On Wed 19 Jul, Peter Claughton wrote:
>
> >http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
>
> Keith,
>
> I'm sceptical as to the use of this website. The 1st edition OS maps are a
> very useful resource for mining history but the quality of reproduction of
> the maps on the above site and the lack of dating information makes them
> more than useless. The coverage is not total and number of mining sites
> covered is sparse. Go to Pembrokeshire, Llanfyrnach, and you are presented
> with 25" OS sheet XII:15. At the NW corner of the map is part of the
> Llanfyrnach Silver Lead Mine. The resolution on my VDU is reasonable but the
> detail of the site was lost, neither was it possible to print out a
> reasonable copy - as the image was compressed east to west and out of
> proportion.
>
> Mind you, what to you expect for nothing these days :-)
Are you looking at the same site as I am? I have found that the scans are
easily of good enough quality to use in the field and I have had no problem
printing out sheets. This is a wonderful resource and the dating information
is available if you seek it out, thus making the maps much more useful.
Cheers,
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