The old red Landranger was exactly what I meant. Just played with StreetMap (haven't been there in years) and found my old neighbourhood - http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=523211&y=165788&z=0 ... geo-memories!
G -- gary at vicchi.org | twitter.com/vicchi | www.linkedin.com/in/garygale | www.garygale.com On 25 Jul 2012, at 22:36, Sam Critchley wrote: > > Hi Gary, everyone, > > Not sure if by "old Ordnance Survey map" you mean the Landranger series with > the red covers (which many Brits used to learn mapreading at school), but if > you do, they're still online at some zoom levels on streetmap.co.uk. Here's > where I grew up: > > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=219190&y=699884&z=4&sv=pa24+8ae&st=2&pc=pa24+8ae > > Thanks, > > Sam > > > On Jul 25, 2012, at 8:51 PM, Gary Gale wrote: > >> Actually, my favourite map is probably the old Ordnance Survey map of where >> I grew up, but that's not online (that I know of). >> >> But Tom Taylor's Boundaries map of London's ill defined neighbourhoods is >> still a revelation - http://boundaries.tomtaylor.co.uk/ >> >> G >> >> -- >> gary at vicchi.org | twitter.com/vicchi | www.linkedin.com/in/garygale | >> www.garygale.com >> >> On 25 Jul 2012, at 19:08, Gary Gale wrote: >> >>> That is both gorgeous, geekily clever and oddly soothing to play with. What >>> is there not to like? >>> >>> G >>> >>> -- >>> gary at vicchi.org | twitter.com/vicchi | www.linkedin.com/in/garygale | >>> www.garygale.com >>> >>> On 25 Jul 2012, at 18:35, Tom Longson (nym) wrote: >>> >>>> I'm not sure this is my favorite map, but it's pretty close... >>>> >>>> http://mbostock.github.com/d3/talk/20111018/force-states.html >>>> >>>> What's your favorite map, and why? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Tom Longson >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> CUPCAKES!! http://www.cupsandcakesbakery.com/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Geowanking mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Geowanking mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geowanking mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org >
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