[OSM-talk] OS maps circa 1900 wanted, will contribute to scanning cost

[mick]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:37:20 +0200
Reinder Verlinde <zwartgat at mac.com> wrote:

> In article <20120329154907.4718bd61 at cave.bareclan>,
>  mick <bareman at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone on the list possess the set of Ordinance Survey maps of England, 
> > Scotland & Wales of about 1900, I'm trying to map the Roman roads described 
> > by Thomas Codrington in his book "Roman Roads in Britain" published in 1903. 
> > He makes frequent reference to "the new OS map" in his descriptions.
> > 
> > I'm hoping to find shape files, MapInfo files or scans of the sheets and 
> > happy to contribute around $AU100 (current exchange rate hovers around ?1.00 
> > = $AU1.50) to the cost of scanning the set. (I may be able to go higher if 
> > needed)
> > 
> > If this is off-topic I apologize and 
> > 
> > NO I DO NOT PLAN TO ADD THIS HISTORIC CONTENT TO THE MAP I plan to server it 
> > myself.
> > 
> > mick
> 
> Are you aware of <http://www.old-maps.co.uk>? From a quick scan, they 
> may sell scans of the maps you want ("(c.1854 - c.1949) 1:2,500 (25 inch 
> to 1 mile) scale pre-war County Series mapping from the Ordnance Survey" 
> and "(c.1846 - c.1969) 1:10,560 (6 inch to 1 mile) scale pre-war County 
> Series mapping from the Ordnance Survey.")
> 
> Reinder

Thanks, I'll keep them in mind but the coverage I want will cost well over my budget

mick