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Map No. 63, Firth of Clyde, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Isle of Bute, Rothesay, Kilgarth, Greenock, Dumbarton, Alexandria, Port Glasgow, Gourock, Dunoon, Sandbank, Colintraive, Wemyss Bay, Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir, Largs, Lochwinnoch, Millport, Fairlie, Kilbirnie, Darly, Kilwinning & Corrie, with Burnt Hill & the Sound of Bute. Edition B2; Revised for selected changes 2007; Copyright date 2007 This title is also available on our website in a waterproof & tear-resistant version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...

Map No. 63, Firth of Clyde, in a waterproof & tear-resistant version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Isle of Bute, Rothesay, Kilgarth, Greenock, Dumbarton, Alexandria, Port Glasgow, Gourock, Dunoon, Sandbank, Colintraive, Wemyss Bay, Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir, Largs, Lochwinnoch, Millport, Fairlie, Kilbirnie, Darly, Kilwinning & Corrie, with Burnt Hill & the Sound of Bute. Edition B2; Revised for selected changes 2007; Copyright date 2007 This title is also available on our website in a paper version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...

Map No. 63, Firth of Clyde, in a waterproof & tear-resistant version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Isle of Bute, Rothesay, Kilgarth, Greenock, Dumbarton, Alexandria, Port Glasgow, Gourock, Dunoon, Sandbank, Colintraive, Wemyss Bay, Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir, Largs, Lochwinnoch, Millport, Fairlie, Kilbirnie, Darly, Kilwinning & Corrie, with Burnt Hill & the Sound of Bute. Edition B2; Revised for selected changes 2007; Copyright date 2007 This title is also available on our website in a paper version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...

Waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of map No. 63 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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Paper version of map No. 63 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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Plans included: St Andrews (1:7, 500) Crail (1:7, 500) Anstruther (1:7, 500) St Monans (1:7, 500) Elie (1:10, 000) Methil Docks (1:11, 000) Pettycur & Kinghorn (1:17, 500) Inchkeith (1:25, 000) Burntisland (1:20, 000) Aberdour (1:12, 500) Inchcolm (1:15, 000) Dalgety Bay (1:15, 000) Inverkeithing (1:15, 000) North Queensferry & Port Edgar (1:20, 000) Charlestown & Limekilns (1:15, 000) Grangemouth & Entrance to River Carron (1:17, 500) Granton (1:12, 500) Fisherrow (1:12, 500) North Berwick (1:7, 500) Dunbar (1:7, 500) Continuation to Forth & Clyde Canal Entrance (1:17, 500) On this 2013 edition, the latest known depths have been applied throughout the main chart & on the plans of Grangemouth & Granton. Harbour developments are shown at Granton. The chart has also been reschemed in the following ways: the extents of the main chart have been adjusted for a better fit on the printed page; the plans of Pittenweem & Kirkcaldy have been removed; a new plan ' North Queensferry & Port Edgar' combines the previous plans of North Queensferry & Port Edgar onto a single plan, whilst also providing better coverage of the Forth Bridges; & the sketch plans of Crail, Anstruthur, St Monans & Dunbar have all been redrawn for a more accurate fit in relation to WGS84 datum. ...