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2 dni temu · How big is the place shown on this map? What’s the distance between points on the map? How far is it from one end of the island to the other? How long is that road? Most recent maps (those made after the 18th century) include a scale.
5 dni temu · Military maps have extra information – series maps may indicate terrain conditions (or “going”) for troops or tanks, location of industries, sighting points and bridges. Smaller scale maps may show population, land use, communications or ethnic breakdown).
3 dni temu · The selection was made on the basis of age, value and interest, and includes first edition of the Ordnance Survey 1" to the mile maps of Devon, Cornwall and Dorset made in 1809-1811, four of Ogilby's linear road maps of the Westcountry of c 1675, and a collection of "escape maps" printed on silk and given to military personnel (mostly airmen ...
5 dni temu · Access and view over 91,000 maps as high-resolution, colour, zoomable images. The maps date between 1560 and 1961 and relate primarily to Scotland. Maps of areas beyond Scotland, including maps of England and Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium are also available.
17 cze 2024 · Shows Great Britain during the period between 1801 and 2001, using maps, statistical information and historical descriptions. Data can be downloaded by the UK academic community, as historical maps, digital boundaries (shapefiles) or historical statistics.
1 cze 2024 · English Unification. England, UK. Alfred of Wessex died in 899 and was succeeded by his son Edward the Elder. Edward, and his brother-in-law Æthelred of (what was left of) Mercia, began a programme of expansion, building forts and towns on an Alfredian model.
10 cze 2024 · The purpose of this guide is to introduce researchers to the scope of the World War II Captured Maps in the UB Libraries Map Collection. Additional resources about captured maps are provided, as well.
