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Access high-resolution zoomable images of over 410,000 maps of Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales and beyond.
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In our 'Map images' resource you can access and view all the...
- About Our Map Images
Maps are key documentary sources for researching buildings and houses. This page highlights how the Library's map collections can shed light on a building’s history as well as the area that surrounds it. All the resources on this page are freely available on the National Library of Scotland’s website.
- Map Finder
- Browse by Category
- Sets of County Maps
- Military Maps
- Ordnance Survey Maps
- Seamless and Geo-Referenced Maps
- More About Early Maps
- Projects
- Images and Printouts
The easiest way of finding material relating to any particular location is to use the Map Finder - with Marker Pin viewer. Search using a map, or by place name, or by county and parish name. On our related Map Finder - with Outlines viewer, the outlines or extents of all the map images are shown as clear coloured overlays that you can select and vi...
The easiest way of finding general groups of maps is to browse by category. The maps vary in the amount of detail they show: 1. Least detailed maps – early maps of the whole of Scotland 2. More detailed – county/regional maps and coastal charts 3. Very detailed – town plans. You can also browse the maps by the names of map-makers, surveyors and eng...
We have several Scottish atlases online with sets of county maps, providing good coverage of regions and rural areas: 1. Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 2. Herman Moll's Maps of Scotland, 1745 3. John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland, 1832 4. Bartholomew Survey Atlas of Scotland, 1912.
Another category is of maps made for military purposes, especially those from the 18th century. These include the famous Roy Military Survey of Scotland (1747-1755), and Roy Military Antiquities of Scotland (1793). From the 19th century onwards, maps were often published as a set or series, especially by Ordnance Survey. You can also view 20th cent...
Scotland
1. One Inch to the Mile- useful for an overview of wide areas 2. Six Inch to the Mile- useful for rural detail, showing heights and contour lines, and covering all of Scotland 3. 25 Inch to the Mile- the most detailed maps for all the inhabited urban and rural regions of Scotland 4. 50 and 120 Inch to the Mile- very detailed urban plans covering 62 towns in Scotland
England and Wales
1. One Inch to the Mile- useful for an overview of wide areas 2. Six Inch to the Mile- useful for rural detail, showing heights and contour lines 3. 25 Inch to the Mile- the most detailed maps for all inhabited urban and rural regions 4. 50 and 120 Inch to the Mile- very detailed urban plans covering 440 towns in England and Wales
Ireland
1. One Inch to the Mile- useful for an overview of wide areas 2. Six Inch to the Mile- useful for rural detail, showing heights and contour lines Ordnance Survey mapping published in the last 50 years is in copyright and cannot be scanned and made available online. You can view which detailed Ordnance Survey maps were published from 1841-1991 through our Ordnance Survey map recordsviewer.
We are geo-referencing a growing proportion of more recent maps. Geo-referencing aligns an historic map image with its real world location information. This lets us present a map series as a seamless layer, and compare the historic maps to other dates of mapping, including modern satellite imagery and maps. Explore our Georeferenced Maps. Watch a v...
We have further information about early maps in our early maps list. Together these information pages also form a brief, descriptive history of mapmaking. Read our Research guides- using maps to explore particular subjects, such as climate change, houses, local history, or woodland.
We have several collaborative project websites: 1. Our Historical Maps APIallows you to embed a zoomable georeferenced historic map of Great Britain in your own website 2. Our Scotland - Land Use viewerallows you to compare the 1930s landscape to the present day 3. Our Bartholomew Archive websitepresents maps and other information relating to the B...
You can order images, photocopies and printouts of all of these maps. When viewing any map as a zoomable image, select the Order this map button. For further details, including contact information, use the enquires and copieslink on all map image pages. The page also has a list of frequently asked questions about our online maps.
Explore more than 26 million aerial images featuring historic events and places worldwide, including 1.6 million images of Scotland.
Dec 26, 2023 · This map shows cities, towns, airports, ferry ports, railways, motorways, main roads, secondary roads and points of interest in Scotland.
View historic aerial images of Britain taken from 1919 to 1953 and help to identify the locations pictured. PastMap. Zoom in on this interactive online map to locate Scotland’s archaeological and historic sites. HLAmap. Compare modern-day land use and past land use across Scotland using this interactive online map. ScotlandsPlaces
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