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Updated 2 May 2022


OFFERS REQUESTED, The bookshop of the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology has received:-
Ordnance Survey Maps of the United Kingdom: a description of their scales, characteristics etc (HMSO 1907) 16pp + 13 extracts, 8"x13" sewn in brown paper covers. The most useful section may perhaps be the styles for showing administrative boundaries and names on County Series maps, both the pre-1879 and post-1879 systems. (How many of us can confidently distinguish Liberties from Superintendent Registrars' Districts?) Among the extracts, the most appreciated may be those of Salisbury showing the four styles of the one-inch that were current: a rare opportunity to acquire a Brown-Hills specimen (albeit one printed lithographically).

Any offers by email to the Honorary Secretary will be communicated to the bookshop.


OFFERS REQUESTED, Five lots of folded and flat maps
The Society is helping with the relocation of five lots of maps for the estate of the late Richard Porter. These lots are listed below, with the details held in a PDF from the associated link. Bids are requested for individual lots or the entire collection, which will result in equivalent donations to BCS and CCS jointly in return.

• Folded OS maps, see list here
• Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS) maps, see list here
• Land Use maps, see list here
• Geology maps, see list here
• Various other maps, see list here

If you are interesting in acquiring one or more of these lots, please contact Seppe Cassettari with your offer of renumeration for them. If successful, you can then arrange transfer with Seppe.


WANTED, One inch 5th Relief map and Half Inch Ministry of Transport maps
I am trying to find the last One inch 5th Relief edition map (red H23.1 cover) needed to complete the set.
The sheet needed is: 108, Chelmsford and Southend
Also the last seven sheets of the England & Wales half inch 'Ministry of Transport' maps, with the orange paper bookfold covers (H14.1)
The sheets needed are: 1, 11, 23, 26, 28, 34 and 38
If anyone has any of these sheets in good condition that they are willing to sell, please contact Ashley Lawrence to discuss prices.


WANTED, Further OS Publication Reports
Rob Pearce is now looking for OS Publication Report data for the period Jan 1945 - Dec 1946. Specifically these are for 1:25,000 (two and a half inch), and 6" scale NG mapping. As previously requested, originals or legible scans are perfectly acceptable to him if you can help further.

He has now sourced all the data he needs for 1:2500 and 1:1250 scale NG sheets, and it turns out this data was first published starting in 1947. The above info is for adding to his online mapping utility mentioned previously. The end result will be a graphic tool covering publication dates for all large and medium scale NG mapping, ie. everything larger than 1-Inch scale.

Small scale mapping such as the 1-inch will not be tackled due to the difficulty in knowing where to draw the line, trying to define which maps adhere to a regular NG layout is a grey area. Contact Rob if you can help.


JERRY STAMPFER MAPS & NEW WEBSITE
Jerry Stampfer always has around 10,000 OS maps in stock at any one time, of which approximately half are listed for sale on his website at:jeremysbooks.co.uk
He's always looking to buy OS and other folding maps in good condition, including complete collections. Email Jerry directly, or call Jerry Stampfer on 01598 763531.


FREE EXCEPT FOR COST OF DELIVERY
An incomplete sets of:-

• The Map Collector (22 issues), and...
• Mercator’s World (20 issues)

Please contact Bob Parry if you have an interest and would like to discuss further.


FREE TO A GOOD HOME
Nigel Duncan has the following OS maps available free to anyone who is able to collect from London SE10, or arrange for delivery.
Please get in touch with Nigel directly by email if you're interested.

• 1: 25,000
• Explorer: 7 maps - 183, 196, 197, 220, 226, 231, 249
• Outdoor Leisure: 3 maps - 17, 18, 31

• 1:50,000
• First Series: 9 maps - 121, 132, 133, 149, 162, 163, 172, 183, 189
• Second series: 2 maps - 139, 176
• Landranger: 48 maps - all different

• 1 inch
• NPE Sheet 189 (Land's End)
• Tourist map - Peak District

All in good but used condition (only one seriously worn).
Also a variety of European maps and guide books, plus a few further afield.


FOR SALE, from David Archer
New for this month's list :

• Boundary Commission maps, 1868
• Bartholomew's Quarter-inch maps of Ireland

Please click here for the detailed list.
Another list will be available later in the year, but please email with any enquiries.


LARGE SCALE COUNTY MAPS available for collection.
I am currently holding some 160 Six-inch and 25-inch sheets of parts of Essex and East Yorkshire. They are from the collection of member John V Nicholls, who sadly passed away last summer. John's family ask only for a modest donation to charity, and for them to be collected in person, from Burton upon Trent.
If you're interested, please contact Lez Watson for a copy of the sheet listings.