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Many of us brought up on school geography textbooks will recall that there were large areas of the Fens shown in a dull red colour to highlight the fact that...
I've just bought the new version 5 of MemoryMap, with whole UK at 1:50,000 on one DVD for under £200. I'm very pleased with it; very comprehensive gazeteer,...
... I have a old set of maps,on france they are on card backed with linen.there is some german print but all the french place names are as normal,if you have...
Peter Stubbs
pstubbs@...
Nov 3, 2005 8:11 am
1938
Dear all I am afraid that I have only just read this series of postings but thought it might be useful to someone out there if I let you know that Cambridge ...
The inclusion of the '0 metre' contour and hence indication of land below MSL is a result of the recontouring of Britain - started as imperial but soon...
Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Nov 4, 2005 7:03 pm
1940
These have been updated to include new maps published in October + forthcoming titles, and may be found at www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm Lez...
Glad to know this Anne, it was a member of the map room staff who told me that CUL did not have these - a reasonable statement since they are not kept with the...
Yolande Hodson
y.hodson@...
Nov 5, 2005 11:42 am
1942
This is being posted to ordnancemaps and to lis-maps, so apologies for cross-posting: if anyone knows any other list or group which might be interested, then...
rroliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Nov 5, 2005 3:06 pm
1943
Further to earlier posts about digital maps of UK, I note that OSI has now released 1:50,000 mapping of parts of Ireland on DVD for 99 Euro. Details at...
I am an architectural historian and have come across a date stone with bench mark dated 1750. Is this likely to have been put on by early OS surveyors, and...
Surely fords are marked ? On 1:50000 OS maps used by motorists either they are annotated with "Ford" (eg TM226994) for deeper all-year-round fords or just ...
Here is a warning to those who may be interested in the new OSI Trail Master series of DVDs of 1:50,000 digital maps of parts of Ireland. The software has a...
David Archer sells a reprint of Ordnance Survey Indexes to the County Series His web site is at http://www.david-archer-maps.co.uk/ Pete ... From:...
Peter Stubbs
pstubbs@...
Nov 14, 2005 7:59 am
1952
Since the introduction of 'Explorer' Maps, the Legend has shown 'Other Public Access' I was suprised to find that in Cambridgeshire no such routes are marked...
I've posted my work to date on Soviet mapping, together with a few other odds and ends that may interest this readership at www.Jomidav.com. A report on the...
I would be curious to know the official view of the Ramblers Association on this since their local groups are involved in ensuring footpaths remain open and...
The 'other public access' section includes a host of different types of route - not just permissive/permitted routes of course. I understand that the OS...
We are now paying a few bob for our folded OS Landrangers and Explorers and even more for the flat versions now only available through make-a-map. I recall...
In 'The Guardian' (hard copy, at least) of yesterday, Wednesday 23 November 2005, section 'Epublic' was a report by Michael Cross 'Make room in your little...
Iain Taylor
mapman@...
Nov 24, 2005 6:59 pm
1958
Excuse the cross posting....
Iain Taylor
mapman@...
Nov 24, 2005 8:48 pm
1959
... I've no doubt you'll get more erudite answers, but I think maps are cheaper than pre-war(II) maps, and much cheaper than pre-war(I) when 'small' sheets...
I have been a 'lurker' here for a few years since I joined the Charles Close Society, but I am moved to add to the information in the latest (and most welcome)...
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