Which flavour of OS map is best?

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FourWinds F
FourWinds Apr 20, 2006 12:50:03
Replying to oxford stu

>> they are lovely maps, but the first ed 1:2,500 maps of GB are better as they are in colour, and bloomin'
>> lovely they are too.

Cor!

The A0 printouts of the Irish ones I mentioned earlier for three grand a throw are colour as well I believe ... mmmm ... want one for my wall!!

J jshell
jshell Apr 20, 2006 22:44:27
Replying to FourWinds

A little off topic I know, but one of my passions is to collect antique maps. Just picked up an original 1m by 60cm map of Ireland printed in 1714 by Herman Moll. It's stunning! Hand produced paper - more like fabric, printed in 2 sections and joined at the middle coz they couldn't produce huge sheets. Town plans at the bottom of most of the major cities/towns as they were back then. I've also got the Scottish equivalent and it shows many of the communities destroyed during the Highland Clearances, again printed in 1714.
A real window into the past!!