-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 10 degrees, or 156 1/4 leagues Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:19:27 -0500 (EST) From: Jessica Kilfoil <[log in to unmask]> To: Johnnie Sutherland <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ hello. if any map catalogers could help me on this one, i'd really appreciate it: we have several reprints and adaptations of 16th century italian maps & i am having a problem calculating scales from scale bars in which the scale unit is presented in "leagues". none contains a complete verbal scale statement. i don't know what to do with the leagues/leghe/legha. so my questions are: 1) can anyone provide a conversion chart (or a citation for one) showing a modern distance equivalent of a 16th century italian league? 2) may i transcribe the graphical distance into a verbal scale statement ("[1 in.] = 50 leagues")? 3) may i calculate a "Scale [ca. 1:whatever]" based on a nice latitude bar that runs up the side of each map? (all maps show moderate latitudes, as we collection only north carolina subjects). any assistance would be greatly appreciated! thank you all! jessica _____________________________________________ Jessica M. Kilfoil Catalog Dept. North Carolina Collection CB #3930 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514