SOUTH HAMPSHIRE BY Lt Col MUDGE c1810

 HAMPSHIRE SOUTH SECTION

BY

Lt Col MUDGE  c1810

1ST EDITION ALSO KNOWN AS " THE OLD SERIES" ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP NUMBER 11 OF THE SOUTH PART OF HAMPSHIRE ON A SCALE OF 1 INCH TO THE MILE
DATED 10TH APRIL, 1810 BY
Lt Col MUDGE.
ENGRAVED BY BENJAMIN BAKER AT THE TOWER OF LONDON.
SOLD BY JAMES GARDNER, 163 REGENT STREET, LONDON.

  SOUTH PART OF HAMPSHIRE ALSO COVERING PARTS OF SUSSEX AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT. THIS FOLDING ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP IS LAID ON LINEN IN 8 SECTIONS AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION

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.