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Dear Hillary, I just asked our Documentation Service on the issue you have raised. We will get back to you (NGI = successor of the Depôt de La Guerre and MGI). With best regards, Rink ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: [email protected] Aan: [email protected] Verzonden: Donderdag 28 april 2011 21:34:10 Onderwerp: [MapHist] Belgian 1;40,000 map scales This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + I have a selection of medium scale sheet maps from various countries, analogous to the UK's O/Smaps at 1;50,000, 1;25,000. Almost all these sheet maps are at 'conventional' scales - 1;100,000, 1;50,000, 1;25,000. Except for a couple of Belgian maps - Anvers 1893, and Bruges and S E, 1913, both at 1;40,000. Anyone know why Belgium alone chose this unusual scale, or do I just need to get out to more 2nd hand map shops? Hillary Shaw Newport Shropshire _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist -- Rink W. KRUK Cartesius project leader The Cartesius project is a cooperation of the Royal Library of Belgium, the National Archive, the Royal Museum for Central Africa and the National Geographic Institute for bringing historical maps, photographs and other historical material online for the general public and the scientific community, by the creation of a common graphic geoportal. National Geographic Institute Abdij Ter Kameren 13 1000 Brussels BELGIUM e [email protected] t +32-(0)2-6298 217 c +32-(0)478-998434 f +32-(0)2-6298 276
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