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Dear Friends of TOSCA,

 

You may find the talk announced below of interest.

 

With best wishes,

Nick

 

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Nick Millea

Map Librarian, Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
Tel:      01865 287119
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Web: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps

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From: David Ludlow [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Ludlow
Sent: 20 September 2013 09:48
To: Nick Millea
Subject: Map talk at National Army Museum, London.

 

Hello Nick,

 

I expect you know about this but if not:

 

http://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/celebrity-speakers/great-arc-military-map-makers-india

 

His book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Arc-Dramatic-Mapped-Everest/dp/0006531237/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379666483&sr=1-5&keywords=john+keay

 

An excellent read - "The survey has been gone two years", said Colonel Ponsonby-Howarth over his gin and tonic in the Mess, "Should we send a Platoon to see if they've been eaten by the tigers?".

 

 

Cheers,

David.