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Lot 646: A Large Collection of Vintage Ordnance Survey Maps

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This lot comprises a substantial collection of vintage folded paper maps published by the Ordnance Survey, covering a broad geographical range of Great Britain. The collection represents various series and scales primarily from the 20th century. Included are numerous examples from the Landranger Series at a 1:50,000 scale, identifiable by their magenta covers, with titles such as Dorking, Reigate & Crawley, North West Norfolk, Leeds & Bradford, Wensleydale & Wharfedale, and Abergavenny and the Black Mountains. The assortment also contains earlier 1-inch to 1-mile maps with white, orange, and yellow covers, including titles such as The Lizard, Lower Tamar Valley, and Isle of Wight. Further series represented include the Outdoor Leisure Series in yellow covers, featuring Solent, Isle of Wight & Southampton, and the Pathfinder Series at 1:25,000 scale with green and white covers. Specialist tourist maps are also present, with titles including Cotswolds & Wye Dean and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. The maps are housed in a light-coloured plastic crate.