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i have an old map that was bought in the 1970,s from an antique shop... you know when you do the teabag thing on paper and it goes brown (my map is like that).....
its dated 1610 or something like that of 'west yokshire' with names of towns spelt alot differently..... could it be worth anything.. i know of an antique place in Hebden Bridge with two nice old ladies in there...think i mite take it along and see what they say... 😉
You do the teabag thing? I thought that was something quite different 😉
Could be interesting, can it stand scanning?
Have a look for the name John Speede. Could be worth a pretty penny if it's an original.
places like bradford is called Bradforth...Halifax called Halyfax
in the middle of the map its named ( The West Ridinge of Yorkeshyre.
sheffield =sheaffield
leeds =ledes
lots of other places with wierd spelling...
anyway then agin it mite not be worth much, but it sure is intesting to see the different spellings of such towns and cities..
oh my god it says performed by johan speed ! could i be rich then (lol)
ok found the website of guy in question who made all these old maps... looks like you can still get them as 'old maps'..but ive had mine since the early 1970,s... ho do i prove ive had it that long for a valuation...well it loos ruddy old anyhow.... think i mite get emailing someone lol
http://www.mapsofjohnspeed.co.uk/
to check its age, if it spells "Lancaster" as "West West Yorkshire" it's very old.
Sorry, E-A, but there were loads of reprints made in the 1970s so it's likely to be one of them. Can you see the weave of the paper? If so it may be original - I hope it is.
To be honest - I do have a yorkshire reprint up in my kitchen that I got for 3.99.
doh anyway ive sent an email to the website that still makes these maps,,,
my map is about 40 years old....even if it is a reprint...ah well keep fingers crossed it could be an ORIGINAL !!!!!! heres hoping so lol 😉
If it is - you're on to a winner!
i never have any luck....lol but you never know do you !
I smell.... NEW BIKE TIME!!! 😀
do you.... hmm i got a new bike last year...cud trade it in and get a 2011 bike ! 😉
sooo update on wether im sitting on gold...lol i have to look for text on the reverse of map (hope i dont tare it when i get it out of frame (lol) and also they say to look for a crease down the centre of map... thats going to be impossible if its been in a frame for years...
fingers crossed eh !
hmmmm, some years ago i changed the frame and put a 'card backing' at the back of map and now its stuck to the cardboard...wont come unstuck...grrrr
don't risk it, take it to the place
If it turns out to not be worth much, I'd quite like to buy it. Sounds cool.
Sorry, E-A, but there were loads of reprints made in the 1970s
my map is about 40 years old....even if it is a reprint
1970 is 40 years ago...
you can still buy them new...but mine is 40 years old shall we start the bidding then.... who would like to start off...lol
Leeds was called Loidis wasnt it? OR Leodis?
Its a pretty ****ed up map of west yorkshire if Sheffields on it.
Let me help you DaveyBoy
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire ]West Riding of Yorkshire[/url]
Ah, West [b]Riding[/b]...
places like bradford is called Bradforth...Halifax called Halyfax
in the middle of the map its named ( The West Ridinge of Yorkeshyre.sheffield =sheaffield
leeds =ledes
Mark Datz was a proof reader in an earlier incarnation then?
1610 Speede map of WRoY 15" x 20" sold for £425.
cane creek for ya there xD
anyone know anywhere decent to get a valuation done (dont fancy being ripped off... 😉 have sent another email to somewhere else and told them its 40 years old...other john speed maps are selling anywhere from 400-700 quid and over 1,000 quid....obviously for early 1970,s of my map there is no coloured ink on ther map..just black ink
elaine anne if this is an original i could fetch £500.00 plus easy.
ill pm you some contact detauils of a chap now living in cumbria who will be able to help.
i will have to speak with him first but i think he wont mine me giving you his email .....even if its a reprint if its 40 yr old on its still worth a lot of money .
do not dismantle it though please
Elaine I'd buy a proper copy of it off of you (to frame and hang on my wall).
It's surprising how recently in relative terms spellings and place names were different. I bought last year an OS map of my local area that has reprints of the different old series maps, and even the one from the early 20th century was still using the older place names.