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Crewe in 1874 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three maps have been published for Crewe, including the town, the railway station & much of the railway works. The 1874 version is double sided. The main map covers the town, with coverage from Beech Street southward to Nantwich Road, & westward to Coppenhall Heys. Features include the LNWR Steel Works, Old Works, The Valley, Market Square area, engine sheds etc. On the reverse is the western part of sheet 56.08, extending coverage eastward to include the railway station, Manchester Bridge & Crewe-gate Farm. For 1908 the town in covered by two maps. Sheet 56.07
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Crewe in 1908 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three maps have been published for Crewe, including the town, the railway station & much of the railway works. The 1874 version is double sided. The main map covers the town, with coverage from Beech Street southward to Nantwich Road, & westward to Coppenhall Heys. Features include the LNWR Steel Works, Old Works, The Valley, Market Square area, engine sheds etc. On the reverse is the western part of sheet 56.08, extending coverage eastward to include the railway station, Manchester Bridge & Crewe-gate Farm. For 1908 the town in covered by two maps. Sheet 56.07
- Crewe covers the town centre, stretching from Beech Street southward to Nantwich Road, & westward to Queen`s Park. Features include LNWR Crewe Works & much of Central & South Wards. Sheet 56.08 Crewe East covers the railway station area & gives extended coverage east to Crewe Green. Please note that the two 1908 maps also include sections of the early 1874 maps on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format and the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP
LEGEND: all TOP25 maps and the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes and, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres and other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns and locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x21 km / 18x13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof and tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer
2014, each cover approx. 29x24km / 18x15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x20km / 9x12 miles.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles.

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GPS - Global Positioning System - Global position using satellites

Summer - The season between Spring and Autumn. Usually the hottest season of the year

France - A state situated in Western Europe with several overseas territories.

Graphics - A general term for visual aspects of an item/display

Waterproof - Resistant to water, usualy specified by depth in metres

Size - is the measurement of how big an object is in space.

Km - Kilometre. A unit of measurement equal to 1000 metres.

Resistant - Something that can repel against something.

Reference - To prove evidence with a back up source.

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