[Talk-GB] Fwd: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a complete mid 19th century map of Britain

[Adam Snape]

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)?

Adam

On 13 Sep 2017 7:33 p.m., "Andy Mabbett" <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:

> FYI,
>
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> From: Fæ <faewik at gmail.com>
> Date: 13 September 2017 at 14:09
> Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a
> complete mid 19th century map of Britain
> To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>
>
> Category link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/
> wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:10560
>
> A full set of high resolution OS map scans is being gradually uploaded
> to Wikimedia Commons and indexed by historic county. These are very
> large files, 10,000 pixels wide, so are both in TIFF and jpeg format
> to make reuse easier.
>
> These are of 'specialized' interest, but I would think could be of use
> to both Wiki Loves Monuments projects and readers of this email list
> interested in early maps and geo-related experiments. The maps show
> plenty of fine detail, including inns/pubs, churches, bridges etc.
> Those that still exist will be likely to be listed and protected, and
> those that are not, may still be great photography subjects. Note that
> to view the maps, Commons' in-built ZoomViewer is useful but it
> appears to be broken today, so you may have to settle for examining
> the full size jpeg in-browser.
>
> As I write this, the uploads are working through "B", so the projects
> is going to take several weeks to complete. If there are ideas for how
> better to categorize or template these maps, feel free to drop a note
> on my Commons talk page. It is always possible to do some post-upload
> housekeeping or adjusting the way the uploads are currently getting
> formatted.
>
> Thanks,
> Fae
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>
>
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> Andy Mabbett
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