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The National Library of Scotland and Wilbourn Associates are pleased to
announce the completion of a project to mosaic and georeference the
Ordnance Survey six-inch to the mile (1:10,560) maps of Scotland
(1892-1905). This consists of 4,848 sheets, and we have made the results
available through our Mosaic Viewer ( http://geo.nls.uk/search/mosaic/
). Through geo-referencing, the maps can be easily viewed as a seamless
layer, and compared to other dates of mapping as well as to modern maps
and satellite images.

Please do take a look and view the layer:
http://maps.nls.uk/openlayers.cfm?m=1&id=6 (links direct to the
six-inch layer in the Mosaic Viewer)

And in addition... to encourage folk to explore the new georeferenced
layer, we have also put together a brief quiz on it with prizes to be
won: http://geo.nls.uk/partners/wilbourn/os6inch_quiz.html

Chris Fleet
Senior Map Curator
National Library of Scotland
159 Causewayside
EDINBURGH
EH9 1PH
United Kingdom.

Tel. 0131 623 3973
Fax. 0131 623 3971
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

View maps website: http://maps.nls.uk

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