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17th Century Barony Maps c.1609 - The Barony of Fves.
(From collection of maps of escheated counties of Ireland)
PRONI Ref: T1652/27
For many years London Transport varied the designs for the covers of their pocket maps and this set of four (Country Area buses and the Underground diagram would make up the six) show the zig-zag and colours adopted for the various operations. One note of interest; the First Issues for 1947 show the title as 'London Passenger Transport Board' whilst the Second Issues carry 'London Transport', the title adopted after the nationalisation of the LPTB on 1 January 1948 (albeit minus the 'Executive' as the Board became).
This plan is taken from the official guidebook to the 1876 Centennial Exposition, held in West Philadelphia.
17th Century Barony Maps c.1609 - The Baronie of Loghtie.
(From collection of maps of escheated counties of Ireland)
PRONI Ref: T1652/19
Cet édifice de douze étages est constitué de différentes couches de béton de recyclage multicolore. La façade a été construite avec originalité. L’harmonie des couleurs flamboyantes contraste avec l’environnement naturel de la forêt autour et à l’intérieur de l’édifice. Le toit est constitué d’un jardin de tilleuls et d’érables. Une aire de jeux et un fleuve artificiel se situent en haut du bâtiment. Un restaurant avec un bar à cocktails se trouve dans la tour sud-est, et un café est situé dans la tour d’en face.
Bubonic plague, otherwise known as the ‘Black Death’, has followed a cyclical course throughout world history. During the 19th century sporadic outbreaks of plague occurred in various parts of Australia, but the epidemic of 1900-1909 which claimed 219 lives in Queensland alone, was by far the most serious in Australian history. Plague is caused by a bacillus found in fleas which normally feed on rats. Poor sanitation, sub-standard housing and high population densities are contributory factors in the spread of plague among humans, and these were chronic problems facing many Queensland ports in 1900 when plague first appeared.
The Queensland Government responded to the crisis by appointing Dr Nathaniel Burnett (Bertie) Ham as the State’s first Commissioner of Public Health, with his recommendations enforced by health officers stationed in Queensland’s major coastal centres. Bounties were paid for dead rats and professional rat-catchers were employed by municipal authorities. Ham largely conducted his campaign through tight quarantine controls, fumigation and the destruction of infected materials, but the battle against plague was finally won through major sanitary improvements and the demolition of sub-standard buildings. Constant vigilance was still required, as a lapse in protective measures led to yet another outbreak of bubonic plague in 1921-1922. On the latter occasion 63 people lost their lives in Queensland.
Map showing location of plague cases for eight years in metropolitan area outside one mile radius of the general post office, Brisbane, 1907
Accompanies the Report on Plague in Queensland 1900-1907 by B Burnett Ham, Commissioner of Public Health
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This is a picture taken in my flat. This is where I call home now, but it also reminds me there's so much more to explore :)
Cherriots (Salem-Keizer Transit/Salem Area Mass Transit District)-related pictures taken in Salem, Oregon
From an old phone book found at the library; better version here
View in Google Earth: large or original size
Planning map for BART lines and stations.
In this version, the Peninsula would have been reached by Bayshore, and BART would have run to Daly City through the Twin Peaks Tunnel and a new parallel tunnel.
One note added to the map.
This web site documents the access sites on the Wabash River from Huntington, Indiana to the confluence with the Ohio River. It includes pictures and descriptions of the access sites and their amenities.
We personally visited the access sites. The first half of the river (from Huntington to Tecumseh) was done by boat. We then drove to the access sites on the second half of the river (from Terre Haute to the confluence with the Ohio).
ABOUT THE WABASH RIVER
The Wabash has always been Indiana's most famous river. Occupying the heartland of the state, the river drains two-thirds of the 92 counties (over 33,000 square miles) as it flows over 475 miles to its confluence with the Ohio below Mount Vernon. The river rises in Ohio near Fort Recovery and flows for only thirty miles before it becomes entirely an Indiana River. In addition to being Indiana's official state river, the Wabash is also the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi.
It is a river of many faces and moods. At times it occupies a huge valley which was carved by a glacial runoff but it also flows through a partially filled valley formed before the glacial advances. In its upper stretches the Wabash moves across the fertile, flat land in a narrow, shallow trench.
