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Category: Maps

What’s on a Map?

14th October 2020 Sandra

Those who know me will know that I like maps. If you’ve got one of these big paper sheet maps,…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Maps Filed under: map scale, map symbols, maps

Three Norths

10th February 2020 Sandra

Open up a paper sheet map and along one edge you should find a key to all the symbols that…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Maps Filed under: compass, longitude, magnetic north, maps

Where’s North?

3rd February 2020 Sandra

The 1884 International Meridian Conference decided that time would be standardised based on when the sun passes across the Greenwich…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Maps Filed under: longitude, maps, time

Mappa Mundi

23rd October 2019 Sandra

I know it’s Wednesday, but before we finish with maps, I must tell you about the Mappa Mundi. The Mappa…

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Posted in: Maps, West Midlands Filed under: maps

Viking Legacy

16th October 2019 Sandra

Viking influence in the UK was strongest in the east, particularly Yorkshire. So choose a suitable map and this time…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Maps, Place name Filed under: landscapes, maps, place name

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