Bazaar 1890

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		NOTES from the BAZAAR EXCHANGE MART MAP of ENGLAND and WALES, 1890
	These notes are taken from the Tourist Route Map of England and Wales published by the Bazaar Exchange and Mart, about 1890. The map studied is in a private collection.
	The map date is suggested by advertisements pasted on the back of the map. Its size is: wxh, sheet = 64x76cm; it has been sectioned into 6x4 pieces and mounted on ?linen to be folded. Having been well used the map is in very poor condition.
		MAP FEATURES
	title	Printed upper right is a title:- The TOURIST ROUTE MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES. PUBLISHED AT THE OFFICE OF THE BAZAAR EXCHANGE & MART 170, STRAND, LONDO[N] W.C.
	orientation compass rose up is N	Printed left of centre is a compass rose; no circle, star points for cardinal and half cardinal directions, North marked by a fleur de lys. The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet.
	scale line scale	Printed lower centre is a scale line of:- British Statute Miles chequered and labelled at 5 mile intervals. The 60 miles = 99 mm, roughly, gives a scale 1 to 974769. The map scale is about:- 1 to 970000 15 miles to 1 inch
	lat and long lat and long scales	Printed in the borders are scales of latitude and longitude for a ?trapezoid projection; chequered at 10 minute intervals, labelled at degrees. The prime meridian is Greenwich; the bottom scale is labelled:- Longitude West from Greenwich The map includes from 2 or 3d E to 6 or 7d W, 49d 50m to 56d 15m N; England and wales, the south of Scotland, and a corner of France.
	table of symbols roads	Printed lower left is an:- EXPLANATION Turnpike Roads ... [double line] Principal Cross Roads ... [single line] Market Towns in Roman Print ... [upright lowercase] Grantham The Figures attached thereto denote their distance from the Metropolis. The Lines and Roman Figures printed in RED refer to the Table of Road Routes.
	sea area sea shaded	The sea area is shaded, and some areas are labelled, eg:- ENGLISH CHANNEL
	coast line coast shaded	The coast line is shaded for emphasis. Harbours are recognisable but not (Hampshire) labelled.
	rivers	Rivers are drawn by a wiggly line, perhaps with some braiding, and perhaps labelled, eg:- Riv. Avon
	county	The county boundaries are fine dotted lines, easily missed amongst the bolder features. The county areas are labelled, eg:- HAMP / SHIRE
	settlements distances from London electoral data	Settlements are shown by a small group of blocks, differentiated by style of labelling. There might be a cross (+) for a ?church. The distance of towns from London is given; and stars are attached to borough towns for the number of members they back to Parliament.
	city	labelled in upright block caps:- WINCHESTER / 62 [2 stars]
	town	labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:- Southampton / 75 [2 stars] Stockbridge / 66
	village   hamlet	labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:- Mid. Wallop
		The last style of lettering is used for various other features on the map.
	roads road distances turnpike roads	Most roads are drawn by a double line, turnpike roads according to the explanation. These make a comprehensive looking network over the Hampshire; I have not checked to see how comprehensive. A few roads are drawn by a single line, explained as principal cross roads. Distances along roads are given, eg:- Win. to Ba. 17 The places are usually clear from the route. Some roads are tinted red, with a route number in large red roman characters, eg:- XVI for the Lands End road. The number refer to tabulated itineraries.
	table of data roads	Printed either side of the map are tabulated:- ROAD ROUTES FROM LONDON (Marked in Red on the Map) REVISED AND CORRECTED, FROM VARIOUS AUTHORITIES, BY HARRY HEWITT GRIFFIN, R. for ROUTE.
	canals	Canals are drawn by a triple line, light bold light, and might be labelled, eg:- Basingstoke Can. 1772
	railways	A few railways are drawn by a double line, slightly broader than that for roads. These are quite well hidden amongst the other stuff on the map, but can be recognised if you know where railways ran. Railways appear to be an afterthought; and incomplete afterthought.

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