FieldenMaps.info / OS 1:50 000 Landranger Covers

Included below is Lez Watson’s listing of Landranger cover designs, from his website.

The FieldenMaps.info map collection listing pages on use a slightly altered and expanded version of this list. You will find the additional items in red text below Lez’s original list.

The following additions and alterations relate to version 6.06.09 of Lez Watson’s list of Landranger covers.

Additions/alterations to
2 - Non-photographic ‘Landranger’ Cover

2d+	Price: increased to £2.20.
2e	Inside: new layout, including list of 6 Town & City maps, and “by January 1982” in text.
2e+	Price: increased to £2.40, commonly not shown (sometimes on rear).
2f	Front: Text above the coverage diagram changed to “1¼ inches to 1 mile/1:50 000” Inside: lists 11 Town/City maps.
2f+	Front: Text above the coverage diagram separated to “1¼ inches to 1 mile 1:50 000”

Additional category
i - Integral Covers (1980-1986)

ia		Integral cover, magenta. “Landranger Series of Great Britain” in white within white subrectangular text box. Titles and other text in black. Front: Large coverage diagram derived from 1:625 000 Routeplanner mapping. Text above coverage diagram: “1:50 000”. Spine: black lettering on white. Rear: Magenta with white top panel and white index to Landranger series. Inside: List of 23 Outdoor Leisure maps, 3 Town Maps, and “In June 1979, 76...” in text. Appeared: Early 1980?
ib		Inside: List of 25 Outdoor Leisure maps, 4 Town & City Maps, and “by January 1982” in text.
ic		Front: Text above coverage diagram changed to “1:50 000 1¼ inches to 1 mile” Rear: Index reduced in size to accommodate ISBN and barcode at bottom right (printed black on magenta). Inside: ‘inside cover’ used as legend panel. Appeared: March 1984.
ic	.a	ISBN/barcode on rear cover is black on a white panel (sheet 103 reprints 3/84 & 11/85).
ic	.b	Lacks ISBN/barcode on rear (3/86 reprint of sheet 132).
id		Integral cover, photographic. White title on magenta; local views; six tourist symbols; “Ordnance Survey” at foot. Spine: Black lettering on magenta. Rear: White, with black-outlined index to Landranger series, magenta-bordered coverage diagram, and barcode. Inside: ‘inside cover’ used as legend panel. Appeared: October 1984.

Additions/alterations to
3 - First Photographic Cover

3c	Inside: Illustrated. List of 15 Town, City & Neighbourhood Maps.
3c+	Inside: List of Town, City & Neighbourhood Maps changed to generic paragraph, ending with “For details see price list.”
3d	Inside: “Cut here...” note around three sides, Town & City Maps paragraph shortened further, ending “grounds etc.” Appeared: before August 1988

Additions/alterations to
4 - Second Photographic Cover

4c		Front: Text above photograph changed from “1¼ in to 1 mile – 2cm to 1km” to “2cm to 1km – 1¼ in to 1 mile”...
4c	.a	...(Some copies? (only 162 2B2 currently known) erroneously have a combination of the two, i.e. “2cm to 1km – 1¼ in to 1 mile – 2cm to 1km”).

Additions/alterations to
5 - Third Photographic Cover

5b	Spine: sheet name in upper case, centred.
5b+	Spine: sheet name in upper case, left aligned.
5c	Inside: telephone number changed to 08456 050505.
5c+	Quadrilingual on Welsh sheets (though not always at earliest opportunity) Inside: tri-lingual information in top panel, list of sheet numbers and titles in three columns in bottom panel; Website link shown: www.ordsvy.gov.uk.
5d–	Front: Carries ® mark beside Ordnance Survey logo.
5d	Front: Also carries ® mark beside “Landranger”.
5e	Back: position of sheet 198 changed on index map, website link beside sheet index: www.ordnancesurvey.gov.uk (contradicting the address shown inside).
5e+	Inside: website link changed from ordsvy.gov.uk to www.ordnancesurvey.gov.uk.
5f	Front: www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk appears below the OS logo. Back and inside: website links changed to www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk.

Additions to
6 - New Specification Cover

6a		add: Front and Rear: On Welsh sheets, “Arolwg Ordnans” at right-hand side in plain type.
6a	.a	Rear: On some examples of Welsh sheets, “Arolwg Ordnans” appears in dark silver instead of the standard dark blue.
6b		Spine: Sheet number highlighted. Front and Rear: On Welsh sheets, “Arolwg Ordnans” now in same type as “Ordnance Survey”.

6c+		Front and Rear: On Welsh sheets, “Arolwg Ordnans” moved from the right-hand side to the left, next to “Ordnance Survey”.

6g+		Inside: Route illustration now 2005.
6h		Inside: Road illustration now sheet 5.

6l		add: Spine: Sheet title lettering enlarged slightly.
6l	.a	Spine: Erroneous blue “Ordnance Survey” lettering on logo (18 sheets known: nos. 16, 19, 56, 84, 114, 115, 118, 135, 137, 142, 150, 165, 166, 174, 177, 178, 179, 182).

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