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Jim Coombs
Map Librarian
SW Missouri State Univ.
As I'm sure you (and Russell Guy of OMNI Resources) will agree, it is
ususally best to seek a map of a certain country from that country's
own survey/mapping authority. If only to better ensure that
administrative information, toponyms, and legends are correct. Unless
your professor insists on an equally balanced political/physical map
might I suggest, in place of a German (but entirely in English
language?) product, that a map from our (British) Ordnance Survey
should be sought? There is, for example, 'United Kingdom:
administrative [map]', [Ed.]A, 1:1 000 000, Southampton; OS, 1996, 99
x 90cm, which "[...] shows the administrative areas corrected to April
1997 but [...] does not include the District boundaries", and includes
on the sheet 'How they looked in the past: the counties of Great
Britain [as of 1879]'.
Lacking admin. data there is the 'Relief map of Great Britain'. [ca
1:1 750 000], OS, 1993, 77 x 49cm, which was "Produced from OS 1:50
000 scale Digital Elevation Models". Looking to (more obviously)
commercial map-makers, I would suggest Bartholomew products for
HarperCollins, or Philip; this is certainly where OMNI (and other IMTA
members) should help selection - on the assumption that their data
sources (e.g. producers' catalogs) are sufficiently informative!
These days, of course, firms like Philip, Harper-Collins, and the OS
can produce the map you wish on demand - if you're prepared to pay...
Lamination/rollers, is usually (as I'm sure you know) an 'extra'.
Sincerely
Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps, RGS, London)
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