[With apologies for cross-posting]
The National Library of Scotland has launched a new website, featuring 1,900
Ordnance Survey Scottish town plans, dating between 1847 and 1895. 62 towns
were surveyed by Ordnance Survey, at the largest scales in their entire
history (1:1,056, and 1:500), collectively forming a comprehensive snapshot
of urban Scotland in the late 19th century. From the 1870s, fourteen towns
were revised again, allowing useful chronological comparisons to be made.
All of the original map sheets (with 24 x 36 inch neat lines) have been
scanned in colour at a resolution of 400 dpi, and the resulting compressed
images are freely available for viewing. Each town is accompanied by a
descriptive essay, dates of survey and publication for every sheet, a legend
covering map content and colouring, and (courtesy of Dr Richard Oliver) an
explanation of Ordnance Survey abbreviations.
The new website complements over 1,300 images of Scottish maps already
online, including earlier town plans, county maps, maps of the whole
country, and marine charts. Images and large format colour printouts can be
ordered to suit individual needs.
View the new Ordnance Survey town plans at: http://www.nls.uk/maps
Christopher Fleet
Map Library
National Library of Scotland
33 Salisbury Place
EDINBURGH, EH9 1SL.
Scotland.
Tel. 0131 466 3813
Fax. 0131 466 3812
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Map website images: www.nls.uk/maps
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