Maps of Great Britain and Ireland, 16th to 20th centuries

• Maps covering Great Britain, some which were included in our You Are Here exhibition. For more detailed maps, please see county maps, town plans / views, estate maps, or Ordnance Survey maps. This set below is primarily 19th and 20th century sheet maps, and we hope to expand it in the future.
• See also: maps of England and Wales, Scotland, and Wales.
• Browse these maps using a graphic index
• See also: Ordnance Survey Ten-mile to the Inch Planning Maps of Great Britain
• See also: Ordnance Survey Maps of Great Britain

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• 1500

• [1556] - Britannia Insula quae duo regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cum Hibernia adiacente.

• 1800

• [1803] - Gustaf KLINT - Karta ofver Brittiske Öarne grundad af säkra efterrattelser.
• 1807 - Map of Great Britain, shewing all the barracks. (on Military Maps of Scotland website)
• 1844 - CALEDONIAN RAILWAY - Map of the Caledonian Railway, from Carlisle to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
• 1848 - Laurie's travelling map of the United Kingdom with the distances between town and town likewise all the railways and stations.
• [1849] - A. PETERMANN - To her most excellent majesty Queen Victoria this map of the British Isles elucidating the distribution of the population, based on the census of 1841...
• 1852 - Station map of the railways in Great Britain
• 1857 - George WELLAND - Welland's New Map of the Railways with their numerous Stations in Great Britain
• 1858 - George WELLAND - A new and comprehensive map of the British and French Empires, the North Sea...
• 1858 - Station map of the railways in Great Britain
• 1859 - Advertising map of Great Britain, Ireland, Channel Islands &c. Designed to shew places of publication and area of circulation of provincial journals, etc.
• 1860 - Samuel CLARKE - Clarke's geological map of the United Kingdom of Gt. Britain & Ireland, the Isle of Man & Channel Islands, and parts of France & Belgium ... / by Samuel Clarke.
• 1860 - Samuel CLARKE - Clarke's railway and steam navigation map of the United Kingdom of Gt. Britain & Ireland, the Isle of Man & Channel Islands and part of the Empire of France ... / by Samuel Clarke.
• 1860 - Station map of the railways in Great Britain
• 1860 - The Imperial Geographical, Historical, Chronological, Statistical, Mineralogical and Railway Chart of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
• 1861 - Betts's large size improved educational maps. British Isles.
• 1861 - Ernst Georg RAVENSTEIN - Geological map of England, Wales, and the Southern part of Scotland / drawn from the latest authorities by E.G. Ravenstein.
• [1862] - John PHILLIPS - Geological map of the British Isles and Adjacent Coast of France.
• 1862 - George WELLAND - Welland's new map of the Railways with their numerous stations in Great Britain ...
• 1862 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1862 - Geological map of the British Isles. Constructed for the use of Schools.
• 1863 - Smith's commercial map of England, Wales, & part of Scotland. Shewing all the railways, steam-boat routes, roads & canals, etc.
• 1864 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1864 - B.R. DAVIES - Railway map of the British Isles and part of France.
• 1865 - Smith's railway map of the British Isles shewing all the stations, etc.
• 1865 - George Frederick CRUCHLEY - Cruchley's railway and commercial map of the British Isles, shewing all the railways and the principal stations with the turnpike roads ... from the ordnance survey and other local maps ...
• 1865 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1868 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1870 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1871 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1872 - S.P.C.K. - The British Isles
• 1873 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain / designed by Z. Macaulay, etc.
• 1874 - Hardinge, Woolfield H.F. - British Lighthouse chart of General Coast Lights / compiled ... by Woolfield H.F. Hardinge, etc.
• 1875 - Ramsay, Andrew Crombie, Sir, 1814-1891. - Stanford's Orographical Map of the British Isles / edited by ... A.C. Ramsay, etc.
• 1875 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain / designed by Z. Macaulay, etc.
• 1877 - Standard's Stereographical Map of the British Isles ...
• 1877 - Macaulay, Z. (Zachary) - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1878 - Map of Great Britain shewing localization of the forces into districts, sub-districts, and brigades and imobilization of the forces into corps d'armee.
• 1879 - S.P.C.K. - The British Isles
• 1879 - S.P.C.K. - The British Isles .
• 1884 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1887 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain
• 1891 - Zachary MACAULAY - Station map of the Railways in Great Britain

