30-03-2021, 12:15 PM
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Re: Cartophile
Yes, I like maps!I have enjoyed browsing them, reading them, and daydreaming about them ever since I was a schoolboy in the Scouts and started to understand what they were
I have a collection of OS maps of the areas where I go walking, and others
And when I visit places and events by car I plan things with a road atlas, seeing if I can add on other visits while I'm in new areas - is this still called touring?
I often do this browsing at home, over a cup of tea, planning & daydreaming for the future
But my wants list is getting longer & longer; like everyone else i'll be glad when the Lockdown is over
30-03-2021, 12:17 PM
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Re: Cartophile
Originally Posted by Dextrous63
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Don't suppose anyone has a map of the original navigation of the River Irwell, before it was straightened to make the Manchester Ship Canal?What I find particularly interesting is that the River Mersey, which cuts across the canal, must also have cut across the Irwell.
www.manchester-forum.co.uk
and Search YouTube for 'Martin Zero Manchester'
He has made lots of videos about old Manchester and its waterways, canals, and rivers
30-03-2021, 12:43 PM
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Re: Cartophile
Yes, that's the thing about Sat Navs, they are great to a point, but, are useless if, you need to do a diversion, If doing a 100 mile journey, a Sat Nav is probably only of use for the last mile or so of a unknown neighbourhood, which a national map can't show in detail.
30-03-2021, 09:36 PM
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Re: Cartophile
Something quite magical about maps Spitty, like others on here I love them. I have a massive collection of O/S Landrangers, my prefered map when out in the wild places.I also had boxes of A to Z's covering just about all of England for use when I was a courier. (sat navs were just coming in as I was just going out) but I much prefer planning routes on a map, with the mystical and interesting places they can take you. Even while sat in your armchair....
31-03-2021, 07:06 AM
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Re: Cartophile
Originally Posted by spitfire
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Yes OGF, the magic is contained within. One day, one of these old maps will say "You are Here".
Where will this mornings walk take me?.....
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