25 inch Barmasters Maps of Derbyshire· Page 2

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simonrl
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10 years ago

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"Dickie Bird" wrote:
So, my questions are, would these find a good home on Aditnow as PDFs and, if so, they need to be of really high quality without blowing up the server! And of course, "zoomable". Any advice from The Web Master would be appreciated. I can scan the negatives to whatever resolution is deemed fit.

It would be wonderful to have them uploaded here Dickie. If you wish and are able to (copyright etc. which isn't my area to advise on) then you're most welcome to upload them and I'd be very grateful.

I'd echo Dave's comment about JPEGs, although the JPEG compression on here is pretty minimal, and has been reduced recently. The server automatically downsizes to a maximum of 2,400px along the longer side during upload. You may find this is too small to do them justice?

They are then displayed at a maximum of 1,600px along the longer side at supersize (2,400px would be too big for most people's screens).

Otherwise doing them as PDFs may result in sharper images.

Disc space isn't really an issue, and there are a lot of 10 to 20Mb PDFs on here.

Sorry for the delay replying - was underground today 🙂

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Dickie Bird
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10 years ago

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Ok. Despite what I intimated earlier about not wishing to duplicate maps which were on ME site, I have now rescanned my originals and uploaded them here. These, along with various bits and bobs which may be of interest including the R.Symons map of Camborne and Illogan map of 1850. Like most of the others, this is very detailed and I have checked my PDF conversion and it is legible I think. I also came across a map of Nenthead and Tynedale Lead and Zinc Co. which shows much interesting detail. However, I am sure that my copy is from an excellent tracing which Peter Jackson did many years ago, and not wishing to step on anyone's toes, I have not uploaded this. If he says OK then I will do it.

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simonrl
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10 years ago

#23

Thank you very much Dickie, the uploads are very much appreciated.

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John Lawson
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10 years ago

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Taking up Dickie's point on the Tynedale Lead & Zinc Mining plan of 1882.
This is an excellent plan, there are a few different sources around.
My first copy came from the late Arthur Roberts and was literally falling apart, however I persevered and managed to piece it all together. Peter's plan has a part Weardale attachment, which was not part of their lease.
The late John McNeill had another copy so I guess there are several around, but has already been mentioned, I think Peter had to Ok it's uploading.

PeteJ
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10 years ago

#25

Dickie, No problem - please upload. I was given the original a few years after I copied it - I guess I should get that scanned.

Tracings are low tech but perhaps they might live long....I still have the tracing in good order.

Pete Jackson
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pwhole
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10 years ago

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I'm meeting Jim Rieuwerts tomorrow evening, so I'll point him at this thread - I have a feeling he may be chatting to the Barmaster soon, so he could mention all this at the same time?

Dickie Bird
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10 years ago

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Thanks Peter. Always worth checking.

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pwhole
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10 years ago

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I saw Jim R this evening, and showed him this thread - in his opinion he didn't think there would really be any issues, and as he's possibly speaking with the Barmaster next week, he'll mention it. And thanks for posting them Dickie - I got a few from the ME upload ages ago, but nice to get a few more!

Dickie Bird
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10 years ago

#29

Great stuff. Thanks D.

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AR
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8 years ago

#30

I've been making good use of some free time before I start a new job in going through the mining-related stuff at the British Caving Library, and this Wednesday I was working on cataloguing the contents of one of Doug Nash's plan chests. Much of what was in there proved to be Nellie Kirkham's collection of 6" OS maps but there was also a folder of photographs of Barmaster's maps. The majority were maps that Dickie has uploaded his photos of, but I spotted at least two that I'd not seen before, one covering Glory, Horsesteads, and Moorhigh mines near Taddington and one covering the Rowter Farm area of Castleton Moor. I've scanned both photos at high resolution (3000dpi) and created reduced resolution copies in pdf form - here they are:

https://www.aditnow.co.uk/documents/Personal-Album-431/Rowter-barmasters.pdf
https://www.aditnow.co.uk/documents/Personal-Album-431/Glory-barmasters.pdf

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