• 1900

• 1906 - Map showing the Race Meetings for 1906; with dates, distances from London, and railway connections; also the training quarters and the trainers at each.
• [1907] - Map showing the Race Meetings for 1907; with dates, distances from London, and railway connections; also the training quarters and the trainers at each.
• 1908 - W. & A.K. JOHNSTON - Bathy-orographical map of the British Isles
• 1908 - H.R. MILL - Mean annual rainfall the British Isles
• 1909 - Percy FISHER - Distribution map of the military forces in the British Isle.
• 1909 - A.J. HERBERTSON / B.V. DARBISHIRE - The British Isles Geology
• 1910 - A.J. HERBERTSON / B.V. DARBISHIRE - The British Isles Physical Features
• 1910 - A.J. HERBERTSON / B.V. DARBISHIRE - The British Isles Physical Features
• 1910 - A.J. HERBERTSON / B.V. DARBISHIRE - The British Isles railway and steamer routes
• 1916 - George PHILIP - Philips' railway map of the British Isles with large scale inset maps of the principal industrial centres.
• 1918 - Edward STANFORD - Stanford's Parliamentary map of the British Isles, showing the Parliamentary counties, divisions of counties & boroughs according to the "Representation of the Peoples Act", 1918.
• 1919 - WAR OFFICE. Aerodrome map : showing air routes, R.A.F. and civil aerodromes, and prohibited areas / reproduced at the WAR OFFICE. .
• 1919 - WAR OFFICE. The British Isles : showing prohibited areas / reproduced at the WAR OFFICE. .
• 1920 - BARTHOLOMEW - British Isles – bathy-orographical, from the Times Survey Atlas of the World
• 1920 - BARTHOLOMEW - British Isles – vegetation and climate, from the Times Survey Atlas of the World
• 1920 - BARTHOLOMEW - British Isles – railways and industries, from the Times Survey Atlas of the World
• 1920 - BARTHOLOMEW - British Isles – political, from the Times Survey Atlas of the World
• 1920 - WAR OFFICE. Aerodrome map : showing R.A.F. and civil aerodromes, and prohibited areas / reproduced at the WAR OFFICE. .
• 1920 - WAR OFFICE. Map of Great Britain : shewing commands, territorial force divisions and areas.
• 1922 - George PHILIP - Philips' four-sheet touring map [of England, Wales and Scotland]
• 1923 - WIRELESS PRESS LTD. - Philips' wireless map of Great Britain
• 1923 - The Daily Telegraph Parliamentary election map of the British Isles, showing the counties, divisions of counties & boroughs according to the representation of the people Act, 1918.
• 1923 - George PHILIP - Philips' railway map of the British Isles showing the new Grouping System, etc.
• 1925 - W. & A.K. JOHNSTON.W. & A.K. Johnston's "effective" class-room atlas of Great Britain & Ireland.
• 1926 - London & North Eastern railway and connecting railways.
• 1927 - Ordnance Survey Map of the Solar Eclipse ...
• 1927 - The Booklover's map of the British Isles.
• 1931 - George PHILIP - Philips' mercantile map of Great Britain & Ireland.
• 1931 - George PHILIP - Philips' "General Purposes" record map of Great Britain & Ireland.
• 1932 - The British Isles in Counties.
• 1932 - The British Isles in Counties.
• 1932 - Road Traffic Act, 1930: map showing traffic areas in England and Wales and Scotland.
• 1935 - George PHILIP - Philips' motor road map of Great Britain. (Index).
• 1935 - Bartholomew's Contour motoring map of the British Isles ...
• 1936 - George PHILIP - Philips' smaller outline wall map: British Isles.
• 1936 - ([The British Isles]).
• 1939 - George PHILIP - Philip's motor road map of Great Britain.
• 1940 - Official railway map of England & Wales. Prepared and published at the Railway Clearing House, London.
• 1940 - GERMAN ARMY. Skizze Grossbritannien : (ohne Schottland) / Bearb. Kart. Buro der Op. Abtlg.
• 1940 - GERMAN ARMY. Skizze Grossbritannien : (ohne Schottland) / Bearb. Kart. Buro der Op. Abtlg.
• 1940 - GERMAN ARMY. Skizze Grossbritannien : (ohne Schottland) / Bearb. Kart. Buro der Op. Abtlg.
