Thanks Anne, I will pass this on.
In message <[log in to unmask]>,
Anne Taylor <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Hi!
>The best we can do is Soviet Military mapping at 1:100,000 for most,
>though not all, of the country.
>Anne
>
>At 08:57 31/08/2006, you wrote:
>>With all this talk of China, does anybody hold 1:50,000 coverage of
>>that country?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>In message
>><[log in to unmask]>, Francis
>>Herbert <[log in to unmask]> writes
>>>'It never reigns but it pores' (as many of today's university students
>>>might spell . . .). A second, related, message following that just
>>>posted from 'MapHist' regarding contemporary mapping of China.
>>>
>>>Francis Herbert
>>>[log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: A. Cope [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:08 PM
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: MAPS-L: Free Chinese maps online
>>>
>>>
>>>-------- Original Message --------
>>>Subject: Free Chinese maps online
>>>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:56:39 +0200
>>>From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The Chinese State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping was concerned that
>>>over 200 Chinese map portals provided 'incorrect information'. According
>>>to the bureau "a map is a serious thing, reflecting as it does a country
>>>and its political life"
>>>
>>>So to ensure only serious maps are used to reflect the Chinese political
>>>life, it has provided free over 400 downloadable maps on its website for
>>>public use. Maps of China are available at 14 different scales, maps of
>>>the world in 10 scales. There are various thematic maps of regions,
>>>agriculture, traffic, water, shipping, railways and tourist attractions.
>>>
>>>Unfortunately the site is only in Chinese, but the index page for the
>>>maps is at http://map.sbsm.gov.cn:8088/mcp/index.asp
>>>
>>>On the first page, listing the first 12 maps, scale is given using some
>>>Chinese number symbols. the symbol like a running man with his arms
>>>outstretched is the symbol for 10,000 the other symbol like a drunk TZ
>>>is 100,000,000
>>>
>>>so the first maps's scale is 1:500,000,000
>>>the second is 380,000,000
>>>and these first 5 maps are maps of the world (the 4 Chinese characters
>>>in the title box say 'shi-jie di-tu' = 'world map')
>>>
>>>
>>>[a useful thing for map libraries is to have a list of Chinese number
>>>symbols for use by librarians & patrons. A good one is given at
>>>http://chineseculture.about.com/library/extra/character/bls_numbers.htm
>>>]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Brendan
>>
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>>Ken Atherton
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>Anne Taylor
>Head of Map Department, Cambridge University Library, West Road,
>Cambridge CB3 9DR
>Tel: 01223-333041. Fax: 01223-333160. email: [log in to unmask]
>http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/maps/Home.htm
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