Answers in default of anyone offering anything better: (1) County Series gazetteer: no, nothing, and nothing likely: a massive job!!! (2) I think Ed Fielden...
Richard Oliver
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Nov 1, 2006 12:35 pm
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Very interesting, Richard. Another one for bookmarking. Lez...
Thanks for the plug, Richard! Indeed the latest version of my software 'Co-ordinate Converter' includes basic support for County Series co-ordinates. It can be...
Dear all, The Swaziland 1:50 000 geological map series is based on a Transverse Mercator projection. The maps were published by the Directorate of Overseas...
[Apologies for cross-posting] Ordnance Survey activity in south-west Scotland in 1819-28 generated ten 1:31,680 scale drawings, which were destroyed during...
Richard Oliver
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Nov 6, 2006 1:36 pm
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This sounds very like an anglicized (i.e.phonetic) variant of Culzean, the name of a castle in Ayrshire. David Shirt ________________________________ From:...
... I used to be a member of this group a couple of years ago but dropped all my Yahoo groups when I had a problem with Yahoo and BT settings not working...
Peter Stubbs
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Nov 8, 2006 9:00 am
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... What (approximate) date are the maps? Richard...
Hi Dave, I'd certainly be interested in maps of places in West Yorkshire or should I say the West Riding, given thier age, esp. around Huddersfield. Paul ... ...
Hi Paul, I have about 45 West Riding maps, though none around the Huddersfield area. Ideally I'd like to sell them in bulk at about £2 each, but if you want...
Dave King As long as you do not tell my wife (!!) I am interested in anything South Wales and 20 miles or so round Bristol. I am currently in Singapore but...
Hello I would be interested in anything you might have relating to Pembrokeshire or South-east Suffolk. Many thanks Adrian James ... From: Peter Stubbs To:...
... I'd also be interested in maps of the Bournemouth, Poole and surrounding areas. Looks like an auction forming..... I'd probably be happy to buy any or most...
The summary lists have been updated and may be found at http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm . The Explorer list contains reams of (tedious to log!) Active...
Apologies again for cross-posting: Thanks for all your contributions. 'Culsean' does seem to answer the phonetic point, but creates problems at present...
Richard Oliver
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Nov 13, 2006 11:42 am
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I forwarded the posting from Philip Fry dated 22 October to Vanessa Lawrence (CEO & DG of OS) and have received the following in response. ... "Ordnance Survey...
I have a question on one of the statements in the OS response. ... Does this fragment mean that, in some rural areas at least, the local scale positional...
... The position was more complicasted than that: late 19th century accuracy was sometimes compromised by later revision and redrawing processes. The ...
R.R.Oliver@...
Nov 14, 2006 1:57 pm
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I suspect that accuracy was at its worst furthest away from the county meridians, often in rural areas where control points were difficult to establish due to...
... would ... to ... Maldon. I ... want ... Yes, I've already donated a hundred or so 6" maps to the Suffolk Record Office, and will also give them any extra...
*** Apologies for cross posting *** We are pleased to announce this new TRAINING COURSE for all those with maps in their care. Map Cataloguing for the...
Dear all I am about to undertake a piece of university course work looking at the urban development of Haywards Heath through maps. I have a fair number of...
Hi all, a surprising mapping thing? I can't think of a better title!! Anyway tell me what happens if you go to http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ and click place and...
Thanks for the laugh Paul, if it wasn't such a blot on the landscape I would think that Ais Gill was the best place for it! John ... [Non-text portions of this...
