Richard,
There are a couple more sources (unless these are implicitly covered in
Sarah's search):-
1) Ordnance Surveyors' drawings 1789-c.1840 : the original manuscript maps
of the first Ordnance Survey of England and Wales . . . / Yolande Hodson ;
with an introduction, summary listing and indexes by Tony Campbell. -
Reading : Research Publications, 1989. - 154p., [1] leaf (fold.) of col.
plates ; 30 cm. - Includes 'Index of surveyors and the drawings attributed
to them' (p.115-130). - ISBN 0-86257-101-4
2) [and more obvious!] A history of the Ordnance Survey / edited by W.A.
Seymour. - Folkestone : Dawson, 1980 [i.e. 1981]. - xvi,394p.,27p. of plates
(some col.) ; 31 cm. - ISBN 0-7129-0979-6
Francis Herbert
Curator of Maps, RGS-IBG
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Bendall [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 17 December 2003 18:49
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Henry Price's map of County of Hereford, 1817
I've looked in my records, as I'm currently working on another edition of
Eden, but I'm afraid I've nothing to add to what was published in the 1997
edition and know nothing about Price's connections with the OS.
Sarah Bendall
Dr Sarah Bendall Tel: 01223-330476
Fellow and Development Director Fax: 01223-762793
Emmanuel College E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Cambridge CB2 3AP
--On Wed, 17 Dec, 2003 6:25pm +0000 "Richard Abbott"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Can anyone point me towards biographical information on Henry Price? The
> obvious sources (Eden, Tooley, etc.) are very brief. I have an enquirer
who
> is particularly interested in Price's connections, if any, with the
> Ordnance Survey.
>
> Richard Abbott
> Local Studies and History
> Central Library
> Chamberlain Square
> Birmingham
> B3 3HQ
>
> tel 0121 303 4549
> fax 0121 464 0993
> e-mail [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
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