The tides of change

This summer I have begun working for a new company, EXCITING STUFF! On starting, I was immediatley thrown into a scintillating project that was still in its early stages. My job was primarily research but this quickly progressed into extensive survey and mapping work. This has really been a challenge as it involved translating information from a series of 300-400 year old maps among other tasks. One of the most fascinating elements of this work is the apparent degradation in the art of map making since then. It is a privelege to work with the beauty of a large hand drawn map which is quite literally a peice of someone's artwork. Contrast this to the 'High Quality' of an OS map from today... well, see the difference for yourself...