Ordnance Survey maps
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Maps published by Ordnance Survey and related bodies, including the War Office (ca. 1840s-1960s). The maps are ordered below by country, from larger scales (most detailed maps) to smaller scales (less detailed maps), followed by indexes and characteristics sheets (symbols and legends).
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Map Series - Scotland
Ordered from larger scales (most detailed maps) to smaller scales (less detailed maps):
- 360 inch to the mile / 30 feet to one-inch (1:360):
- Scottish military maps, 20th century - 57 sheets
- 50 inch / 120 inch to the mile (1:500, 1:528, 1:1056):
- 25 inch to the mile (1:2,500):
- Ordnance Survey, 25 inch to the mile, 1st edition - 1855-1882 - 14,735 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 25 inch to the mile, 2nd and later editions - 1892-1949 - 17,466 map sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 25 inch to the mile, "blue-and-black" drawings - 694 map sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:2,500 National Grid maps, 1944-1973
- Six-inch to the mile (1:10,560):
- 1:20,000 / 1:25,000:
- War Office, Great Britain 1:20,000, GSGS 2748 - 1923-1929 - 21 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1945-1973 (Provisional - Coloured) - 5,102 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1945-1973 (Provisional - Outline) - 4,139 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1964-1973 (Second Series) - 188 sheets
- Ordnance Survey / War Office, Great Britain and Ireland 1:25,000. GSGS 3906, 1940-43 - 840 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 Administrative Area Series of Great Britain, 1945-1968 - 1,130 sheets
- One-inch to the mile (1:63,360):
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile, 1st edition - 1856-1891 - 539 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile, 2nd edition - 1885-1900 - 444 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch with coloured parishes - Indexes to the Six-inch and 25 Inch Maps, 1894-1904 - 104 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile, 3rd edition - 1903-1912 - 642 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile, 4th edition - 1910 - 2 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" edition, Scotland, 1921-1930 - 125 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" edition, Scotland, 1921-1930 (Outline) - 91 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" Scotland, ca. 1930s (Water and Contour Pulls) - 71 sheets
- Ordnance Survey / War Office, One-Inch Popular. GSGS 3908 - 1933-43 - 260 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular", 1941-42 (Outline edition, water in blue) - 79 sheets
- Ordnance Survey / German Army, Karte von Schottland 1:50,000, 1941 - 70 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" with National Grid, Scotland, 1945-1947 - 102 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" with National Grid, Scotland, 1945-1947 (Outline) - 89 sheets
- Ordnance Survey / War Office, Scotland One-Inch Popular GSGS 4639, 1947-50 - 64 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch, Glasgow District - Administrative Areas, 1950-52 - 3 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch, Glasgow District - Administrative Areas, 1955-66 - 3 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1952-1973 (Regular) - 857 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1952-1973 (Outline) - 187 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1954-1965 (Indexes) - 14 sheets
- Half-inch to the mile (1:126,720):
- Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, Scotland, 1908-1918 (hill-shaded) - 53 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, Scotland, 1908-1918 (layer-coloured) - 48 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Half-inch Ministry of Transport road maps, Scotland, 1923 - 37 sheets
- Ordnance Survey / German Army, Karte von Schottland 1:100,000, 1939-40 - 34 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, Scotland, 1942 (Outline, Water in Blue) - 34 sheets
- Quarter-inch to the mile (1:253,440):
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1st ed., 1901-1914 - 25 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1st ed., 1900-1906 (Coloured with Hills) - 16 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1st ed., 1900-1906 (Outline) - 20 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 2nd ed., 1909-1914 - 2 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed., 1921-1923 - 27 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed., 1921-1924 (Outline) - 11 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed., 1929-1930 (Civil Air) - 16 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed., 1940-1941. (RAF Edition (War)) - 1 sheet
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed., 1940-1941. RAF (War) 2nd Edition - 16 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., 1935-37 (Colour) - 8 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Administrative Areas, 1938-49 - 16 sheets
- Ordnance Survey / German Army, Fliegerausgabe Grossbritannien 1:250 000 : Schottland, 1939-40 - 6 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., 1941 (Outline) - 5 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., 1939-41 (Military Edition, GSGS 3958) - 7 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., 1939-41 (War Revision, 1940, GSGS 3958) - 17 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., 1943-44 (War Revision (Army/Air), 1940, GSGS 3958) - 10 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (with National Grid), 1946 (Coloured) - 17 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (with National Grid), 1946 (Outline) - 7 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (with National Grid) (War Office Edition, GSGS 4650) - 22 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (with National Grid) (RAF Topographical Map, GSGS 4864) - 1 sheet
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Administrative Areas, 1950-52 (with Glasgow District 1:63,360) - 19 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Administrative Areas, 1955-66 (with Glasgow District 1:63,360) - 39 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Administrative Areas, 1966-73 - 17 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Air Photo Mosaics of Scotland, 1944-1950 - 221 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, "ten mile" Planning Maps of the United Kingdom, 1940s-1970s - 183 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, small-scale maps of Great Britain, 19th to 20th centuries - 35 sheets
Map Series - England, Wales and Great Britain
Ordered from larger scales (most detailed maps) to smaller scales (less detailed maps):
- 50 inch / 120 inch to the mile (1:500, 1:528, 1:1056):
- Ordnance Survey Town Plans of England and Wales, 1840s-1890s - 12,115 sheets / 440 towns
- Ordnance Survey, 1:1,250/1:2,500 National Grid maps, 1944-1972 (London and south-east England only)
