Old Map of Hampshire in 1947 by Ernest Clegg - Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester vintage US state maps one of the largest enclosed

one of the largest enclosed courtyards in Europe

The design includes decorative borders

this map highlights the shortest flight routes between major cities and military bases across the globe

Its balanced composition and evocative detail encourage a deeper connection with the timeless narratives of country life

and cultural institutions

Old Map of Hampshire in 1947 by Ernest Clegg - Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester vintage US state maps one of the largest enclosedThis atmospheric pictorial map of Hampshire was created by the artist and cartographer Ernest Clegg in 1947, in the years immediately following the Second World War, when decorative county maps like this one were prized as a way of celebrating Britain's landscapes and coastal heritage. Clegg combines an accurate outline of the county with a wealth of hand drawn illustration, marking out Hampshire's towns, countryside and naval associations at a moment