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Which would be the best records office or library to visit to view the most complete collection of large scale maps of the Caernarvon to Rhyd Ddu area from the...
... <jim.hewett1942@t...> wrote: There is no need to leave your PC. Have a look at http://www.steven.harris.dsl.pipex.com/ww1/std/area.htm Haha, that was my...
Lez You should try the national copyright libraries and major university libaries. They are sure to have them. On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:57:41 +0100, Leslie V...
Lez Have a look at the list of copyright libraries at: http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/maps/documentation/2BLIB.DOC Not all of the copyright libraries have all of the...
A Late Arrival: geographically, the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth would be closest to you. Richard On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:01:55 -0000 Leslie V...
Richard Oliver
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Sep 5, 2006 9:16 am
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Lez wrote:- ... Sorry, I misunderstood what you wanted. Caernarfon Archive Office have them. but it was possible to buy a set of what you see on that website...
I hope this isn't considered spam, but I have a large collection of OS maps (a catalogue in Excel format is available) that I am looking to sell. I have been...
Thanks Leslie for maintaining this invaluable data base. I note incidentally of the Landranger 1:50k series that only 3 sheets have reached edition E status...
Iain Taylor
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Sep 12, 2006 1:47 pm
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I think 1:50,000 198 Brighton went to 'E' as the sheetlines were altered - to the extent, I think, of moving the sheet about 7 km inland and thereby reducing...
Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Sep 12, 2006 3:05 pm
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I've spent a few hours cleaning up the summary lists pages, and they are now easier to navigate between. I hope this improves your enjoyment of the 'product'....
Can anyone tell me a bit about the Cassini system? Seeing that the theoretical origin for early 1" maps of Scotland was near Inverness, I'll be visiting it in...
... Apologies - didn't have right info with me (typing in the public library). What I meant was, the _Bonne projection_ ... it is the Bonne 'origin' that I'll...
My life changed when I saw a list of numerical equivalents to the square letters, e.g.TQ = 51. This makes it so much easier to see a reference on a small...
... The cynical answer is that the National Grid, being a mathematical formula, is not copyrightable (is that a word?). However, the system of letters, being...
Tinho da Cruz
dacruz@...
Sep 21, 2006 12:51 pm
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Dear Tinho Thank you for taking the time to address my plea. You show clearly that copyright is not the issue, and this leaves me puzzled. It is the case that...
Hello, I have obtained what I am told is an original of an OS 1:2500 Warwickshire Sheet VIII.16 published 1889 (surveyed 1886, re- zincographed & printed in...
... Colour wash? I've some pre 1914 maps that had colour wash applied by a previous owner. In mid 60's I had a holiday job working for a 'Borough Council' in ...
Dear Simon, If you go to this list's archive and search with the term 'boys', you'll find some comments on these maps from Bill Batchelor and Yo Hodson. To...
Tinho da Cruz
dacruz@...
Sep 21, 2006 4:28 pm
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Dear John, The letters were chosen so that the majority of the north had the prefix N-, while the south was S-. This is obvious from the diagram on page 25 of...
Tinho da Cruz
dacruz@...
Sep 21, 2006 4:46 pm
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(sorry sent this earlier but realised used a wrong email address so it never went thought) ... I think its believed that the Letters are easier to use (which I...
Dear Barry Thank you very much for this most helpful clarification. I must now (grudgingly:-)) accept that letters are sometimes helpful, while still wishing...
... Reminds me of this http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/OV0000 which contains some pictures of said square, and a bit more about it ;) Barry Yours ever ... -...
At this event last weekend there were a couple of mysteries that I promised to investigate. The first concerned a compas alidade produced at the event with a ...
This might be of interest to UK topo map users. The Canadian one inch series which had its beginnings in the early 20 C was modelled on and in part directed...
Iain Taylor
mapman@...
Sep 26, 2006 9:12 pm
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Apologies for cross posting I am pleased to announce the programme for a new series of Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography. The programme is...
... prefix ... Hi - you will see that the letters are part of a larger 5 x 5 grid of letters like this: A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z You...
