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JMB
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8 years ago

NLS have started adding the 25" maps of Wales to their website. A lot of sheets seem to be missing and some squares have none at all but there are many now now.

Martin Briscoe
Fort William

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rufenig
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8 years ago

It is a good resource.

One problem, several of the squares I clicked on show map details, but, " no copy available in NLS. :(

JMB
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8 years ago

"rufenig" wrote:
It is a good resource.

One problem, several of the squares I clicked on show map details, but, " no copy available in NLS. :(

I did warn that some sheets are missing and some squares have none.

Even in Scotland the 25" series is not complete.

"Beggars can't be choosers!"

Martin Briscoe
Fort William

larker
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7 years ago

Anyone know how to calculate the coordinates of any particular point since it appears that there are no lat/long scales on the map boundaries?

Jim MacPherson
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7 years ago

Easiest way I found so far is to locate the same point on the equivalent 6in map in side to side format with the satellite image which then gives the grid ref/co-ordinates. Probably other ways but that works.

Jim

larker
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7 years ago

Excellent suggestion Jim. Many thanks.

Graigfawr
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7 years ago

The 1938 and 1948 editions of the six-inch have the National Grid squares on the face of the map.

All editions of the six-inch have latitude and longitude printed in the margins.

On the Charles Close Society website, the modern 1:50,000 and 1:10,000 have a cursor that simulataneously displays the NGR to 1m and latitude and longitude to 8 decimals of a degree.

I tend to flip between editions and websites to obtain coordinates.

larker
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7 years ago

Many thanks Graigfawr. Great website (Charles Close).

Roger

underwhere?
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7 years ago

In Windows is there a better way of copying a small extract than using 'print screen' ?

Jim MacPherson
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7 years ago

#10

If you select the bit you want and save it as a pdf (I think you have to be viewing a specific map to have that option ie not side by side) that seems a bit better than a screenprint and you can usually convert that to a different format eg jpeg, should you want, as below.

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Jim

Morlock
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7 years ago

#11

With Windows7 one can use the 'snipping tool' to save an image (or part of) in JPG.

larker
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7 years ago

#12

With a Macbook you can use the Grab utility, select an area of the map and file it as a JPEG using the Preview utility. It works very well.