Janine ~ At British Pounds 4.20 for each map, that comes to about US$6.75 each. Shipping was another $16 or so, but I also ordered a couple back-ordered books. Alone, they said the maps would be shipped in 2-3 days. With the books I ordered it could take 6 weeks. The shipping for the maps alone was still pretty steep -- around 8 Pounds if I remember right. You can get onto Amazon.com.UK and go through the motions of putting your map order in you "shopping cart", entering you personal date, and then seeing what the total comes to. If you don't like what you see, just cancel it. The currencies are converting at about US$1.61 per British Pound. Linda * * * * * Janine wrote: > > Linda > How much do these maps cost in dollars? Also how long did it take for you to get them? > > Janine > > > > http://www.tiac.net/users/teschek/orkneybooks/orkneymaps.htm > > > > > > Bill Teschek > > teschek@tiac.net" > > > > Janine wrote: > > > > > > Where would one find these maps or even how to order them? > > > Janine > > > > > > On Sunday, June 13, 1999 10:39 PM, George Mowat-Brown [SMTP:geomowat@zetnet.co.uk] wrote: > > > > Keith writes in response to Linda: > > > > > > > > >Linda - Operating from far away just as you do, I have found the Landranger > > > > >series very helpful. They show the smallest settlements and even some > > > > >individual manor houses and farms. And they will be very handy as road > > > > >maps when you visit Orkney. > > > > > > > > Yes, the Landranger Series from the British Ornance Survey are the ones > > > > that replaced the old 1" to a mile, these are now 2cm. to 1km (1:50,000 or > > > > about 1 1/4" to a mile). There are three covering Orkney, from N. to S. 5, > > > > 6, & 7 in the series. > > > > > > > > For More precise information, you will require the 'Pathfinder' series > > > > (again from the Ordnance Survey), these are 2.5" to the mile (1:25,000 or > > > > 4cm to 1 km), and contain all the detail you could want about farms etc. > > > > although, of course you would require a street-name map of either Kirkwall > > > > or Stromness, if your interests lie there. The numbers in this series run > > > > from 22 (North Ronaldsay) to the 40s (I suspect) for the Southern Isles. > > > > You will find that you usually need at least two to cover the larger > > > > islands (or sometimes 3, e.g. the whole of Westray requires 23, 24, and a > > > > tiny bit of 26). > > > > > > > > As a former government organization, the Ordnance Survey (based in > > > > Southampton) issues its maps all over the world. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > > > > > > > > > George > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds' > > > > > > > > Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ > > > > > > > > Dr. George Mowat-Brown, Tel & Fax.: +44 (0)181 580 8430 > > > > High Point, > > > > 13 Borough Road, e-mail: geomowat@zetnet.co.uk > > > > Isleworth, > > > > Middlesex, > > > > TW7 5DY, > > > > UK. > > > > > > > > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ > > > > > > > > > >