Map Lovers - this is the thread for you

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Lizzie W Oct 2020 4:12pm, 11 Oct 2020 23,910 posts	0 Lizzie W Recalibrate your phone compass?
Homer Oct 2020 4:57pm, 11 Oct 2020 13,792 posts	0 Homer Lizzie might be right - also often really needs to be outdoors
westmoors Oct 2020 5:19pm, 11 Oct 2020 4,422 posts	0 westmoors Another map lover here. All paper maps as I don't have the portable tech!
Cyclops Oct 2020 5:32pm, 11 Oct 2020 4,222 posts	0 Cyclops Paper maps are better for reading in bed. Though I do think the OS are missing a trick - imagine a king size duvet cover printed with an Explorer map for route planning in bed.
Trin Oct 2020 5:38pm, 11 Oct 2020 2,706 posts	0 Trin I know one person who wouldn't be able to sleep if he was covered in a map
Running on the Spot Oct 2020 7:43pm, 11 Oct 2020 341 posts	0 Running on the Spot I think it's a great idea, Dragons Den?
ChrisHB Oct 2020 8:45pm, 11 Oct 2020 19,862 posts	0 ChrisHB Do we need this level of detail on our maps?
Diogenes Oct 2020 8:48pm, 11 Oct 2020 53,734 posts	0 Diogenes I think the blue arrow is a superfluous addition
ChrisHB Oct 2020 9:01pm, 11 Oct 2020 19,863 posts	0 ChrisHB you got me there!
StuH Oct 2020 9:06pm, 11 Oct 2020 3,937 posts	0 StuH This looks pretty cool to put up on a wall somewhere; facebook.com

About This Thread

Maintained by McGoohan

Do you love maps? Is planning the journey the best bit? Yeah, course it is.

This is the thread for YOU! (Original idea: Trin)

Here are some Fetchie-sourced links:

Buying maps
Dash4it: dash4it.co.uk (Oranj)
Yellow Publications: yellowpublications.co.uk (GM)
New Zealand: data.gns.cri.nz (Jenelopy)

Links to online mapping
DEFRA online map: magic.defra.gov.uk (Cerretonia)
Where's The Path: wtp2.appspot.com (Homer)
Lightning Maps: lightningmaps.org (McG)
Ordnance Survey: osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
ViewRanger: viewranger.com (-Monty-)
Swiss Maps: map.schweizmobil.ch (Homer)
The Underground Map (London through the ages) (Dio): theundergroundmap.com

Historical maps
Archi UK Old Maps: archiuk.com (Homer)
Historical maps: maps.nls.uk (Creature of the Hill)
British Library Collection: flickr.com
ianvisits.co.uk (Chrisull)

Routes
British Pilgrimage Trust: britishpilgrimage.org (McG)
Slow ways (connecting towns): slowways.uk (Sigh/GordonG)