On 23 September 2017 at 13:01, Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
On 23 September 2017 at 12:03, Fæ
<faewik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
In addition to the first series of 1:10,560 maps,
the Ordnance Survey
1:2500 first series is being uploaded
Thanks, Fæ, for this superb contribution.
The maps are full of rich data, and so a time-sink for anyone, like
me, interested in local history - you have been warned!
Andy has suggested using
navigation templates at the map level, so you can click in each
compass direction to jump around the map, see on example image page
for Birmingham
I'd also suggest adding categories to individual tiles, for major
settlements and significant features.
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Good news everyone! The 1:2500 OS maps series have finished uploading.
We can confirm that cities these cover are:
Birmingham, Cardiff, Chester, Chichester, Colchester, Coventry,
Durham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lichfield, Liverpool, City of London,
Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Oxford, Portsmouth, Salisbury,
Southampton, Winchester, Worcester and York.
You can find all the categories at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:25….
This week I used the 19th C. Newcastle map to track down a Jewish
cemetery ( "Jews Old Burial Ground") that now is virtually impossible
to find due to being built over in the 1910s, as well as a surprise
find of a "Fever" hospital and a glass factory up against the medieval
city walls, where there is now no indication that there was ever
anything there but virgin grassland.
If you want to try creating a gallery of the maps for your favorite
city, then it's best to have a look at the way the London gallery
works:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gallery:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:250…
P.S. The complete 1:10,560 series has got as far as "Cheshire" in the
alphabet, so expect a couple more weeks before it's ready for serious
use.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:10…
Thanks,
Fae
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