ordinance survey maps

Littlelegs · Post by **Littlelegs** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:10 pm

Hello

Can anyone help please we have been trying to get a more detailed map of the area around Silves / Odelouca showing roads off the main ones and so far have been unable to find one. So if anyone out there knows of a web site etc that could help please let me know.
We have tried the usual places like the Tourist information centres and tried jeeves but no luck so far

Thanks
Littlelegs

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:12 pm

dont exist..only camara has very large maps and even their out of date

Littlelegs · Post by **Littlelegs** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:15 pm

Hello Guest

That was a quick response, I did think of the Camara or maybe getting in touch with the Portugese embassy. Thank anyway. Enjoy your evening
littlelegs

pm · Post by pm » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:49 pm

You need the Portuguese Military maps. We mail ordered one from www.stanfords.co.uk . They aren't as good as Ordinance Survey, but then I don't think anyone elses maps are. They are very detailed though, just difficult to read. They also cover quite a small area, so you need to be sure to get the right one.

Bruxinha · Post by **Bruxinha** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:50 pm

I think pm's idea is the best one and certainly guest is right...the one's in the Câmara are up to 25 years old...so quite out of date

You could try the Instituto de Geografia in Faro. Their website is www.igeo.pt Their address is Rua de São Francisco Nº4, 8000-428 Faro. Tel: 289 822 773. Fax: 289 807 431. E-mail address: dralgarve.faro@igeo.pt.

Hope that is of some help.

pm · Post by pm » Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:20 pm

If you like I can scan a bit of ours in so you can see the level of detail etc

digger · Post by **digger** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:59 pm

here:

http://www.igeoe.pt/geoesig/geoesig.asp

pm · Post by pm » Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:06 pm

I've copied them up to a web site. Portuguese military must all have very good eyes, the maps are very detailed. The scans are (for me) much clearer than the maps, so I've included one with a 5p piece so you can see the original size a bit better. These are reasonably chunky images, megabyte or so.

www.ourhouseinportugal.co.uk/Scan10004b.jpg
www.ourhouseinportugal.co.uk/Scan10007.jpg
www.ourhouseinportugal.co.uk/coin.jpg

The top right hand corner of Scan10007 has a place (!) called Monte Franciscos which shows our house. It's the little square just above and to the right of the last s in Franciscos.

Littlelegs · Post by **Littlelegs** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:31 pm

Thanks PM
for all your time and effort and I will get hubby to have a look at the maps when he gets home from work.

Littlelegs

pm · Post by pm » Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:43 pm

No prob. I couldn't find the map anywhere in the house.