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Price list for images and information  
 

Prices are valid from 1st May 2004 and include VAT but exclude postage and packing.

Images and information from Canmore are supplied for private research purposes only and must not be reproduced or passed to a third party without written permission of the copyright holder. Please see the Copyright page for further details and costs. Orders of up to 20 items will take 15 working days to process. A fast service is available for orders required within 5 working days - this is charged at double the rates detailed below.

Please do not send payment with your order: an invoice will be posted with your purchase.
If you need help with your order, please email: info@rcahms.gov.uk.

 
             
  Photographs and slides  
  Print sizes [up to]
  Black and white   Colour  
  6 x 8" (152 x 203 mm)
8 x 8" (203 x 203 mm)
8 x 10" (203 x 254 mm)
10 x 10" (254 x 254 mm)
10 x 12" (254 x 303 mm)
12 x 16" (305 x 406 mm)
16 x 20" (406 x 508 mm)
20 x 24" (508 x 610 mm)
  £11.00
£14.00
£14.00
£19.50
£19.50
£23.50
£32.50
£42.50
  £18.00
£19.00
£19.00
£23.50
£23.50
£33.00
£47.00
£63.50
 
  · All prints are supplied in gloss finish unless matt is specified at time of ordering.
· Sizes are approximate, as dimensions depend on the size of work.
· Larger prints and sepia-toning are available on request and charged at colour rates.
 
  35mm slide   £11.00   £11.00  
  5 x 4 inch transparency   £29.50   £29.50  
  Digital Images  
  Single scanned image on CD-ROM (including initial scanning and minor corrections)   £14.00  
  Overnight service per image (orders must be placed before 12 noon)   £50.00  
 

Images are scanned in TIF format at 400dpi - other resolutions and formats are available on request.

 
  Vertical Aerial Photographs  
      Print sizes [up to]   Black and white or Colour  
  Contact Print   9 x 9 inch (229 x 229 mm)   £20.00  
  Enlargements and
Selective Enlargements
  9 x 9 inch (229 x 229 mm)
18 x 18 inch (458 x 458 mm)
20 x 20 inch (508 x 508 mm)
  £47.00
£59.00
£73.00
 
  Diapositives       £29.50  
 

· Ordnance Survey (OS) air photographs are subject to an additional royalty charge of £6.00 or 20% (whichever is greater).
· Please note that larger print sizes may suffer fom loss of definition in some cases.
· Additional sizes are available on request.

 
             
  Coversearches          
 

Requests for details of vertical aerial photographs for specific areas will be dealt with by a coversearch and a response provided within 15 working days. For coversearches required within 3 working days, a priority service is available at £50.00 per hour.

 
  Photocopies and lasercopies  
 

Where photography of drawings is required prior to photocopying, a fee of £5.00 per drawing will be charged in addition to the photocopying charges below. Some collection items can only be copied subject to their condition. If in doubt, please ask a member of staff for guidance.

 
  Photocopies & microfilm copies   A4 per side £0.30   A3 per side £0.50  
             
  Lasercopies   A4 per side £2.50   A3 per side £5.00  
             
  A charge of £50.00 per hour will be made for staff photocopying on behalf of users.  
  Digital Formats  
 

Requests for the supply of information from Canmore in digital format or GIS information must be made in writing. A licence agreement will be issued and must be signed prior to the despatch of the digital data. All requests will incur a charge for staff time (at £50 per hour) but customers will be notified in advance of the likely cost.

 
  Canmore Information   Print-outs and textfile documents per side of A4   £0.30  
             
  Information downloads:      
  There is a £10 flat-fee for supplying data on a floppy disk or CD-ROM. Smaller data-sets can be emailed at no extra-charge subject to size, format and content.  
         
 

Data can be supplied in one of the following standard formats: MS Access 2000 | Dbf4 | MS Excel 2000. GIS data is provided in the ESRI Shape File format. Other formats may be available on request.

 
 

Standing Stones of Lundin, Fife. SC357520
Standing Stones of
Lundin, Fife. SC357520

Mavisbank House, Midlothian. SC357735
Mavisbank House,
Midlothian. SC357735

Area Assessments (includes Rural Stewardship Scheme)  
 

Reports can be produced for details of archaeological sites, monuments, buildings and maritime remains in a specified area or linear arrangement. The report will contain information from Canmore, map extracts and oblique aerial photographs or digital images (where available).

 
  £50.00 per hour (minimum charge ½ hour)  
  Search Fees  
 

The first 30 minutes of any enquiry is free; subsequent time will be charged at £50.00 per hour for staff working on behalf of users, e.g. searching for information. Customers will be notified in advance of the likely cost.

 
  Postage and Packing for UK orders  
  Photocopies (up to 50) £2.00   Photographic prints (up to 5) £2.50   Large format or more than 5 prints £3.50  
  Other services and postage rates are charged at cost price. Orders are posted by first-class mail.  
  Order Enquiries  
  For orders in progress and payment contact the Public Services Department - info@rcahms.gov.uk  
  Payment  
 

· An invoice will be posted with your order.
· Payment should be made in Pounds Sterling within 30 working days of receipt of an invoice.
· The following credit cards are accepted: Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, Visa Electron, Switch, Solo, JCB.
· Cheques should be made payable to: RCAHMS and sent to the Administration and Finance Section.

EDUCATIONAL DISCOUNT
33% discount applies for educational use and for students with a valid matriculation card.

COPYRIGHT OF MATERIAL
A Reproduction Permissions form should be completed and sent to the Copyright Manager, RCAHMS before any material is reproduced. Full copyright details for all material will be enclosed with your order.

 
               
  Updated 15 Dec 2004
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