Ordnance Survey - Quarter Inch to the Mile Maps of England, Scotland and Wales
4th Edition, 1939-41. Military Edition, GSGS 3957/3958
These maps at quarter inch to the mile (1:253,440) were reduced from larger-scale mapping at the half-inch and one-inch to the mile scales. These maps were substantially revised and updated from the third edition maps, particularly with new road and railway information. Their larger sheet size, allowed all of England and Wales to be covered in 13 sheets, and all of Scotland to be covered in nine sheets. The quarter-inch to the mile series provides an overview of significant landscape features, including larger settlements, railways, and roads, and were also of value for air navigation, with the location of aerodromes also shown. This military series was issued at the beginning of the Second World War, with the War Office series numbers, Geographical Section General Staff (GSGS) 3957/3958. These maps are held at Map.Area.C18(64D) for Scotland, and at Map.Area.C17(66C) for England and Wales.
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England and Wales - GSGS 3957
| Sheet | Revision details | Date of Printing |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 - The Border | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1940 |
| Sheet 7 - South Wales | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1940 |
| Sheet 8 - Midlands | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1940 |
| Sheet 9A - East Anglia | - | 1941 |
| Sheet 11 - England, South | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1940 |
| Sheet 11 - England, South | Air information correct to 30/01/39 | 1939 |
Scotland - GSGS 3958
| Sheet Number and Name | Date of Publication |
|---|---|
| Sheet 2 - Scotland, South West | 1940 |
| Sheet 3 - The Forth, Clyde, and Tay | 1939 |
| Sheet 3 - The Forth, Clyde And Tay (Air Information Correct To 20.11.39.) | 1936 |
| Sheet 4 - Glasgow, and the Middle West | 1940 |
| Sheet 5 - The Eastern Highlands | 1940 |
| Sheet 6 - Skye and the Outer Hebrides | 1939 |
| Sheet 6 - Skye and the Outer Hebrides | 1940 |