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Summary: On a clear day you can see it all.
Review: I think you should know that this book tips the scales at sixteen pounds, is almost two inches thick and shows every field in England.
I thought the sequence of mapping pages was rather well thought out, just plain anywhere is to a 1:72,000 scale, slightly built up areas are 1:36,000 (and I can just about make out where my house is) large cities are 1:18,000 and city centres get a wonderful 1:4,500 scale so it is easy to see parked cars.
Despite the massive size and weight it is very user friendly, each aerial photomap spread has a descriptive caption and a reference to the relevant section of a cartographic map in the back of the book (1:288,000 scale) and nicely this map has marks indicating each aerial spread, with a page number, too. There is also a twenty-five page index.
This is definitely a book to get sidetracked by, find a place and pretty soon you'll spot something else and turn the page to follow a motorway or a river and then get distracted by a colorful shape and want to find out more. I was surprised at the number of airports and airstrips everywhere, even at 1:72,000 they are easily spotted.
Part of its beauty is the printing, by a German company called Aprinta. With 175 dpi, the color on every page is perfectly registered and the excellent binding completes this amazing book. If you have an interest in England and like maps you will not be disappointed by this unique overhead view of the nation.
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Summary: On a clear day you can see it all.
Review: I think you should know that this book tips the scales sixteen pounds, is almost two inches thick and shows every field in England. I thought the sequence of mapping pages was rather well thought out, just plain anywhere is to a 1:72,000 scale, slightly built up areas are 1:36,000 (and I can just about make out where my house is) large cities are 1:18,000 and city centres get a wonderful 1:4,500 scale so it is easy to see parked cars. Despite the massive size and weight it is very user friendly, each aerial photomap spread has a descriptive caption and a reference to the relevant section of a cartographic map in the back of the book (1:288,000 scale) and nicely this map has marks indicating each aerial spread, with a page number, too. There is also a twenty-five page index. This is definitely a book to get sidetracked by, find a place and pretty soon you'll spot something else and turn the page to follow a motorway or a river and then get distracted by a colorful shape and want to find out more. I was surprised at the number of airports and airstrips everywhere, even at 1:72,000 they are easily spotted. Part of its beauty is the printing, by a German company called Aprinta. With 175 dpi, the color on every page is perfectly registered and the excellent binding completes this amazing book. If you have an interest in England and like maps you will not be disappointed by this unique overhead view of the nation.
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