Bishop's Waltham, Southampton

This drawing was completed in 1806. The detail with which it records the road network is greater than in previous maps - testimony to the Ordnance Survey's urgency and military intent. The Roman road from Winchester to Old Sarum is marked running from the top left of the map, with smaller sections of the road shown in the Chilworth area. The origin and terminus of these roads are also noted. A line with a circle at each end leads from the margins of the map to Morstead. This line was used to plot locations and landmarks. Several "Ancient Entrenchments" are marked, notably an iron-age hillfort near Winchester called St. Catherine's Hill. The fort is indicated by concentric rings of dark, cross-hatched strokes ('hachures'). Week Turnpike Gate is marked on the road between Week and Winchester. The recording of a dog kennel above Little Sombourne and bathing houses on the coast between Southampton and Redbridge reveal the meticulousness of the Survey, and perhaps too the interests of the draughtsman. Crocker, Edmund

Southampton (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Southampton (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Beaulieu

This drawing covers a section of the south coast bordering the Solent and Southampton Water. The defence requirements of this area were considerable as the Solent gave access to the important ports of Portsmouth and Southampton. Calshot Castle, shown here in red and black at the mouth of Southampton Water, was built by Henry VIII as part of a defensive chain defending the coast by cannon power. The drawing features a large decorative compass whose rays are visible extending to the edge of the land mass. Several corrections can be seen in black ink, where place names and the exact course of roads have been altered.

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SU32 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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A new complete & correct map of Southampton and its suburban district

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight LVII - OS Six-Inch Map

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight LXV - OS Six-Inch Map

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight LXXIII - OS Six-Inch Map

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight LXXXI - OS Six-Inch Map

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SZ49 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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Cowes 27A

1 : 10560 This plan of the Isle of Wight shows the River Medina flowing north into the Solent Channel, at the top of the map between West and East Cowes. The drawing is made on rectangular sheet lines, enclosed by a black border. Stonework buildings and structures are drawn in red ink at major settlements such as Newtown and Cowes. Irregular field boundaries dominate the coastal landscape. The care with which they are delineated suggests they were measured rather than estimated or sketched by the surveyor. Gardner, William