John Speed's Map of Hampshire, 1611

John Speed's Map of Hampshire, 1611

A hand coloured map of Hampshire, produced by John Speed in 1611. A town plan of Winchester can be seen in the top left hand corner of the map. The scale of this map is around 4 miles to 1 inch although, the Old English Mile used by the map maker is 1.22 statute miles.

This map was published in the Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, 1611.

KD1996.16