A trip down any other river in the state will not give as complete a view of Indiana as the Wabash. You will not experience a pristine natural environment (except in isolated sections) but you will see Indiana today and a glimpse of the past. The river is usually muddy and slow moving as it drains much of Indiana's fertile farmland. This factor alone should not deter you from trying the Wabash. The upper end of the Wabash is very shallow with numerous log jams clogging the river and making navigation of the river tiring in all but high water (and then it may be dangerous).
my artist-friend kathleen vaughan had her most excellent art show this weekend at the gladstone. her show was about finding home and it stared my neighbourhood and was part of her phd program at york. it was awesome and weird to see an exhibit that had such personal and familiar subject matter.
this is a textile map of our neighbourhood. the stitches are walks she takes with her doggie, auggie. the houses in red are the ones where dogs are known to live.
more: www.akaredhanded.com/
Thanks to AFB for the store's number
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An impersonal map referencing differing ideas of what hope is.... featuring the town of Hope BC Canada
17th Century Barony Maps c.1609 - The Baronie of Tollagh Garvie.
(From collection of maps of escheated counties of Ireland)
PRONI Ref: T1652/20
After five years of planning, the Runcorn Busway shown in orange was purpose built in 1971 as part of the development of Runcorn new town. It was completed in 1978. The new town stands up the hill on the south bank of the Mersey overlooking Runcorn old town, with its distinctive road and rail bridges across to Widnes on the north bank. The busway was built to a figure of eight design, enabling all residents to be within walking distance of the bus. This public transport concept has broken down over the years as Runcorn has expanded beyond its original design and car ownership has become more common.
In the centre at Halton Lea, formerly Shopping City, the bus way straddles the first phase of the shopping centre with separate high-level north and southbound platforms. Initially there was a lower regional bus station closed some years ago in favour of car parking. Longer distance services now also use the upper levels. Buses from outside the system can enter the busway and access the shopping centre. Services operate to Chester, Warrington and Liverpool from Halton Lea. A striking feature is the elevated section through Halton Lea where in a manner later replicated by the Docklands Light Railway in London the busway runs along a dedicated viaduct. Unlike later examples in Cambridge and Leigh, the system is unguided – the drivers still steer their buses. The busway is single lane but each stop has a passing lane to allow following buses to pass.
In parallel with Runcorn’s core Expressway dual carriageway network, The Busway was an integral part of the planning of one of Liverpool’s overspill new towns, to the east of established Runcorn. With bus stops in residential areas sited to maximise convenience compared to car use and parking, the bus was designed to be the mode of choice.
Maximum Busway driving speeds were designed for 40 mph, with priority signals where Busway intersected the local road network. Average bus operating speeds were said to be 50 per cent higher than on conventional roads. Core Busway services are operated by Crosville's successor Arriva North West’s circulars 1 and 2, each operating every five to seven minutes, One interesting feature of the Busway is that Saint Chadd’s, a large regional secondary school has its own dedicated bus bays.
Services on the northern leg of Busway (Astmoor) are now provided solely by longer distance services.
The Busway has seen its share of problems over the years. A small number of double decks have bashed bridges along the single deck only Busway. There have been a small number of crashes, including with private vehicles not supposed to be on Busway. By far the worst issue is anti-social behaviour after dark on an otherwise relatively isolated network seeing few evening services.
A comparison map (low resolution) I found on-line sometime back. It was posted for a while by Alaska Sea Adventures. Hope they don't mind me using the map or giving them the plug!
Our road trip route across the US. Stars show cities we started and ended in, as well as the cities we stayed in overnight, which are marked with the day number in red.
It appears that this map is from 1977. I couldn't find a typical print year on it, just a code that said 1/77, which is likely the print date. This map does show all the Amoco gas stations in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia at the time. The locations were few and far between though.
This map also had some interesting ads in it too some chains were represented by a certain number on the map. Others, such as Albert Pick Hotels, Holiday Inn, and Coachmen Recreational Vehicles were represented by their logo.
Here are some more maps and map images that I figured I would share to go along with the ones I posted before. I figured I would do these as a mass upload then go back to the more typical retail pictures I post.
The full road maps were way too large to fit into the scanner and I didn't want to risk damaging the maps so I mostly copied covers, advertisements, and certain city maps. I do want to figure out a decent way to photograph the full maps without harming them. All of these ones are larger than the Ohio Turnpike Map I posted before.
It appears that this map is from 1977. I couldn't find a typical print year on it, just a code that said 1/77, which is likely the print date. This map does show all the Amoco gas stations in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia at the time. The locations were few and far between though.
This map also had some interesting ads in it too some chains were represented by a certain number on the map. Others, such as Albert Pick Hotels, Holiday Inn, and Coachmen Recreational Vehicles were represented by their logo.
Here are some more maps and map images that I figured I would share to go along with the ones I posted before. I figured I would do these as a mass upload then go back to the more typical retail pictures I post.
The full road maps were way too large to fit into the scanner and I didn't want to risk damaging the maps so I mostly copied covers, advertisements, and certain city maps. I do want to figure out a decent way to photograph the full maps without harming them. All of these ones are larger than the Ohio Turnpike Map I posted before.