The 'About Britain' series was actually produced for the Festival of
Britain in 1951! (Perhaps they were reissued?) They are one of the few
non-OS uses of something resembling 'Withycombe' lettering. However, I
think that Ogilby 'has it'.
Richard Oliver
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:41:18 -0000 "Bradfield, Philip"
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> Might I suggest Ogilby-type strip route-maps/road-maps:
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> EITHER with continuous "distortion"/change of bearing
> (as used in the "About Britain" series 1965 - Grigson et al (Festival of Britain) - Collins)
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> (raising interesting issues of "best-fitting")
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> OR with abrupt explicit "joints" (as used in some canal gazetteers)
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> Philip Bradfield (semi-retired)
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> The University of Wolverhampton
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> Subject: Map 'Graphic Classics'
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> I've been asked to compile a list of 50 or so maps that have become 'graphic classics' in one way and another, for a book on graphic classics.
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> The criteria for inclusion are very broad. Basically they include maps which established important new principles that then became standard, or which significantly advanced the science of cartography. They also include maps which are important or fine in design terms. There's no starting or cut-off date, but anything pre-mechanical reproduction would have to have a strong argument attached to be included.
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> The list to date includes Beck's Underground map, John Snow's cholera map of 1854, the first weather map, Ortelius's world atlas of c. 1570, a population density map, and the Gall-Peters' projection, as examples.
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> I would be very interested to hear what maps members of the cartographic community would include on such a list. As well as maps from centuries ago, I'm also looking for maps which have been published in the last 30 years or so which have become graphic classics, or look like they may do so.
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> Giles Darkes
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Richard Oliver, B.A., D.Phil., F.B.Cart.S.,
Research Fellow in the History of Cartography
School of Geography, Archaeology & Earth Resources
University of Exeter
Exeter, EX4 4RJ
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