Map grr!

[ladyofastolat]

Some 15 years ago, we bought an OS map of the island. It was 1:25,000, so showed all the footpaths and everything we needed to know. The entire island fitted onto one side of the fold-out map, and it didn't bother us with showing any of the irrelevant Mainland. (No offence to the Mainland - I've heard that bits of it are actually quite okay, really, and some of my best friends went there once - but a public footpaths in Southampton aren't really relevant to someone embarking on a walk on the island.)

Unfortunately, it has fallen apart from too much use, and I would like to replace it. This, it turns out, is impossible. The only maps I can buy are:
- A 1:50,000 map of the island, which has far less detail, and is cluttered up with loads of bits of mainland
- A 1:25,000 map of the island, cluttered up with loads of bits of mainland... and printed on both sides of the map. Since half the time what you want to look at is on the back, you have to unfold the entire enormous map onto the floor before you can use it properly. Following a footpath on it outside in the wind requires massive map-wrangling skills, and creative - and ruinous - folding.

Why on earth have they discontinued the only sensible and useful map of the island? WHY?

Comments

[alitalf.livejournal.com]

Why on earth have they discontinued the only sensible and useful map of the island? You're the third person who has asked this morning. We don't make them because there is no demand.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Since the OS is based in Southampton, maybe if you shout loud enough they'll hear you.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

You can have a map printed of the area you want, here : http://www.osselect.co.uk/osSelect/ though it looks like you can't get the whole island onto their 1:25,000.

But I too mourn the passing of the old Pathfinder maps. I guess you might find another second hand...?

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

I suppose there's a nice irony in a series of maps called Pathfinder going AWOL...

[saffronrose.livejournal.com]

In your situation, I might tape it carefully and take it to a printer shop with extra wide printing capability, and have it copied, twice at least, on sturdy paper.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Just what I was going to suggest!