Hi fellow cartomaniacs, I've added a few Landranger editions to the list (see here: http://www.watsonlv.net/50k.shtml) that were overlooked in the May trawl....
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John Davies
jomidav
Jul 11, 2012 10:44 am
Query from graham.carlisle@... CCS hasn't such a publication, but has anyone any suggestions? Please REPLY ALL John ============================= ...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Jul 11, 2012 11:15 am
Unfortunately there is nothing satisfactory available for Great Britain. There are three general histories either of or touching on the development of the...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Jul 12, 2012 10:45 am
I have found two lists of 1-inch and 1:50,000 geological maps, one from the 1933 Geol Survey catalogue, and the other based on University of Exeter holdings. I...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Jul 12, 2012 10:48 am
Re previous message: herewith the first list. R.O. [BEGINS:] List of memoirs, maps, sections, &c., published by the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Jul 12, 2012 10:50 am
Herewith the second list, compiled from items stored at Unioversity of Exeter. (a) It's not necessarily comprehensive, (b) it overlaps with the previous list. ...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
Jul 12, 2012 1:50 pm
The latest Leisure map catalogue has landed on our virtual door mats, and I see that - behind by back or in front of my eyes! - they have been issued more or...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
Jul 12, 2012 1:55 pm
PS The first of the on-line series (v1.0) appeared in April 2010. Lez...
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ALAN BOWRING
alan371741
Jul 13, 2012 5:22 am
Splendid! Thank you for those Richard. I for one, look forward to taking a closer look.  Alan Bowring Abergavenny From: "Oliver, Richard"...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
Jul 14, 2012 1:37 am
(And another try) Here's an attempt to straighten the list out as best as I can: VERSION CREATED 1.0 1/04/2010 1.0 06/5/2010 1.0 10/5/2010 1.0 28/5/2010 1.0...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
Jul 14, 2012 4:26 pm
My OS summary maps lists have been updated (v6.7) and may be found, as at http://www.watsonlv.net/os-maps.shtml . Regards Lez...
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Peter Stubbs
lickeyhills@...
Jul 16, 2012 9:40 am
You might find this article on the bbc web site interesting.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18840183 Regards Pete [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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iain taylor
mapman@...
Jul 16, 2012 12:17 pm
Thanks, Pete. I think that in broad terms for modern maps and mapping the sales figures tell the story - unfortunately for some but probably not - yet - for...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Jul 17, 2012 2:05 pm
For those of you not on the lis-maps distribution, there will perhaps be something of interest here! Richard Oliver ________________________________________ ...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
Jul 19, 2012 2:26 pm
Dear friends and colleagues (apologies for cross posting) *“The customer and the map curator, or, the importance of being relevant”* - Annual Workshop of...
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John Davies
jomidav
Jul 23, 2012 2:54 pm
Query from bsgrieves@... If you can help, please REPLY ALL John ================= Hello, I wonder if you could help me. I have an OS map of 1912. On...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Jul 23, 2012 4:10 pm
There are two possible answers: (1) If by 'shading' is meant infilling of buildings, then the buildings without such infilling will have been added for the...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
Jul 26, 2012 2:07 pm
Dear all Some of you may be interested in the new 'Spot the difference' post on the Cambridge University Library Special Collections Blog - ...
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Pete Bland
peteblanduk
Aug 3, 2012 2:09 pm
I have just been perusing Sheetlines 94, another well-produced and interesting read. Rodney Leary's note on page 22 about plaques on certain trig points has...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
Aug 6, 2012 12:04 pm
Dear friends and colleagues (apologies for cross posting) This is a reminder that there are just a few days left to register for the Annual Workshop of the Map...
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dckimber
Aug 7, 2012 10:59 am
Article in September 2012 edition of The Railway Magazine MORTONS Media, publishers of The Railway Magazine, have been approached by the family of the late...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Aug 7, 2012 5:27 pm
When published, the Cobb Atlas struck me as (a) overpriced and (b) deficient insofar as it gave only the year of opening, not day/month. (a) was partly the...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
Aug 8, 2012 9:34 am
I too did not buy it as it was, in both editions, way beyond my means. At Ł100 it would still be. Lez...
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Yolande Hodson
y.hodson@...
Aug 8, 2012 9:38 am
Richard is quite right about the opening dates - one really does need the day and the month as well as the year. Absent that info and the atlas is not worth...
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tipton.harrier
Aug 8, 2012 11:55 am
Whilst looking for an episode in this series I came across this one which may be of peripheral interest to members. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s77ft ...
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iain taylor
mapman@...
Aug 14, 2012 1:39 pm
Have there been any changes of address from the following dealers listed in this year's Almanack? paullaming@..., books@... ...
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steve
steveosmaps
Aug 14, 2012 7:25 pm
Iain No as far as I am aware they are all up to date - they were confirmed as valid in 2011 Regards Steve Braim [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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cross_andym
Aug 17, 2012 6:08 am
Dear All I have just joined your group having discovered it whilst researching the 1:2500 County Series. As a result of that work, I wondered if anyone could...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Aug 17, 2012 9:09 am
The basic woodland differentiation - coniferous vs non-coniferous/deciduous has remained unchanged throughout the career of the OS 1:2500. The detailed styling...
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David
andrews.surv...
Aug 17, 2012 8:03 pm
Just to add to Richard's reply, the woodland would not have been "resurveyed" for every revision of the County Series mapping. At each revision every feature...
