On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:37:20 +0200 Reinder Verlinde <zwart...@mac.com> wrote:
> In article <20120329154907.4718bd61@cave.bareclan>, > mick <bare...@tpg.com.au> wrote: > > > Does anyone on the list possess the set of Ordinance Survey maps of > > England, > > Scotland & Wales of about 1900, I'm trying to map the Roman roads described > > by Thomas Codrington in his book "Roman Roads in Britain" published in > > 1903. > > He makes frequent reference to "the new OS map" in his descriptions. > > > > I'm hoping to find shape files, MapInfo files or scans of the sheets and > > happy to contribute around $AU100 (current exchange rate hovers around > > ?1.00 > > = $AU1.50) to the cost of scanning the set. (I may be able to go higher if > > needed) > > > > If this is off-topic I apologize and > > > > NO I DO NOT PLAN TO ADD THIS HISTORIC CONTENT TO THE MAP I plan to server > > it > > myself. > > > > mick > > Are you aware of <http://www.old-maps.co.uk>? From a quick scan, they > may sell scans of the maps you want ("(c.1854 - c.1949) 1:2,500 (25 inch > to 1 mile) scale pre-war County Series mapping from the Ordnance Survey" > and "(c.1846 - c.1969) 1:10,560 (6 inch to 1 mile) scale pre-war County > Series mapping from the Ordnance Survey.") > > Reinder Thanks, I'll keep them in mind but the coverage I want will cost well over my budget mick _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
