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By the early 20th century the engraving styles and indexing systems were beginning to resemble what we are used to today. The current standard is the A-Z, originally from the Geographers' Map Company, founded by Phyllis Pearsall in 1936 and used by residents and visitors alike. She incorporated the best features from each type of map and made one that worked for anyone who needs to find anywhere in London. | By the early 20th century the engraving styles and indexing systems were beginning to resemble what we are used to today. The current standard is the A-Z, originally from the Geographers' Map Company, founded by Phyllis Pearsall in 1936 and used by residents and visitors alike. She incorporated the best features from each type of map and made one that worked for anyone who needs to find anywhere in London. | ||
Reproductions of London maps are easy to find but some are more useful than others. Large sheet maps are unwieldy and generally have no index, but make it easy to compare distances between two places. A magnifying glass is a useful accessory. Electronic versions vary in their usability and clarity. Some are slow to load, difficult to navigate or cannot be searched. A very good example is Philips' Handy-Volume Atlas of the County of London c1922 on CD available from [http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net] This covers the whole of London at a scale of three inches to the mile. The CD runs on any computer with a web browser, no additional software or viewer is required. It displays clearly and quickly, is easy to navigate, can be enlarged and has an index of 16,500 places that can be searched. Links in the index take you straight to the relevant page. Example pages and a list of street name changes that occurred after the map was originally produced are on the website.<br> | Reproductions of London maps are easy to find but some are more useful than others. Large sheet maps are unwieldy and generally have no index, but make it easy to compare distances between two places. A magnifying glass is a useful accessory. Electronic versions vary in their usability and clarity. Some are slow to load, difficult to navigate or cannot be searched. A very good example is Philips' Handy-Volume Atlas of the County of London c1922 on CD available from [http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net] [http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net/ http://www.maps.thehunthouse.net/] This covers the whole of London at a scale of three inches to the mile. The CD runs on any computer with a web browser, no additional software or viewer is required. It displays clearly and quickly, is easy to navigate, can be enlarged and has an index of 16,500 places that can be searched. Links in the index take you straight to the relevant page. Example pages and a list of street name changes that occurred after the map was originally produced are on the website.<br> | ||
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