In Harley's descriptive manual of OS maps there are plates of writing examples for County Series 1:2500 and 1:10,560 scale maps. Included in the examples is...
David, Old Manor Houses were regarded as the Seat, or home, of a local Baronial or wealthy family. Most 19th century local history books, like the Excursions...
Thanks for this Dave, but I really need information on how Ordnance Survey treated these "Gentlemen's Seats". I guessed that they were related to manor houses...
I suspect that the 'gentlemen's seats', like 'ornamental ground' (parks) and 'towns' were identified on the you-know-one-when-you-see-one principle. They may...
Richard Oliver
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Sep 13, 2008 10:29 am
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... wrote: [snip] ... Ah, he may be not, but definitely is a scholar! L...
It may be recalled that a couple of years ago I drew attention to some 1:12,500 walking maps of North Devon published by Croydecycle, which complimented...
Richard Oliver
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Sep 15, 2008 11:36 am
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All, I am researching locations of 17th-18th C waggonway routes in the area of Shropshire south of the Severn near Ironbridge, around Broseley, Benthall, ...
Robin, let me know the sheet numbers and exact area and I will take a digital photo from the sheets in my collection and email them to you - will that do? Yo...
Yolande Hodson
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Sep 17, 2008 9:06 am
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Hi Yo, Yes please, that would be super. I only have an Old Series index from Sheetlines No.77, p28, and as best I can tell, the area is on Sheet 61, centered...
Dear All, I have a cartographic problem concerning the New Forest, Hampshire.I have come across a reference in the 1871 census to a map of the New Forest...
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Apologies for cross-posting Dear all Please find below details of the forthcoming CAMBRIDGE SEMINARS IN THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY Venue: Harrods Room,...
Dear all [Amanda was having trouble posting this message so I have done so on her behalf. Replies can be sent to the list - she is a member!] I realise that...
I realise that this may be a bit of a tall order, but it has been suggested to me that the list may have some ideas or guidance to give about a bit of a...
Hi all I'm nearing completion of a book called 'Map Addict', which will be out in the spring of next year. It's a rumbustious look at all manner of things to...
I realise that this may be a bit of a tall order, but it has been suggested to me that the list may have some ideas or guidance to give about a bit of a...
... If maps were produced on the ED50 datum and using a UTM grid, that doesn't fit my idea of an "OS" grid. But I know nothing about the basis on which maps...
Dear Pete Very many thanks for your reply. It is really helpful. I am contacting Alan Murphy to see if he can help. Sorry, I was using OS grid to describe...
You could try talking to David Archer, mapseller, who lives in you neck of the woods at Kerry. See here: http://www.david-archer-maps.co.uk/content/ L...
... Amanda, I dont know how deep your pockets are, but Manifold System GIS is a very powerful and can be purchased for 245.00 USD. It will do all you require ...
Readers of J.H. Andrews, A paper landscape: The Ordnance Survey in nineteenth century Ireland (Oxford UP, 1975: reissued Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2003), will...
Oliver, Richard
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Oct 11, 2008 8:49 am
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About a fortnight ago, two of us were looking at an early 20th century OS 1:2500, and one remarked on SOME buildings which had south-and-east shading, and...
Oliver, Richard
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Oct 11, 2008 9:07 am
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Information from the October OS catalogue has been added to the summary lists and may be found at http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm . Regards Lez...
The following exchanges earlier today on the LIS-MAPS discussion group may be of interest: apologies to those who have already seen them there. Richard Oliver ...
Richard Oliver
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Oct 13, 2008 2:02 pm
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I understand from Roger Hellyer's 'OS Small-scale Maps indexes 1801-1998' that a coloured edition of sheet 160 (Brecon) was 'made available to the consultative...
I'm considering buying some furniture for the storage and display of folded maps - largely but not exclusively OS, various series - or having some fabricated...
I have made most of my shelves myself from veneered chipboard as most of my drawings, maps and plans are 'non-standard' as far as the furniture manufacturers...
Maps produced for consultative committees are notoriously hard to track down, as they do not appear to be sent to the legal deposit libraries! I believe this...
