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Catalog Number |
2014.21.63 |
Object Name |
Map |
Description |
John Cary Hampshire Hand-colored engraving London, 1787 Map with colored elements by John Cary: Hampshire, a county on the Southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The regions, cities, towns, et cetera, are clearly identified on the map, larger settlements marked with castle/cathedral icon or green miniature park plan, i.e. "Dogmers field" top right of map. Borders, main roads, parks, and forests, colored, some texture, rivers, small roads, and bodies of water, not colored, some texture. Decorative black and white title and credit cartouche with compass lines and fleur-de-lis, bottom right of map, scale below. Measurements marks surround black double line border, directional notation in English, "Longitude Wst. from London.", bottom right of map. Slight toning on edges, spots, smudges, scattered on surface and back of map, paper damage, left and right crease. Text page attached to back of map. |
Title |
Map of Hampshire |
Date |
1787 |
Role of Creator |
Cartographer |
Creator |
Cary, John |
Medium |
hand color engraving |
Material |
paper |
Dimensions |
H-12.25 W-9.75 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of Jeffery M. Leving, Founder, Fathers’ Rights |
Place of Origin |
Europe/England/London |
Subjects |
England Hampshire |