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Millward and Dickinson 1737


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		NOTES from MILLWARD and DICKINSON'S ROAD MAP, 1737
	These notes are taken from a New and Correct Map of Roads of England, probably published by T Millward and B Dickinson, Inigo Jones's Head, Fleet Street, London, 1737. The item studied is in a private collection; the notes are made from a photocopy.
	The map is an edition of the map listed in:-
	Shirley, Rodney W: 1988: Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650-1750: Map Collector Publications & British Library:: ISBN 0 7123 0142 9
	Two maps in his list are similar to this item: Anon 6, London 1741, BL 10347.a.33 (1741); and Millard and Dickinson 1, London 1737, BL microfilm roll 36 dep 1007.
	the map size is roughly 27.5x31cm.
		MAP FEATURES

	title scroll cartouche	Printed in a scroll cartouche upper right is:- The Traveller's Guide or Pocket Companion thro' ENGLAND and WALES, containing a Map of all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads of SOUTH BRITAIN laid down from Mr. Ogilby's Survey shewing the distances between the Towns situated on each Road in Computed Miles' also the distances of the Market Towns from London in measured Miles together with the Market days &c. Below the cartouche are two gentlemen, one trundling a waywiser, the other on horseback carrying a ?circumferentor on a staff. In the left background a post boy gallops by blowing his horn. The scene is different from the scenes round cartouches on the similar maps in the British Library. Printed across the top is:- A NEW AND CORRECT MAP OF THE ROADS OF ENGLAND &c. The map includes England and Wales and enough of the south of Scotland to show the Carlisle to Berwick road across the borders, and the Berwick to Edinburgh road. Also printed at the top is:- (Place this at the end of the Book.)

	table of symbols	Printed lower right is an:- Explanation The Counties are expressed in Italic Capitals as ESSEX [italic block caps] The Market Towns are expressed in Roman Print as Rumford [upright lowercase text] The Villages are Engraved in Round Hand The Figures placed within the Roads shew the distance of one Town from another in Computed Miles. The Figures placed on the sides of each Road shew ye distance of each Market Town from London in Measured miles The small Letters vizt. m. t. w. th. f. s. annexed Market Towns shew the Market Days

	orientation compass rose up is N	Printed towards the left is a compass rose; no circle, star points for cardinal directions, lines for half cardinal directions, North marked by a fleur de lys, East by a cross. The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet. The compass rose is not on the similar maps; as there is no reason to have removed it I think it likely that this map is later than those, the compass rose added.

	scale	The map has no scale line,; it is, anyway, a diagram not a scale map. The scale is very roughly:- 30-40 miles to 1 inch.

	sea area sea plain	The sea area is plain, with seas labelled, eg:- THE ENGLISH CHANNEL The distance from Dover to Calais, 22 [miles], is shown in the strait.

	coast line coast shaded	The coast line is shaded for emphasis.

	rivers	Rivers are not drawn inland and not even shown by an estuary, excepting the great rivers.

	relief	Relief is not shown.

	county	County boundaries are dotted lines, and are weird shapes. The county is outlined to separate bits of the road diagram and are not intended to show the shapes of the land areas. County areas are labelled, eg:- HAMP / S

	settlements distances from London market days	Settlements are only noticed along the roads, other places are ignored. They are not marked by any symbol (except a fine drawing of London) and are just labelled.
	city	labelled in upright block caps:- 67 / WINCHESTER w. s. This and other towns have the distance from London in measured miles, and abbreviations for market days.

	town	labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:- 50 / Alton s. Alesford th. 78 / Southampton t. th. s. Beware that the figures and letters are above or below, somewhat detached from the town name - read the diagram carefully.

	village	labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:- Lippock


	roads road distances	Roads are drawn by broad double line in crude sweeps across the rough outline of the country. Routes are labelled, eg:- to Portsmouth The Western Road Settlements are labelled along the sides of the roads. Road distances, declared to be computed miles between towns, are given by figures inside the double lines.

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