Ordnance Survey - Quarter Inch to the Mile Maps of England, Scotland and Wales
4th Edition, 1939-43. War Revision, 1940, 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 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(64B) for Scotland, and at Map.Area.C17(66D) 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 | 1943 |
| Sheet 2 - North Central | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1943 |
| Sheet 3 - England, North East | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1943 |
| Sheet 4 - North Wales & Manchester | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1940 |
| Sheet 4 - North Wales & Manchester | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1942 |
| Sheet 6 - North Midlands and Lincolnshire | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1942 |
| Sheet 7 - South Wales | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1940 |
| Sheet 8 - Midlands | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1943 |
| Sheet 9 - East Anglia | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1943 |
| Sheet 10 - England, South West | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1943 |
| Sheet 11 - England, South | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1943 |
| Sheet 12 - England, South East & London | Air information correct to 20/11/39 | 1942 |
Scotland - GSGS 3958
| Sheet Number and Name | Date of Revision | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 - The Border | 1940 | |
| Sheet 2 - Scotland, South West | 1940 | 1941 |
| Sheet 2 - Scotland, South West | 1939 to 1940 | 1942 |
| Sheet 2 - Scotland, South West | 1939 to 1940 | 1942 |
| Sheet 2 - Scotland, South West | 1939 to 1940 | 1940 |
| Sheet 3 - The Forth, Clyde, and Tay | 1940 | 1942 |
| Sheet 3 - The Forth, Clyde, and Tay | 1940 | 1941 |
| Sheet 3 - The Forth, Clyde And Tay | Air Information Correct To 20.11.39. | ca. 1939 |
| Sheet 4 - Glasgow, and the Middle West | 1939 to 1940 | 1940 |
| Sheet 4 - Glasgow, and the Middle West | 1939 to 1940 | 1941 |
| Sheet 5 - The Eastern Highlands | 1939 to 1940 | 1940 |
| Sheet 6 - Skye and the Outer Hebrides | 1939 to 1940 | 1941 |
| Sheet 7 - Scotland North | 1939 to 1940 | 1942 |
| Sheet 7 - Scotland North | 1939 to 1940 | 1942 |
| Sheet 8 and 9 - The Orkney Islands and The Shetland Islands | 1939 to 1940 | 1942 |
| Sheet 8 and 9 - The Orkney Islands and The Shetland Islands | 1939 to 1940 | 1942 |
| Sheet 8 and 9 - The Orkney Islands and The Shetland Islands | 1939 to 1940 | 1942 |