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From: "C P Biggam" <>
Subject: Re: [Ess] MAPCO online maps - work continues with 1801 Map of Kent
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:21:42 +0100
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David,

Absolutely stunning! I can't think of any criticism, and am eager to see
more.

Congratulations on this valuable work.

Carole
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Dr C P Biggam, FSA
Dept of English Language
University of Glasgow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Hale" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 7:44 AM
Subject: [Ess] MAPCO online maps - work continues with 1801 Map of Kent


> Hello All.
>
> You may already know this from following the brief notices on the MAPCO
> 'News' page, but my work situation changed earlier this year and I was
> forced to put all MAPCO activity and correspondence on hold for work
> reasons. However, I am now managing to find a little time to get back to
> the things I love, and have commenced work on a number of maps for display
> during the remainder of 2008.
>
> The first of these, currently being scanned, is:
>
> General Survey OF ENGLAND and WALES. An entirely new & accurate Survey OF
> THE COUNTY of KENT, WITH PART of the COUNTY of ESSEX, Done by the
> Surveying Draftsmen of His Majesty's Honourable Board of Ordnance, on the
> basis of the Trigonometrical Survey carried on by their Orders under the
> direction of CAPTN. W. MUDGE of the ROYAL ARTILLERY. F.R.S. 1801
>
>
> This was the very first Ordnance Survey map ever published.
>
> You can take a look at an overall view of the Kent map (simply from
> initial photographs) on the 'News' page here:
>
> http://archivemaps.com/mapco/news.htm
>
>
> To give you an idea of the detail and beauty of this significant map, you
> can view preview images of it here:
>
> An Entirely New & Accurate Survey Of The County Of Kent, With Part Of The
> County Of Essex, by William Mudge, 1801.
> http://archivemaps.com/mapco/preview/1801kent.htm
>
>
> Please let me know what you think, and if you have any comments about the
> clarity of the scanned images on the preview page. Thanks!
>
> It is nice to back! Hopefully my work will never affect progress of the
> MAPCO website again!!
>
> Kind regards,
>
> David Hale,
> Adelaide,
> South Australia.
>
> MAPCO : Map And Plan Collection Online
> http://archivemaps.com
>
>
> *****************************************
>
>
>

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