Map Notes -- OGILBY10.txt

	Map Notes

	NOTES from OGILBY'S MAP of ENGLAND, 1675
	These notes are taken from the general map of England and Wales published in the road book Britannia, by John Ogilby, London, 1675. The map studied is in a private collection.
	map type: HantsMap & Ogilby 1675
	The map size is: wxh, sheet = 51x42.5cm; wxh, map = 497x376mm, estimate. The map is the middle of three editions; two ships in the Irish sea, etc. These notes are made for Hampshire interest and might ignore features outwith that county. As the map studied has a little damaged some details have been checked against a reproduction, in:-
	Ogilby, John: 1971 (facsimile) & 1675: Britannia: Osprey Publications (Reading, Berkshire)
	MAP FEATURES
title cartouche scroll cartouche oval cartouche map maker engraver	Printed right middle is an oval scroll cartouche:- A New Map of the Kingdom of ENGLAND & Dominon of WALES Whereon are projected all ye Principal Roads Actually Measurd & Delineated By JOHN OGILBY Esqr. his Maties. Cosmographer at the bottom of the cartouche is a crown supported by a crowned lion and a unicorn. Printed lower left is:- James Moxon S.
coat of arms	Printed upper middle is the royal coat of arms with supporters and mottoes:- DIEU ET MON DROIT HO[ ]OIT. Q[ ]AL. Y. [ ]ENSE. Letters in the barter motto obscured by the paws of the lion and unicorn supporters. The blazon is roughly:- quarterly 1 na d 4 quarterly i and iv azure three fleur de lys or ii and iii gules three lions passant regardant in pale or 2 or a lion rampant or in a tressure florey or 3 azure a harp or stringed argent The tressure should be florey counter florey. These are the arms of the Stuart kings; the quartered arms of England and France quartered with the arms of Scotland and Ireland. The map is not coloured and does not have reliable colour shadings or any colour letters.
orientation labelled borders up is N	The four map borders are labelled:- NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet.
scale lines scale old english mile	Printed in a scroll cartouche lower left are three scale lines, headed:- A Scale of Miles Each is chequered in miles, marked at 5 miles and labelled at 10 mile intervals, and has 50 miles in the scale. They are labelled:- Vulgar Computed Miles 23 in an Inch Direct Horizontal Miles 26 in an Inch Dimensurated Road Miles 29 in an I. The direct horizontal miles would seem to be the map's 'proper' scale, its 50 miles = 48.7 mm gives a scale 1 to 1652304 ie 26.1 miles to 1 inch. John Ogilby declares, elsewhere, that his mile is 1760 yards, a statute mile. The map scale is about:- 1 to 1700000 26 miles to 1 inch John Ogilby's vulgar miles are larger, 1.12 statute miles according to his scale line. This is perhaps his estimate of an Old English Mile? The measured road miles provides an estimate of the twistiness of a road? A mile by road achieving only 0.9 miles directly. The positions of places in Hampshire on the map can be compared to their known places, using DISTTAB.exe software, which gives a different estimate of the map scale, 1 to 1755918, 27 miles to 1 inch. It is unfair to measure such a small part of the map; the confidence in these measurements is small (+-18%).
lat and long scales	Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and longitude for a rectangular projection; marked and labelled at degrees. Notice that the longitude scale increases from west to east; the longitude of Greenwich (not marked on the map) is about 27d E suggesting a prime meridian about 27d W from Greenwich, this is probably the Azores which are centred about 28d W and are the prime meridian on Christopher Saxton's map. The map includes all of England and Wales, with parts of Scotland, Ireland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
sea area sea plain ships sea monsters	The sea area is plain, decorated with some sea monsters and a few ships. Some of the main sea areas are labelled, eg:- OCEANUS BRITANNICUS / THE CHANNEL
coast line coast shaded	The coast line is shaded for emphasis. The Hampshire coast is crudely drawn, inaccurate in detail though the main features can be seen. The Meon estuary is too large; the Hamble's too small; Hayling and Thorney Islands are missing though their spaces are there; etc.
rivers	Rivers are drawn by wiggly line tapering inland; drawn not too accurately. In Hampshire it is possible to recognise the tour, Avon, Test, Itchen, Hamble and Meon. Only the:- Thames flu. at its estuary, is labelled.
county	County boundaries are dotted lines; the county shapes are crude. County areas are labelled, eg:- HA MP SH.
settlements	Settlements are marked by a circle and differentiated by style of labelling. Only places on roads are noticed.
capital	three circles, the beginnings of three sets of roads; labelled in upright block caps:- LONDON

city	circle; labelled in italic block caps, eg:- WINCHESTER

town	circle; labelled in lowercase text, mostly italic but upright for larger towns, eg:-
	Alton [italic] Andover [italic] Southamton [upright] Hampshire towns are listed below:-
roads	Roads are drawn by a double line, solid or dotted for direct or cross roads. Printed upper right is:- A Catalog of the Roads under four headings. The roads which cross Hampshire are:- Exprest in ye Mapp by a Double Black Line Independents ... London to ye Lands end ... London to Portsmouth ... Dependents London to Barnstable ... London to Southampton ... London to Weymouth ... Exprest by a Double prickt line Principal Cross Roads ... Oxford to Chichester ... Oxford to Salisbury ... Accidentals ... London to Pool ... The roads are not labelled on the map by name, nor do they have a plate number, so the map does not function as an index map.
	Hampshire Towns
	Remember that only places on roads are noticed. Out of the '21' market towns the following are shown:-

	Alton
	Andover
	Basingstoke
	Christehurch
	Kingsclare
	Lemington
	Alresford
	Petersfield
	Portesmouth
	Ringwood
	Rumsey
	Southamton
	[Stockbridge marked but not labelled]
	Whitchurch
	Winchester

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NOTES from OGILBY'S MAP of ENGLAND, 1675

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Hampshire Towns