotney
Kingsclere
Mottisfont


roads    
Roads are drawn between the places in a way that suggests the directness or wiggliness of the route. Each road segment is labelled with a number which keys it to the itinerary in the body of the road book.


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HantsMap Notes -- LANG1.txt
MN: 11.6.2002
last edit: 11.6.2002