Hello Folks,
Its that time of year again when we send out our Cairt newsletter with the usual medley of Scottish map news and updates.
Here below are the edited highlights - the PDF is at: http://www.nls.uk/media/1247497/cairt29.pdf
New map exhibition - 'You are here. A journey through maps' - George IV Bridge, Edinburgh from 22 July 2016 - 2 April 2017 - (opening tomorrow!) http://www.nls.uk/exhibitions
Recent website additions:
- Progress with OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952 - http://maps.nls.uk/os/25inch-england-and-wales/index.html
- New OS Town Plans and OS 25 inch mapping for Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, 1870s-1880s
Georeferenced 25 inch first edition layer, SW England, 1873-1888: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=7&lat=51.5336&lon=-2.1561&layers=178
OS Town Plans of England and Wales, SW England, 1840s-1890s: http://maps.nls.uk/os/townplans-england/index.html
Georeferenced Town Plan layer, SW England, 1880s: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=9&lat=51.4394&lon=-2.5282&layers=117746211
- New 3D viewer for our georeferenced maps - http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/3d/
Maps Reading Room news:
- Reduced Opening Hours - we are now open Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, with a reduced service in George IV Bridge on Saturday morning -
http://www.nls.uk/using-the-library/reading-rooms/maps/opening-hours
- New entrance - due to ongoing building works, our new entrance is back at 33 Salisbury Place - http://www.nls.uk/using-the-library/reading-rooms/maps/building-works
- Self-service photography arrangements now permanent - http://www.nls.uk/using-the-library/reading-rooms/maps/photography
- National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall - our new shared premises opening in Glasgow in September: http://kelvinhall.org.uk/ and http://www.nls.uk/using-the-library/kelvin-hall
New and forthcoming map publications:
- Scottish Maps Calendar 2017 (June 2016) - http://www.birlinn.co.uk/Scottish-Maps-Calendar-2017.html
- Scotland: Mapping the Islands (October 2016) - http://www.birlinn.co.uk/Scotland-Mapping-the-Islands.html
Calling all researchers - forthcoming Scottish Maps Forum workshop
...and our ever-popular Cairt Competition - two copies of the Scottish Maps Calendar 2017 to be won if you can name the mapmaker...
Read the current July 2016 issue of Cairt at: http://www.nls.uk/media/1247497/cairt29.pdf
or all issues on this page: http://www.nls.uk/collections/maps/subject-info/cairt
Chris Fleet
Map Curator | Collections and Research Department
National Library of Scotland
159 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PH
Tel: 0131 623 4670
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Website: maps.nls.uk
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