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Here are some examples of the scale shown on maps:
Old UK Ordnance Survey Map scale in Feet and Links. A Link = 22 yards.
Old UK Ordnance Survey Map scale in Statute Miles and Yards. There are 63360 inches in a mile.
UK Ordnance Survey Map scale in Statute Miles, Nautical Miles and Kilometres.
Kompass Map scale of 1:25 000.
Alpenvereinkarte scale of 1:50 000 in metres and steps.
1:25000 means 4 cm on the map represents 1 km on the ground
1:30000 means 4 cm on the map represents 1.2 km on the ground
1:35000 means 4 cm on the map represents 1.4 km on the ground
1:50000 means 4 cm on the map represents 2 km on the ground
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