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  1. Introduction to Topographic Maps V.1.0 (1996 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    An introduction to topographic maps and mapping, covering such topics as definitions of ‘true’ and ‘magnetic’ north; the Transverse Mercator projection; map scale; latitude and longitude; location...

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  2. Image of the World, The: An Interactive Exploration of Ten Historic World Maps (1995 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Art; Astronomy; Geography
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    An interactive exploration of ten historic world maps, which date from 1250 to 1994, with full-colour, full-screen reproduction, audio commentary, on-screen text, and print and save facilities. Ten world...

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  3. Land Use (1997 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A land use survey using Staffordshire as a case study, allowing comparison between aerial photographs, Ordnance Survey maps and students’ land-use maps. Users can switch between areas and scales.

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  4. Our Forgotten History (1986 Video)

    Director
    Patrick McLoughlin
    Producer
    John Booth
    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 45 min.

    Discusses the origins of printed map-making in Britain, from the work of Roman surveyors in the second century AD and the first printed world atlas published in Bologna in 1477. The methods of engraving and...

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  5. Maps (1978 Video)

    Producer
    Jack Koumi
    Subject
    Geography; Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Uses models and animations to investigate a variety of plane maps of the earth. Shows that a ‘correct’ (distance preserving) map (i.e. an isometry) would also preserve shortest paths, angles and areas....

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  6. Many Ways to See the World (2006)

    Subject
    Geography; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1, 30 minutes), $89.00

    Based on the book ‘Seeing Through Maps’, this DVD provides an exploration into the minds of twelve mapmakers and how their unique backgrounds, philosophies, values, and politics led each to select a...

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  7. Cheddar: Mapping the Mendip Anticline (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Introduces the measurement of the ‘dip’ and strike’ of rock strata. Visits locations in the Mendip Hills of southern England, including the Cheddar Gorge. Dip and strike measurements, combined with...

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  8. Mapping in the Yorkshire Dales (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Records the process of constructing a geological map in the Ingleborough area of the Yorkshire Dales, which contains well-exposed layers of horizontal rock strata. The three dimensional structure of the rock...

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  9. Tales from the Map Room (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Julian Stenhouse
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 30 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £250.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    Series on the history of maps, with actors recreating key moments from map-making history and cartographers explaining the importance of maps. 1: The history of London as seen through various of maps...

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  10. Pollution Solution, The (1976 Film)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Considers the surveillance and monitoring capabilities of earth orbiting satellites using acid waste pollution as a case study. Discusses the use of LANDSAT for information in reclaiming land after...

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