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The obit particularly mentioned that his railway atlas arose out of work he did for Sunset at Blandings Castle. Mentioned his earlier RSMS position, but not specifically work for OS, other than his superimposition of historical railway information onto one-inch OS maps for the atlas. Andrew Cook India Office Maps, The British Library ________________________________ From: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Oliver, Richard Sent: 22 July 2010 12:02 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Col. Michael Cobb As the obituary is in the Telegraph, there was presumably no room to mention either his work on the OS or one of his more singular exploits, elucidating the geography (topographic and railway) of Blandings Castle, etc, for an appendix to P.G. Wodehouse's final (incomplete) novel, Sunset at Blandings. Richard Oliver ________________________________ From: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wendy Cawthorne [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:36 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Col. Michael Cobb For those who may have missed it, I notice there was an obit in the Telegraph yesterday for Col. Michael Cobb who became the oldest person to be awarded a Ph.D. by Cambridge for his The railways of Great Britain: a historical atlas http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obit uaries/7899233/Colonel-Michael-Cobb.html ___________________________________________ Wendy Cawthorne Assistant Librarian Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: +44 (0)20 7432 0999; +44 (0)20 7432 0997 (Direct) Fax: +44 (0)20 7439 3470 Web: www.geolsoc.org.uk <https://owa.ex.ac.uk/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx> The Geological Society Burlington House Piccadilly London W1J 0BG ________________________________________________________________________ This email is confidential and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received it in error, please do not reproduce or disseminate the contents of this message; please contact us by return email, or by telephone on +44 (0)20 7434 9944, and delete this message and any copies of it from your computer systems. The Society does not accept liability for individuals' opinions, advice or views expressed in this email. The Geological Society of London is a registered charity, number 210161, registered address Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BG. This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________