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Map Notes
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Rocque 1760s
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NOTES from ROCQUE'S MAP of ENGLAND and WALES, 1760s
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D1991.1
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These notes are taken from the Hampshire part of a jigsaw
puzzle made from a map, the Traveller's Companion, or Post Roads
of England and Wales, believed to be by John Rocque, London,
about 1760s, cut into a jigsaw published by Robert Sayer, 53
Fleet Street, London, 1786. The map studied is in the Childhood
Collection, Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:D1991.1.
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map type: HantsMap & Rocque 1760s
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The map is a hand coloured engraving, size: wxh = 47x54cm.
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NB remember that these notes are only for Hampshire.
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MAP FEATURES
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map maker
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The map is thought to be by John Rocque, who moved to England
in 1734, and died 1762. The jigsaw was published by Robert Sayer,
1786.
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orientation
up is N
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The map is printed with North at the top of the page.
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scale
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Using the position of Hampshire's towns the map scale has been
estimated at about (using DISTTAB.exe):-
1 to 1200000
19.5 miles to 1 inch
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sea area
sea shaded
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The sea is shaded and tinted blue (or the coast is shaded far
out from land). Some sea areas are labelled, eg:-
Southampton [Southampton
Water]
Spithead
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coast line
headlands
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The coast line is shaded far out from land.
Some headlands are noticed, eg:-
Selsey Bill
and perhaps
Spithead
is meant for the headland not the sea area.
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rivers
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Rivers are drawn by wiggly lines, and might be labelled,
eg:-
Tees R. [Test]
Wye R. [northern Wey]
Hampshire has the Stour, Avon, Lymington River, Beaulieu
River, Test, Itchen, Rother, and northern Wey.
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county
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The county boundary is a dotted line, tinted. It is also used
as the line to dissect the jigsaw. The jigsaw was a teaching toy,
concerned with the shapes and positions if counties in the
country. The county area, Hampshire, is labelled:-
HANTS
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settlements
distances from London
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Settlements are positioned by a circle, differentiated by
style of lettering. Cities and other large towns have a figure
for the distance from London.
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city
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circle; labelled in upright block caps:-
WINCHESTER 62
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town
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circle; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:-
Alton
Fareham
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But a large town might be labelled in italic block caps,
eg:-
SOUTHAMPTON 77
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roads
road distances
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Roads are drawn by double lines, bold light, and single lines.
Road distances are given between places by figures beside the
road; read carefully to know what places the distances are
between.
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Hampshire Towns
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The usual 21 towns are shown:-
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Alton
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Andover
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Basingstoke
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Waltham
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Christ Ch.
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Fareham
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Fordingbridge
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Gosport
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Havant
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Kingsclere
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Lymington
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Alresford
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Odiham
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Petersfield
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Portsmouth
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Ringwood
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Rumsey
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Southampton
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Stockbridge
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Whitchurch
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Winchester
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Hampshire Roads
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The main roads in Hampshire are:-
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from London; through Staines,
Middlesex; 28 miles across Surrey; to Basingstoke, 11 to
Whitchurch, 6 to Andover, Hampshire; 17 miles via [Lopcombe
Corner] to Salisbury, Wiltshire; and west, probably to Lands
End.
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alternative route from Basingstoke, 21
miles via [Popham Lane] to Stockbridge, Hampshire; 14 via
[Lopcombe Corner] to Salisbury, Wiltshire; and
beyond.
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branch from Basingstoke, 17 miles via
[Popham Lane] to Winchester, 11 to Southampton, Hampshire;
continued from Southampton, 17 miles to Ringwood, Hampshire; then
to Wimborne Minster and Poole, Dorset, etc.
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branch from Southampton, 18 miles via
[Redbridge] to Lymington, Hampshire.
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from Southampton, 8 miles to Rumsey
Hampshire; to Salisbury, Wiltshire; and beyond.
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from London; through Staines,
Middlesex; 21 miles across Surrey and Hampshire; to Farnham,
Surrey; 9 to Alton, 10 to Alresford, 6 to Winchester,
Hampshire.
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branch from Alton, part way southward
towards Petersfield and Waltham (continuing as minor
roads).
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fro London; through Godalming, Surrey;
then Petersfield, 17 1/2 miles via [Cosham] to Portsmouth,
Hampshire.
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branch from [Cosham] to Havant,
Hampshire; then 9 miles to Chichester, Sussex.
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map type Rocque 1760s -- menu of resources |
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source item -- HMCMS:D1991.1 -- map |
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list of map notes |
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HantsMap Notes -- ROCQUE1.txt
MN: 18.9.2002
last edit: 19.9.2002
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