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03-06-2011, 11.17.19
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:25:08 -0500, Dan Stephenson
<stephedanospam@mac.com> wrote:
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>Hello, I intend to revisit Greece again and again. The last time I
>visited I bought a thick spiral-bound tourist and motoring atlas at a
>gas station, and it had a good many ancient archeological sights on it.
>
>However, I noticed all the time, in the course of driving through the
>countryside, signs to many sites that were not cited in the atlas. I
>picked up a book on the ancient sites of the Peloponnese while I was
>there and it helped but I'm looking for something comprehensive.
>Something like Ordinance Survey maps in the UK that list ever little
>stone circle and burial mound.
>
>My plan is to read Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_ that I just
>ordered on-line, and see about visiting some of the more obscure
>places, as if I were walking in his footsteps. My next specific trip
>to Greece will focus on time at Monemvasia, again, but I want some side
>trips. I read an on-line snippet from Pausanias, where he describes
>the site just north of Monemvasia, Epidaurus Limera. I remember seeing
>this place from the road but was foot-sore at the time and did not
>visit it. I read in the on-line text of Pausanias, how if you
>travelled north from there by a certain distance you come across the
>site of Limenas, and how it has a nice harbor and a temple, etc etc.
>And I did indeed on Day 68 of my big trip, visit the little village
>with the nice harbor, but at the time could not find access to the
>ancient site past some people's property. And yet, Pausanius further
>describes additional sites even farther north, relating cool
>mythological facts about those sites -- and I cannot find them in my
>motoring atlas! Nor in Google Maps. Finding THOSE kinds of obscure
>places is what I'm after.
>
>Does anyone know an ultimate mapping sources for Greece, something that
>will have all these places?
>
>I really feel I connect with history when I visit the ancient places. Thanks,[/color]
The Blue Guide to Greece is very useful for locating obscure ancient
sites.
Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
secrets?
--
Martin
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03-06-2011, 11.17.19
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:25:08 -0500, Dan Stephenson
<stephedanospam@mac.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Hello, I intend to revisit Greece again and again. The last time I
>visited I bought a thick spiral-bound tourist and motoring atlas at a
>gas station, and it had a good many ancient archeological sights on it.
>
>However, I noticed all the time, in the course of driving through the
>countryside, signs to many sites that were not cited in the atlas. I
>picked up a book on the ancient sites of the Peloponnese while I was
>there and it helped but I'm looking for something comprehensive.
>Something like Ordinance Survey maps in the UK that list ever little
>stone circle and burial mound.
>
>My plan is to read Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_ that I just
>ordered on-line, and see about visiting some of the more obscure
>places, as if I were walking in his footsteps. My next specific trip
>to Greece will focus on time at Monemvasia, again, but I want some side
>trips. I read an on-line snippet from Pausanias, where he describes
>the site just north of Monemvasia, Epidaurus Limera. I remember seeing
>this place from the road but was foot-sore at the time and did not
>visit it. I read in the on-line text of Pausanias, how if you
>travelled north from there by a certain distance you come across the
>site of Limenas, and how it has a nice harbor and a temple, etc etc.
>And I did indeed on Day 68 of my big trip, visit the little village
>with the nice harbor, but at the time could not find access to the
>ancient site past some people's property. And yet, Pausanius further
>describes additional sites even farther north, relating cool
>mythological facts about those sites -- and I cannot find them in my
>motoring atlas! Nor in Google Maps. Finding THOSE kinds of obscure
>places is what I'm after.
>
>Does anyone know an ultimate mapping sources for Greece, something that
>will have all these places?
>
>I really feel I connect with history when I visit the ancient places. Thanks,[/color]
The Blue Guide to Greece is very useful for locating obscure ancient
sites.
Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
secrets?
--
Martin
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03-06-2011, 13.46.20
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]
If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.
--
JohnT
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03-06-2011, 13.46.20
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]
If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.
--
JohnT
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03-06-2011, 13.46.20
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]
If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.
--
JohnT
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03-06-2011, 13.46.20
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]
If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.
--
JohnT
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03-06-2011, 13.46.20
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]
If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.
--
JohnT
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03-06-2011, 13.46.20
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]
If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.
--
JohnT
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03-06-2011, 13.46.20
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]
If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.
--
JohnT
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03-06-2011, 13.46.20
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Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]
If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.
--
JohnT
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