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PINE'S ARMADA, 1839, Plate 5/6

map maker    
publisher    

Printed at the bottom:-
H Gavelot delin. Publish'd by John Pine, June 24. 1739. according to Act of Parliament J. Pine Sculp.

decoration    
Top centre of border, portrait of:-
SR. FRANCIS DRAKE
Bottom middle of border; an officer distributing booty? left - prisoners being taken off towards a castle; right - 3 ships at anchor
And medallions with mottoes around; top left, 3 ships:-
SED NOMINI TUO AD GLORIAM
top right, coat of arms, lion rising from the sea:-
NON NOBIS DOMINE NON NOBIS 1588 bottom left, lady in a chariot with ?palm and a book:-
TANDEM BONA CAUSA TRIUMPHAT 1588
the book reads:-
ONSE UWEN
VADE NAEH
INDE- WERD
HEME GEHEY


MAP FEATURES, Plate 5

Plate 5 includes the coast from Dartmouth, Devon to West Lulworth, Dorset. (Brief notes only.) Plate number 'V' is printed top right.
sea area    
sea plain    

The sea area is plain.

coast line    
coast form lines    
headlands    

The coast line is drawn with form lines and has hachuring to indicate cliffs or a steep shore.
Some headlands, etc, are labelled, eg:-
Barry Point
Portland Bill
Mewstone

coastal defence    
castles    

Castles along the coast are drawn at:-
Powderham Castle
Portland Castle
Sanderfoot Castle

county    
No county boundary is shown, but the county names are drawn, eg:-
PART OF DEVON SHIRE
PART OF DORSET SHIRE

settlements    
town walls    

Settlements along the coast and up rivers are shown by drawing groups of buildings, some with towers. The groups vary a little in size. The name labels grade the settlements;
city     labelled in block caps italic, eg:-
EXETER
drawn with a town wall, with bastions.

town     labelled in lowercase upright, eg:-
Weymouth

village     labelled in lowercase italic, eg:-
Lyme

The grading is probably informal; don't take it too seriously.


MAP FEATURES, Plate 6

Plate 6 includes the coast from Portland Bill, Dorset to St Helens, Isle of Wight. Plate number 'VI' is printed top right.
orientation    
compass rose    

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There are two compass roses; each shows cardinal, half cardinal, and false points by star points, North is marked by a fleur de lys.

wind heads    
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A winged cherub's head puffs to indicate wind direction at the time of the action.

sea area    
sea plain    
sandbanks    

The sea area is plain.
Some rocks and sandbanks are marked, some labelled, eg:-
Needles
Shingles
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Horse

coast line    
coast form lines    
headlands    

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The coast line is drawn with form lines and has hachuring to indicate cliffs or a steep shore.
Some headlands, etc, are labelled, eg:-
Bill of Portland
Dunnose

coastal defence    
castles    
fortifications    

Castles along the mainland coast are drawn by a building with a flag, at:-
Portland Castle
Corfe Castle
Hurst Castle
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Calshot Castle
St Andrew's Castle
Portcaesar
and on the Isle of Wight at:-
Yarmouth
Cows
Sandham Fort [IoW]
Portsmouth, and the edge of Southampton, are shown by a star symbol which (I think) represent polygonal fortifications.

rivers    
bridges    

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River estuaries are drawn with form lines, and then the river is drawn by a wiggly line going tapering inland. The rivers are not named.
A few bridges are shown.

relief    
hillocks    

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Relief is not treated seriously; many little hillocks are drawn on the land, but they are just scattered about as decoration. Corfe Castle is shown on its hill; the range of hills across the Isle of Wight is more carefully defined.

beacons    
Warning beacons are not shown; which is a pity as the beacon system was an important part of the country's defences in 1588.

trees    
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Tree are drawn on the land. But, as with hillocks, it looks as if they are just decorative.

county    
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The county boundary is a fine dotted line; the county areas are labelled, eg;-
PART OF HAMP SHIRE

settlements    
The coast of Hampshire shows:-
Christchurch
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Limmington
SOUTHAMPTON
Gosport
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Portsmouth
The star shape indicates fortifications.


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