Ordnance Survey - Quarter Inch to the Mile Maps of Scotland, 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 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 are held at Map.Area.C18(62).
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| 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 |