<div dir="auto">Of interest, but - for osm purposes - don't we already have permission to use all of the National Library of Scotland's Ordnance Survey scans (which I think already include all editions of the 6-inch County Series)? <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Adam</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 Sep 2017 7:33 p.m., "Andy Mabbett" <<a href="mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk" target="_blank">andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">FYI,<br>
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From: Fæ <<a href="mailto:faewik@gmail.com">faewik@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: 13 September 2017 at 14:09<br>
Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a<br>
complete mid 19th century map of Britain<br>
To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <<a href="mailto:wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org">wikimediauk-l@lists.<wbr>wikimedia.org</a>><br>
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Category link: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:10560" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://commons.wikimedia.org/<wbr>wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_<wbr>1st_series_1:10560</a><br>
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A full set of high resolution OS map scans is being gradually uploaded<br>
to Wikimedia Commons and indexed by historic county. These are very<br>
large files, 10,000 pixels wide, so are both in TIFF and jpeg format<br>
to make reuse easier.<br>
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These are of 'specialized' interest, but I would think could be of use<br>
to both Wiki Loves Monuments projects and readers of this email list<br>
interested in early maps and geo-related experiments. The maps show<br>
plenty of fine detail, including inns/pubs, churches, bridges etc.<br>
Those that still exist will be likely to be listed and protected, and<br>
those that are not, may still be great photography subjects. Note that<br>
to view the maps, Commons' in-built ZoomViewer is useful but it<br>
appears to be broken today, so you may have to settle for examining<br>
the full size jpeg in-browser.<br>
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As I write this, the uploads are working through "B", so the projects<br>
is going to take several weeks to complete. If there are ideas for how<br>
better to categorize or template these maps, feel free to drop a note<br>
on my Commons talk page. It is always possible to do some post-upload<br>
housekeeping or adjusting the way the uploads are currently getting<br>
formatted.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Fae<br>
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Andy Mabbett<br>
@pigsonthewing<br>
<a href="http://pigsonthewing.org.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://pigsonthewing.org.uk</a><br>
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