- 25 inch to the mile (1:2,500):
- Ordnance Survey, 25 inch, England and Wales - 1841-1952 - 89,540 sheets
- 12 inches to the mile (1:5,280):
- Six-inch to the mile (1:10,560):
- 1:20,000 / 1:25,000:
- Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1945-1973 (Provisional - Coloured) - 5,102 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1945-1973 (Provisional - Outline) - 4,139 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1964-1973 (Second Series) - 188 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 Administrative Area Series of Great Britain, 1945-1968 - 1,130 sheets
- One-inch to the mile (1:63,360):
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Engraved Maps, England and Wales, 1872-1914 - 2,229 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch with coloured parishes - Indexes to the Six-inch and 25 Inch Maps, 1894-1904 - 235 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 3rd Edition (Black Outline Edition), 1906-1917 - 54 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 'Popular' edition, England and Wales, 1919-1926 (Regular) - 144 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 'Popular' edition, England and Wales, 1919-1926 (Outline) - 144 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 'Popular' edition, England and Wales, 1919-1934 (District/Special/Tourist, etc.) - 49 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 'Popular' edition, England and Wales, 1934 (London Passenger Transport Map) - 24 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 5th edition, England and Wales, 1931-1937 (Regular) - 59 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 5th edition, England and Wales, 1931-1937 (Black Outline) - 50 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 5th edition, England and Wales, 1931-1937 (Physical Features) - 22 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 5th edition, England and Wales, 1931-1937 (Special District and Tourist Maps) - 5 sheets
- Ordnance Survey / War Office, One-Inch Popular, England and Wales. GSGS 3907 - 1933-43 - 290 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch New Popular edition, England and Wales, 1945-1947 (Regular) - 114 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch New Popular, edition, England and Wales, 1945-1947 (Outline) - 104 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch New Popular, edition, England and Wales, GSGS (Misc) 1560. Exercise Surprise Packet, 1951 - 13 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch New Popular, edition, England and Wales, GSGS: 4692, 1951 - 1 sheet
- Ordnance Survey / War Office, One-Inch New Popular, England and Wales. GSGS 4620 - 1948-52 - 3 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1952-1973 (Regular) - 857 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1952-1973 (Outline) - 187 sheets
- Half-inch to the mile (1:126,720):
- Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch, England and Wales, Administrative Boundaries, 1899-1972 - 1,371 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch, England and Wales (layer-coloured), 1908-1918 - 15 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Half-inch Ministry of Transport road maps, England and Wales, 1923 - 41 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch, England and Wales, 1930-42 (Outline) - 42 sheets
- Quarter-inch to the mile (1:253,440):
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 1st ed., 1902-1903 - 19 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 1st ed., 1899-1901 (Outline) - 20 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 2nd ed., 1908-1913 - 16 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 2nd ed., 1912-1915 (Large sheet - Black Outline) - 10 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1919-1921 - 10 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed. [New Series], 1926-1930 - 6 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1923 (Outline, with water in blue) - 10 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1926-1930 (Outline) [New Series] - 5 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1929-1934 (Civil Air) - 36 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1934-39 (Colour) - 15 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1935-36 (Black (Outline)) - 8 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1941-44 (Outline with water in blue) - 4 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1939-41 (Military Edition, GSGS 3957) - 6 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1940-43 (War Revision, 1940, GSGS 3957) - 12 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1943 (2nd War Revision, 1943 (Graticule Edition), GSGS 3957) - 10 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1943 (GSGS:3957 (Air)) - 6 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., (with National Grid), 1946 (Coloured) - 20 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., (with National Grid), 1945 (Outline) - 1 sheet
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., (with National Grid) (GSGS 4628) - 11 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, "ten mile" Planning Maps of the United Kingdom, 1940s-1970s - 183 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, small-scale maps of Great Britain, 19th to 20th centuries - 35 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Air Photo Mosaics of England and Wales, 1944-1950 - 6,173 sheets
Map Series - Ireland and Northern Ireland
Ordered from larger scales (most detailed maps) to smaller scales (less detailed maps):
- Six-inch to the mile (1:10,560/ 1:10,000):
- One-inch to the mile (1:63,360):
- 1:25,000:
Map Series - Belgium / France
Map Series of Hong Kong
- Collinson's Maps of Hong Kong, 1846 - 4 sheets
Indexes of larger scale maps (at 25-inch and six-inch to the mile)
- Scotland:
- England and Wales:
- Ordnance Survey, Indexes to the County Series maps, England and Wales, 1887-1897 - 36 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-Inch to the mile, County Diagrams. Showing Civil Parishes with tables of their areas - 1897-1913 - 54 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-Inch to the mile, Combined Index maps - 1879-1965 - 408 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Quarter-Inch to the mile, Couny Series Index maps - 1921-1924 - 175 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, County Diagrams. Indexes to County Series, 1932-1946 - 172 sheets
- Ordnance Survey, 1:100,000, Indexes to County Series and National Grid sheets, 1966-1972 - 53 sheets
- England, Scotland, and Wales:
Characteristics Sheets
- Ordnance Survey Characteristics Sheet collection - symbols, features, styles for lettering, and stamps, ca. 1840s-1920s
Early Digital Cartography
- Ordnance Survey, Early Digital Cartography, 1970-1972 - examples of Ordnance Survey's initial work in automated / digital mapping
Missing maps
- Ordnance Survey, Missing maps - Large-scale maps of Great Britain not held by the National Library of Scotland