In case (like me!) you were wondering what a hydraulic ram is (and is used for), Wikipedia has an informative article. See...
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christine.lutman
christine.lu...
Apr 4, 2012 7:21 am
Can anyone help me with information on this publisher and set of maps he produced? They are printed Ordnance Survey at the top, scale 2 inches to the mile,...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Apr 4, 2012 2:44 pm
A new one on me. It sounds like some other publisher's map that has been customised by or for Mr Richmond. Possibles are Bartholomew, Gall & Inglis or Bacon....
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william412784
Apr 7, 2012 3:41 pm
Sheetlines arived today along with a wonderful Easter Surprise, CCS Maps from the Past - a reprint of Half-inch Second Series sheet 37 'Leicester', a...
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R Pearce
rnpearce2010
Apr 7, 2012 4:53 pm
I would like to second that! Rob Pearce ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Sneb
moggjam
Apr 7, 2012 5:37 pm
Hi there, I have a set of old UK Ordnance Survey maps that I'd like to sell. The collection comprises many published in 1946 and 1947, with some earlier and...
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dattouk
Apr 9, 2012 8:33 am
Hi jasper, I'm interested. Send me a personal email with the map numbers... Regards David...
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iain taylor
mapman@...
Apr 9, 2012 4:08 pm
Jasper, I collect this series in edition A in good condition. I also have many OS for sale or trade. Please let me know off line. Regards, Iain Taylor Halifax,...
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Jon Risby
jonaneil
Apr 13, 2012 3:52 pm
I was in WH Smith this morning and came across some new maps. They are published by the AA and "enabled by OS". Intrigued I opened the Walker's Map and was...
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ed.fielden@...
ed.fielden...
Apr 17, 2012 2:14 pm
Hi all, There are currently 25 Landranger sheets published in the 'Active Map' variant. However the latest version of OS's Publication Report (11 April) -...
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Infowire
timothylangner
Apr 18, 2012 3:00 pm
Dear all I was wondering if there were any GIS data sets of Ordnance Survey sheet extents for historical OS series, such as the county series. In particular I...
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Pete Bland
peteblanduk
Apr 19, 2012 11:31 am
... Landmark used county series sheetline data when preparing their series of scanned historic OS maps for use in a modern GIS. You may have access to this if...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
Apr 19, 2012 1:59 pm
Dear Tim The National Archive's Valuation Office map finder will give you a visual guide which might help. See ...
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Pete Bland
peteblanduk
Apr 19, 2012 2:26 pm
... This is very useful, and not just for seeking valuation maps. You can go direct to the map window: http://labs.nationalarchives.gov.uk/maps/valuation.html ...
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noisybigboy
Apr 23, 2012 10:33 am
I have a number of original OS 1:10560 printed maps, from the mid 1950's through to the early-1980's, and recently I sought the group's advice on sourcing a...
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Chris
scocjh
Apr 23, 2012 11:00 am
OS six-inch paper maps do appear on eBay, but rarely seem to sell well or at all. I think the problem is that only a few prospective purchasers will have a...
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David
david.andrews21
Apr 23, 2012 2:48 pm
I am not a lawyer, but my understanding of this is that the original maps are your property, bought and paid for by you, to do with as you wish, except COPY...
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The Foxes
noisybigboy
Apr 23, 2012 3:37 pm
David, Thatıs pretty much my understanding too, and itıs on that assumption Iıll probably proceed. If I decided to sell my (in my dreams) prized first ...
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iain taylor
mapman@...
Apr 24, 2012 12:38 am
If OS copyright protected them against re-sale many of us would be in chokey by now! I think you are safe as long as you do not reproduce for sale. Iain...
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The Foxes
noisybigboy
Apr 24, 2012 8:24 am
Ian, Cheers, that's what I thought - after all, eBay's map section is stuffed with new, or nearly new OS 50k and 25k folded maps - I think I was just being a...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
Apr 24, 2012 8:43 am
Dear all If you are planning to visit Cambridge University Library you might like to note that from today, 24 April 2012, all reading rooms, including the Map...
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John Davies
jomidav
Apr 24, 2012 6:56 pm
Query from Philip Butler PBgarden@... If you can help, please REPLY ALL ================================== Dear Charles Close Society I wonder if you can...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
Apr 25, 2012 11:14 am
Dear all Apologies for cross-posting. The next Cambridge Seminar in the History of Cartography will be held in the Gardner Room, Emmanuel College, Cambridge...
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David
david.andrews21
Apr 25, 2012 1:04 pm
Cambridge University Library and British Library can supply facsimile reprints if they hold originals. Cambridge UL has always been able to supply me with...
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Jack Kirby
jdk653
Apr 30, 2012 8:34 pm
Looks like the AA aren't the only ones doing this: Geographer's A-Z are publishing 1:25,000 of selected tourist areas in atlas form: ...
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John Davies
jomidav
May 1, 2012 7:35 am
What is needed is a story for Sheetlines with some explanation of the rationale for these developments and what this means for the future of OS printed map...
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Peter Stubbs
lickeyhills@...
May 5, 2012 10:59 am
I have a half inch to the mile map of Kent (sheet 40) dated 1911 with the name Major J.W. Marsden R.G.A in pencil at the top. This is James Weymouth...
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ALAN BOWRING
alan371741
May 5, 2012 4:19 pm
From time to time OS have adjusted the sheetlines of individual maps within established series where it appears to make sense to do so. I wonder has anyone had...
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bill.batchelor@...
bill.batchel...
May 5, 2012 5:09 pm
In December 2000 I sent a letter to the OS that included couple of graphic layouts for possable sheetlines for a future map covering the Black Isle near...
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bill.batchelor@...
bill.batchel...
May 5, 2012 5:26 pm
So that I could do a comparison of the printing quality of the 'new' Custom maps versus the older type maps I recently ordered another copy of a map covering...
