Wallis 1815
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| NOTES from WALLIS'S ENGLAND AND WALES, 1815 | ||
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These notes are taken from a jigsaw puzzle of Wallis's New
Travelling Map of England and Wales, published by John
Wallis, London, about 1815. The jigsaw studied is in the Map
Room of the British Library, shelf mark Maps 162.p.2.
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The jigsaw is made from a hand coloured engraving pasted on
wood backed with paper against the dangers of warping. It is
hand cut with an interlocking border and non interlocking
pieces which are picture pieces of the counties. There are
70 pieces in a sliding lid box. The map size is: wxh, jigsaw
= 49.5x61.5cm; wxh, map = 486x610mm.
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| MAP FEATURES | ||
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title
map maker |
Printed on the label on the box lid, repeated upper right
on the map:-
WALLIS'S NEW TRAVELLING MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES with Part of SCOTLAND , on which are Delineated THE DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS, with the MARKET TOWNS AND VILLAGES, ALSO The Course of the Great Rivers, to which is added The Distance between one Market Town and another, AND THE Exact admeasurement prefixed to each County Town and City, from the Metropolis. |
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orientation
up is N |
The map is printed with North at the top of the
sheet.
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| scale |
There is no scale line, but the latitude scales provide
an estimate of scale. 50 minutes latitude = 465.5 mm gives a
scale 1 to 199281. The map scale is about:-
1 to 200000 3 miles to 1 inch |
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| table of symbols |
Printed upper right is an:-
EXPLANATION. Direct Roads ... [double line, light bold] Cross Roads ... [double line, light light] Routes of Mail Coaches ... [double line plus a dotted line down the centre] Rivers ... [wiggly lines] Cities as ... LONDON [upright block caps] Market Towns as ... Sheffield [upright lowercase text] Villages as ... Sittingbourne [italic lowercase text] |
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lat and long
lat and long scales |
Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and
longitude; chequered at 10 minute intervals, labelled at
degrees. The prime meridian is somewhere through London.
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sea area
sea plain shipping routes |
The sea area is plain, with some areas labelled, eg:-
ENGLISH CHANNEL Some shipping routes are marked by a dotted line, labelled, eg:- to Jersey 35 Leagues |
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coast line
headlands |
The coast line is pretty well drawn; it is possible to
recognise Hampshire features - The Solent, Spithead,
Southampton Water, Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour,
Portsea Island, Hayling Island, etc etc.
Some headlands are noticed, eg:- BEACHY HD. |
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| rivers |
Rivers are drawn by wiggly lines tapering inland. few are
labelled, eg:-
Avon R. MOUTH OF THE THAMES |
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| county |
The jigsaw pieces are each a county. Doing the puzzle
means handling and becoming familiar with the county shapes
and their position; this is the idea of this teaching
toy.
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| settlements |
Larger settlements are shown by groups of small blocks,
smaller by a circle, and differentiated by style of
labelling.
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| city |
group of blocks; labelled in upright block caps:-
WINCHESTER |
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| town |
group of blocks; labelled in upright lowercase text,
eg:-
Alton |
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| village |
a circle; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Wallop |
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roads
post roads |
A network of main roads is shown by double lines;
'Direct' roads have light and bold lines, 'Cross' roads
light and light lines. Post roads, have an extra dotted line
down the centre of the road.
Road distances are marked by figures by the road. It is not always easy to be sure where the end points of the given distance are. |
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