Ordnance Survey - Quarter Inch to the Mile Maps of Maps of Scotland, 1st edition - 1901-1914
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.
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| Sheet Number and Name | Revision details | Date of Revision | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1, 2 - Zetland | 1895 | 1901 | |
| Sheet 1 - Zetland | 1895 | 1901 | |
| Sheet 2 | 1895 | 1901 | |
| Sheet 3 - Orkney | Hill shaded | 1895 | 1902 |
| Sheet 3 - Orkney | 1895 | 1901 | |
| Parts of sheets 4, 7 - Isle of Lewis | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 5 | Railways revised to Feb.1914 | 1894 | ca. 1914 |
| Sheet 6 | Railways revised to April 1907 | 1894 | ca. 1907 |
| Sheet 6. Parts of sheets 3, 5, 8 - Caithness and Sutherland | 1894 to 1895 | 1901 | |
| Parts of sheets 7, 8, 10, 11 - Skye and Inverness | 1894 to 1896 | 1902 | |
| Parts of sheets 7, 10 - Skye and the Western Isles | 1894 to 1896 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 8 | Railways revised to March 1914 | 1894 | ca. 1914 |
| Parts of sheets 8, 9, 11, 12 - The Cairngorm Mountains, the upper Dee and the upper Spey valleys | Hill shaded. Woods green (black symbols) Water blue | 1894 to 1895 | 1904 |
| Sheet 8. Parts of sheets 9, 11, 12 - Inverness district | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 9 | Railways revised to June 1905 | 1894 | ca. 1906 |
| Parts of sheets 10, 11, 13, 14 - Argyll and the Isles (North) | 1894 to 1896 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 11 | Railways revised to April 1907 | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 |
| Parts of sheets 11, 12, 14, 15 - Perthshire | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 12 | Railways revised to Nov. 1905. Glossary of most common Gaelic words in cover | 1894 to 1895 | ca. 1906 |
| Sheet 12. Part of Sheet 9 - Forfar and Kincardineshire | 1904 to 1905 | 1903 | |
| Parts of sheets 13, 14, 16 - Argyll and the Isles (South) | 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 14 | Railways inserted to Sept 1906 | 1894 | 1903 |
| Sheet 14. Parts of sheets 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 - Glasgow district | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 | |
| Sheet 15 | Includes part of England sheet 2. Railways inserted to June 1900 (England), June 1906 (Scotland) | 1894 to 1895 | ca. 1906 |
| Parts of sheets 15, 17 - Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick, Peebles and Haddington | 1894 to 1895 | 1903 | |
| Parts of sheets 16, 17 - Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire | 1895 | 1901 | |
| Sheet 17 | Railways revised to Jan 1908 | 1894 to 1897 | ca. 1908 |