• 1940 - George PHILIP - The Crown Colonist Map of the British colonies, protectorates, mandated and high commission territories and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan : showing their situation and sizes in relation to one another and to the British Isles
• 1940 - WAR OFFICE. The British Isles.
• 1941 - WAR OFFICE. [Great Britain and part of Europe]
• 1942 - WAR OFFICE. Great Britain. Sheet 1 (North) and Sheet 2 (South)
• 1942 - WAR OFFICE. Great Britain 1:1,000,000. Army / Air Style. Sheet 1 (North)
• 1942 - A County map of the British Isles.
• 1943 - Edward STANFORD - Stanford's General map of the British Isles.
• 1945 - George PHILIP - Philips' Reference map of Great Britain & Ireland.
• 1945 - Edward STANFORD - Stanford's Parliamentary election map of the British Isles, showing the counties, divisions of counties & boroughs according to the Representation of the People Act, 1918.
• 1945 - WAR OFFICE. [Lattice plotting chart] : North eastern chain. N.W. 53/7 Glasgow - Grimsby.
• 1945 - WAR OFFICE. [Lattice chart] : S. W. chain. central sheet N.W. 49/8 Wicklow - Cherbourg.
• 1947 - Sketch map of the British Isles.
• 1948 - WAR OFFICE. [Great Britain : base map]
• 1951 - British Isles: Density of Population.
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 1. Physical key Map
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 2. Relief Features
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 3. Geology
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 4. Actual Temperatures - January
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 5. Actual Temperatures - July
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 6. Annual Rainfall
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 7. Railways and Sea Routes
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 8. Population
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 9. The North East Industrial Region
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 10. The Yorkshire, Notts and Derby Industrial Region
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 11. The Lancashire Industrial Region
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 12. The Midland Industrial Region
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 13. The South Wales Industrial Region
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 14. South East England
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 15. The Scottish Industrial Region
• 1953 - George PHILIP - Philips' single-feature wall atlas: British Isles - Sheet 16. The Northern Ireland Industrial Region
• 1956 - IMRAY, LAURIE, NORIE & WILSON.England & Scotland.
• 1956 - IMRAY, LAURIE, NORIE & WILSON.England & Scotland.
• 1958 - WAR OFFICE. R.A.F. map of danger areas in the United Kingdom : (permanent sites). Edition 1-GSGS
• 1961 - WAR OFFICE. R.A.F. map of danger areas in the United Kingdom : (permanent sites). Edition 2-GSGS
• 1961 - WAR OFFICE. R.A.F. map of danger areas in the United Kingdom : (permanent sites). Edition 3-GSGS
• 1961 - WAR OFFICE. Gee lattice chart (Scottish chain S) : Cork-Bergen.
• 1961 - WAR OFFICE. Gee lattice chart (Scottish chain S) : Cork-Bergen. Edition 1-GSGS
• 1961 - WAR OFFICE. Gee lattice chart (Scottish chain S) : Cork-Bergen. Edition 2-GSGS
• 1961 - WAR OFFICE. Gee lattice chart (North Eastern chain NE) : British Isles.
• 1961 - WAR OFFICE. Gee lattice chart (Scottish chain S) : Scotland.
• 1963 - WAR OFFICE. R.A.F. Mercator plotting chart : NW 48 1/2 - 8 1/2 United Kingdom.
• 1966 - BURLEY, A.J.Tectonic map of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• 1970 - WAR OFFICE. RAF constant scale plotting chart : NW 49 - 8 1/2 United Kingdom.
• 1970 - Ministry of Technology Assisted Areas for Industrial Development at 26.2.1970 [in Great Britain]