Map Lovers - this is the thread for you

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WA Oct 2020 9:15am, 24 Oct 2020 7,681 posts	0 WA I used a local picture framers. Ended up paying a bit more for non-reflective glass so that the map can still be seen properly. I found the map in a flea market
Running on the Spot Oct 2020 9:20am, 24 Oct 2020 349 posts	0 Running on the Spot This is Trin's handy work, but she says she is not looking for commissions😊
Trin Oct 2020 9:25am, 24 Oct 2020 2,734 posts	0 Trin That's where we 'met', 'got engaged', and 'married' 😊
Angus Clydesdale Oct 2020 10:40am, 24 Oct 2020 20,216 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale That’s a really nice idea.
Eynsham Red Oct 2020 11:28am, 24 Oct 2020 6,552 posts	0 Eynsham Red I won an inter-school high jump event at Thornbury!
Diogenes Oct 2020 12:06pm, 24 Oct 2020 54,151 posts	0 Diogenes Where is the middle place?
Trin Oct 2020 12:46pm, 24 Oct 2020 2,735 posts	0 Trin Tunisia, RotS proposed on the beach 😊❤️
Trin Oct 2020 12:47pm, 24 Oct 2020 2,736 posts	0 Trin ER, which school?
Eynsham Red Oct 2020 12:53pm, 24 Oct 2020 6,554 posts	0 Eynsham Red It would have been a Secondary/Comprehensive I expect Trin. As it was fifty years ago I can’t remember the exact details.
Eynsham Red Oct 2020 12:54pm, 24 Oct 2020 6,555 posts	0 Eynsham Red [I was representing Henbury Comprehensive school in Bristol]

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)