Sunday 24 February 2013

No. 22 - Conway

Geography Examination Paper resource - Conway, North Wales
OS Map Extract 291/107
Year 1972
40 x 28 cm
(over 40 copies of this map in a plastic wallet - kept from the exam session)






Saturday 23 February 2013

Favourite map images #2

This is going on my classroom wall

No. 21 - Peak District

OS Map from Geography (UK) Filmstrip series - Peak District
Date (?) 1960-70
45 x 37cm







No. 20 - World of Animals

World of Animals
Classroom Poster (100 x 76 cm)
John Bartholomew & Son Ltd, 1970

This classroom poster is on the wall in my childrens' bedroom






Wednesday 20 February 2013

No. 19 - Central Africa


Philips' Regional Wall Map: Central Africa
Copyright , 1964 George Philip & Son, Ltd
The London Geographical Institute

120 x 95cm


Kept in a drawer for 45 years - folded!!






Tuesday 19 February 2013

No. 18 - Near East and Middle East


Philips' Regional Wall Map - Near East and Middle East (Land of the Five Seas)
Copyright , 1956 George Philip & Son, Ltd
The London Geographical Institute

Edited by Harold Fullard M.Sc

118 x 95 cm

Need to get organised when taking photographs of the maps....







No. 17 - Geological Map of Scotland 1948

Geological Map of Scotland - 1:625,000
Prepared by the Geological Survey

Published 1948

107 x 85cm

W. F. P. McLintock, D.Sc, Director
Price 12/6 net


Folded for 60 years but most sections in lovely condition and colour









Friday 8 February 2013

No 16 Lancashire & Yorkshire

Philips' Regional Wall Map of Lancashire and Yorkshire
Copyright, George Philip & Son, Ltd - 1954
The London Geographical Institute

118 x 92 cm