If it's of any use, I understand that John Speed's paces on his town
maps of the early 17th century were 5 feet to 1 pace. 1 inch to 100 of
these paces would thus be 1:600 (5 x 12 x 100). But perhaps Mr S's
paces weren't geometric!
Richard Oliver
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 13:32:45 -0000 Jay Heywood <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have a scale on a ms. map, circa 1715/16, which reads "100 geometric paces to 1 inch". To work out the scale fraction etc., is this the same as an ordinary 'pace', (insofar as there can be one standard 'pace') or something different?
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