There is one remaining place available on the next visit. This is to GeoInformation Group in Cambridge on 13 November at 14.00. First come first served. No...
Updates from October's OS leisure map catalogue will be delayed while I decide how to deal with their decision to extend marketing Active editions to the...
It is the latest marketing thing whereby the OS laminate sheets in thin plastic and charge a lot more for them. Active copies are exactly the same edition as...
A good example of 'somebody doing it better', who have recently issued a version of 1:50,000 Sheet 78 in a 'weatherproof' version. Cost in UK is GBP 8:75; ...
Richard Oliver
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Oct 12, 2007 12:47 pm
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Thanks Lez. I wouldn't consider that a new edition or bother worth recording, but that's only my view. Regards, Peter...
Thanks Peter, I rather agree. Information from the latest OS catalogue has been added to the lists and may be found at http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm...
Dear Les, The lamination does not involve any alteration to the map data - so it isn't a separate edition. Please ignore the lamination, and just list the...
Thanks Peter and John for your comments. I have divested the Explorer list of the Active sheet details (I could say deActivated!) and uploaded the new...
A good idea to remove the 'active' Explorers, as they're really just a revival in different guise of the old mounted-on-cloth principle. Richard Oliver ... ...
Richard Oliver
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Oct 16, 2007 2:17 pm
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I remember, however, how difficult it was to get a good idea of what states of what sheets of the Popular Edition were printed on Place's Waterproof Paper. I...
Yolande Hodson
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Oct 16, 2007 3:55 pm
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Yo. I see what you mean, but as every schoolboy/girl/person knows, all the Explorer sheets are now offered in this plastic coating. And I'll bet 50 pence that...
... There should surely be a record kept of which *editions* were offered in this form, and probably also of the publications dates, though I expect these they...
... It's nice to hear from you, Rod & your comments are noted. It's also nice to see you update from me as I used to update from you! I do feel that, although...
Dear all Apologies for cross posting The next Cambridge Seminar in the History of Cartography will be held in the Harrods Room, Emmanuel College, at 5.30pm on...
It's taken me some time to think of mine, but I came across it this afternoon! It's the experimental 1:25000 Digital map of Montgomery, (SO 29/39), Copyright...
David, My favourite is the 1:25 000 Outdoor Leisure sheet 8 - Cuillin and Torridon Hills (why are they not mountains?) Nicholas On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:34:25...
Listers, Can anyone tell me if there has been a systematic survey of the height above mean sea level of the normal waterlevels within natural lakes of the ...
And you can find the results of the Scottish survey of 1897 to 1909 at http://www.nls.uk/maps/early/bathymetric/index.html I have always thought it would be...
Alan, Thanks. This website will be very useful - now for England and Wales On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:10:40 +0100, ALAN BOWRING ... -- ... Nicholas J. Verge BSc....
It was formerly OS practice, on 1-inch mapping prepared up to about 1930 (i.e. including Popular Edition, but excluding the Fifth Edition, which began...
Richard Oliver
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Oct 29, 2007 9:41 am
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Not sure if its exactly what you are looking for, but this website: http://www.uklakes.net/ Makes available the data from the OS datebase accessible. I'm...
Forwarded on behalf of Cassini Maps: no doubt the discount will mitigate any suggestions of this list dabbling in commerce! Richard Oliver Just a quick update...
Richard Oliver
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Oct 29, 2007 4:52 pm
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CCS members please note the site has problems for Mac users running Safar, in that it does not appear to allow links to be activated from the home page. iain...
Iain Taylor
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Oct 29, 2007 5:00 pm
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Information from the latest OS catalogue has been added to the lists and may be found at http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm . L...
Hello All I have just acquired a copy of this sheet. It says it is third edition 1942, with print code 515/43/213. Having looked it up in Roger and Oliver's...
Hello All I have just acquired a copy of this sheet. It says it is "Third Edition 1942", with print code 515/43/213. Having looked it up in Roger Hellyer's and...
Browsing maps, my attention is occasionally focussed on striking patterns. The example which prompted me to put finger to keyboard was that of 'crayfish...
