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Description
HAMPSHIRE NORTH SECTION
BY
Lt Col MUDGE c1817
1ST EDITION ALSO KNOWN AS "THE OLD SERIES" ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP NUMBER 12 OF THE NORTH PART OF HAMPSHIRE ON A SCALE OF 1 INCH TO THE MILE
DATED 14TH AUG, 1817 BY
Lt Col MUDGE.
ENGRAVED BY BENJAMIN BAKER AT THE TOWER OF LONDON.
SOLD BY JAMES GARDNER, 163 REGENT STREET, LONDON.
MAP OF THE NORTH PART OF HAMPSHIRE ALSO COVERING PARTS OF BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE. THIS FOLDING ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP IS LAID ON LINEN IN 8 SECTIONS AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT BROWNING.
THE MAP MEASURES APPROX 83 x 65.5 cms
THIS IS A FIRST EDITION ENGRAVED MAP AND NOT A LATER ELECTROTYPE EDITION.
WILLIAM MUDGE (1762-1820) WAS AN ENGLISH ARTILLERY OFFICER AND SURVEYOR. HE WAS A FOUNDING FIGURE OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY RESIDING AT THE TOWER OF LONDON. HE BECAME DIRECTOR IN 1798 AND WAS ELECTED A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY IN THE SAME YEAR.
BENJAMIN BAKER (1766-1841) WAS A LONDON BASED MAP ENGRAVER AND PUBLISHER. HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL ENGRAVER TO THE ORDNANCE SURVEY.
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