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31 Jan 10 - 1. No photography or edited photos. 2. Members of this group may also want to join the group Drawing and Painting Scotland. www.flickr.com/groups/dapscotland/3. This group is open to all artists who draw and/or paint landscapes, seascapes or cityscapes of actual locations in Britain, Ireland, or the surrounding islands that make up the geographical grouping known as the British Isles.

About DRAWING AND PAINTING THE BRITISH ISLES

Drawings and Paintings of the Scenery of Britain and Ireland.

Landscapes, Seascapes, Townscapes, and Cityscapes of Actual Scenes of Britain and Ireland.

The British Isles title is a geographical term only. Politically the correct term is Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom and Ireland are two separate political entities.

URL for this group:
www.flickr.com/groups/dapbi/
URL for related group Drawing and Painting Scotland:
www.flickr.com/groups/dapscotland/
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Wikipedia Article on the British Isles aka Britain and Ireland:
www.flickr.com/photos/segismundoart/4273685368/in/pool-12...
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Other Resources:

Google Interactive Maps
maps.google.co.uk/
You can get interactive street view photos of many locations. You can zoom and also pan 360 degrees to see different views of the location.
Artists use the street view interactive photos as references.

Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles
www.buildinghistory.org/


Bristish Geological Survey--geology maps of the British Isles:
www.bgs.ac.uk/education/makeamap/home.html

Also see:
www.google.com/Top/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Maps_an...

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