COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Covers: (Box) Ordnance Survey of Great Britain. Quarter-inch to One Mile. Third Edition.
Obj Height cm:
20
Obj Width cm:
22
Note:
Image shows the box container for the 12 map set. Folded set is presented in the Ordnance Survey box with a flip-top and snap, dark brown, cloth-covered with "Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales. Scale 4 Miles to 1 Inch. Complete in 12 Sheets" stamped in gilt; "Diagram of the Sheets of the Map, Scale 1/4 Inch to a Mile" stamped in gilt; box also has the index map (the "Diagram") to Sheets for England and Wales in gilt.
Full Title:
(Covers to) (Box) Ordnance Survey of Great Britain. Quarter-inch to One Mile. Third Edition.
List No:
7803.001
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1924
Pub Title:
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain. Quarter-inch to One Mile. Third Edition.
Pub Note:
Map sheets are undissected but mounted on linen and folded into 32 panels. The sheets in this set have publication dates of 1919-1921 and reprint dates (for some) of 1922-1924, see Note on each sheet. Superb condition. Full color. Relief shown in attractive hypsometric tinting; contour intervals differ above 1,000 feet elevation. Many cultural and natural features shown. Maps are noted as "Published by Colonel Sir Charles Close...".
Pub List No:
7803.000
Pub Maps:
12
Pub Height cm:
18
Pub Width cm:
10
Image No:
7803001
Publisher Location:
Southampton
Publisher:
Ordnance Survey Office
Type:
Covers
Publication Author:
Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Author:
Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
Date:
1924
Covers: (Box) Ordnance Survey of Great Britain. Quarter-inch to One Mile. Third Edition.
