Ordnance Survey - Quarter Inch to the Mile Maps of England, Scotland and Wales
1st edition (Coloured with hill shading), 1900-1906
These maps at quarter-inch to the mile (1:253,440) were the earliest, coloured sheets by Ordnance Survey at this scale which formed a complete series, covering all of England and Wales in 23 sheets, and all of Scotland in 17 sheets, numbered from north to south. Earlier attempts in the late 19th century to create a uncoloured quarter-inch to the mile map had been heavily criticised in terms of low aesthetic quality and poor topographic inaccuracy, based on much earlier mapping. This series was attractively coloured with brown roads and blue water, creating a simple, clear and legible map, even in the hills. Detail was drawn from larger-scale maps, comprehensively revised in the 1890s. The quarter-inch to the mile series provides an overview of significant landscape features, including larger settlements, railways, and roads. These maps covering Scotland are held at Map.Area.C18(62) (Scotland) and Map.Area.C17(61) (England and Wales).
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England and Wales
| Sheet | Date of revision | Revision details | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheets 1 & 2 | 1894 to 1895 | Railways inserted to 1900 | 1902 |
| Sheet 3 | 1895 to 1896 | Railways inserted to 1901 | 1902 |
| Sheet 4 | 1894 to 1897 | Railways inserted to 1901 | 1902 |
| Sheets 5 & 6 | 1895 to 1896 | 1902 | |
| Sheet 7 | 1893 to 1897 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1903 |
| Sheet 8 | 1893 to 1897 | 1903 | |
| Sheets 9 & 10 | 1895 to 1898 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1903 |
| Sheet 11 | 1894 to 1898 | Railways inserted to 1903 | 1903 |
| Sheet 12 | 1897 to 1898 | Railways inserted to 1901 | 1903 |
| Sheet 13 | 1897 | Railways inserted to 1900 | 1903 |
| Sheet 14 | 1893 to 1898 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1903 |
| Sheet 15 | 1893 to 1898 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1903 |
| Sheet 16 | 1893 to 1897 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 18 | 1893 to 1898 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1903 |
| Sheet 19 | 1893 to 1897 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1903 |
| Sheets 20 & 24 | 1887 to 1894 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1903 |
| Sheets 21 & 25 | 1893 to 1896 | Railways inserted to 1900 | 1903 |
| Sheet 22 | 1894 to 1897 | Railways inserted to 1901 | 1903 |
| Sheet 23 | 1893 to 1896 | Railways inserted to 1900 | 1903 |
Scotland
| Sheet Number and Name | Revision details | Date of Revision | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 | 1895 | 1902 | |
| Sheet 2 | 1895 | 1902 | |
| Sheet 4 | 1894 to 1897 | 1902 | |
| Sheet 5 | 1894 | 1902 | |
| Sheet 6 | 1894 | 1902 | |
| Sheet 7 | 1894 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 8 | Railways inserted to 1901 | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 |
| Sheet 9 | 1894 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 10 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1895 to 1896 | 1903 |
| Sheet 11 | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 12 | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 13 | 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 14 | Railways inserted to 1902 | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 |
| Sheet 15 (England Part of Sheet 2) | Includes part of England sheet 2. Railways inserted to June 1900 (England) | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 |
| Sheet 16 | 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 17 | 1894 to 1897 | 1903 |