We did it! After months of planning and hard work, we launched the completely redesigned Lovell Johns website on August 25, 2011. Apologies to followers of this blog about the lack of blog posts during the last few weeks. The large volume of work that needed to be done for the web redesign project got in the way of blogging. Big web redesigns are not for the faint of heart, but we survived . The new website has been a real group effort with many of the team at Lovell Johns pitching in to provide content and images for the great projects we’ve worked on. Liz Murray our Marketing manager has said of the website, “Moving forward we hope that we have made a website that is easier to navigate, gives a much better … Read entire article »

  The oldest surviving map of British has been digitally released into a Google style interactive map. The map dating from the 14th century is one of the country’s most historical documents and formed the basis for nearly all the maps that followed. As part of a 15-month project, researchers at Oxford University have fully investigated the map and these findings can now be viewed as part of the online version. Nick Millea, map librarian at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, described how a team of investigators discovered the secrets to the Gough map, which he described as “a national treasure.” Talking to the BBC Millea added: “It’s a very unique piece of cartography and there’s nothing else in the world like it – a map of that level of detail from that period … Read entire article »

Maps International is pleased to announce the launch and sale of our London Map Guide for Kindle. As one of the first digital maps of its kind, the London Street Map is designed specifically for your Kindle. The London guides are available to buy on amazon.co.uk and contains detailed Ordnance Survey street mapping for London and covers Charing Cross, Mayfair, Soho, South Bank, St Giles, The Strand and Whitehall. The detailed street mapping includes points of interest such as landmarks / tourist attractions, schools and train stations. What makes the map guide so unique is it’s easy to use navigation functions not normally associated with the Kindle. Easy to use Map zoom feature Effortless navigation with pan left or right Simple page turning buttons “Go to overview map” feature To buy the London Map Guide for Kindle go … Read entire article »