Series maps, 1795-1961

Maps published as a set of sheets, usually in a regular format, size and scale. See also more detailed pages on Admiralty charts, land utilisation maps, Ordnance Survey maps, and soil maps.

Agricultural Land Classification maps

• One-Inch Agricultural Land Classification maps, England and Wales, 1960s-

John Bartholomew & Son

• Reduced Ordnance Maps of Scotland, 1875-1891
• Half-inch to the Mile maps of Scotland, 1899-1905
• Half-inch to the Mile maps of Scotland, 1926-1935
• Quarter-inch to mile map of Scotland, 1911-1932
• Half-inch to the Mile maps of England and Wales, 1902-1906
• Half-inch to the Mile maps of England and Wales, 1919-1924
• Revised Half-Inch Map, Great Britain, 1940-47

Gall & Inglis

• Gall & Inglis graded road maps of Scotland, 1900s-1930s
• Gall & Inglis' Tourists Map of the Clyde, 1920s-1930s

Geological Survey

• Geological Survey of Great Britain, Six-Inch to the Mile, 1850s-1940s - 795 sheets
• Geological Survey of Great Britain, One-Inch to the Mile, 1850s-1940s - 389 sheets

Goad Fire Insurance Plans

• Charles Goad Fire Insurance Plans of Scottish Towns, 1880s-1940s - 230 maps

Hydrographic Office / Admiralty

• Admiralty Charts of Scotland, 1795-1904

W. & A.K. Johnston

• Johnston's reduced Ordnance maps of Scotland ... [showing the railways], 1888-1896
• Johnston's "Three miles to inch" map of Scotland, ca. 1895-1912

Land Utilisation Survey

• One-Inch Land Utilisation Survey, Great Britain, 1931-1938

Soil Survey of Scotland

• Soil Survey of Scotland, 1950s-1980s

Ordnance Survey Maps

Map Series of Scotland:

• 25 inch to the mile:
  • Ordnance Survey, 25 inch to the mile, 1st edition - 1855-1882 - 14,735 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 25 inch to the mile, 2nd and later editions - 1892-1949 - 17,466 map sheets
• Six-inch to the mile:
  • Ordnance Survey, Six-inch to the mile, 1st edition - 1843-1882 - 2,123 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Six-inch to the mile, 2nd and later editions - 1892-1960 - 7,486 map sheets
• 1:20,000 / 1:25,000:
  • War Office, Great Britain 1:20,000, GSGS 2748 - 1923-1929 - 21 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1945-1972 (Provisional - Coloured) - 4,749 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1945-1970 (Provisional - Outline) - 4,132 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1964-1972 (Second Series) - 145 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey / War Office, Great Britain 1:25,000. GSGS 3906, 1940-43 - 829 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 Administrative Area Series of Great Britain, 1945-1968 - 1,130 sheets
• One-inch to the mile:
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile, 1st edition - 1856-1891 - 539 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile, 2nd edition - 1885-1900 - 548 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile, 3rd edition - 1903-1912 - 642 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile, 4th edition - 1910 - 2 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" edition, Scotland, 1921-1930 - 125 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" outline edition, Scotland, 1921-1930 - 91 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" Scotland, Water and Contour Pulls, ca. 1930s - 71 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey / War Office, One-Inch Popular. GSGS 3908 - 1933-43 - 260 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey / German Army, Karte von Schottland 1:50,000, 1941 - 70 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" outline edition, water in blue, 1941-42 - 79 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" with National Grid, Scotland, 1945-1947 - 102 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-inch "popular" with National Grid, Scotland (Outline), 1945-1947 - 89 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey / War Office, Scotland One-Inch Popular GSGS 4639, 1947-50 - 64 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1952-1972 (Regular) - 703 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1952-1970 (Outline) - 179 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1954-1965 (Indexes) - 14 sheets
• Half-inch to the mile:
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, Scotland (hill-shaded), 1908-1918 - 53 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, Scotland (layer-coloured), 1908-1918 - 48 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-inch Ministry of Transport road maps, Scotland, 1923 - 37 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey / German Army, Karte von Schottland 1:100,000, 1939-40 - 34 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, Scotland (Outline), Water in Blue, 1942 - 34 sheets
• Quarter-inch to the mile:
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1st ed., 1901-1914 - 25 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1st ed. (Coloured with Hills), 1900-1906 - 16 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1st ed. (Outline), 1900-1906 - 20 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 2nd ed., 1909-1914 - 2 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed., 1921-1923 - 27 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed. (Outline), 1921-1924 - 11 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed. (Civil Air), 1929-1930 - 16 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed., 1940-1941. RAF Edition (War) - 1 sheet
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 3rd ed., 1940-1941. RAF (War) 2nd Edition - 16 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (Colour), 1935-37 - 8 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Administrative Areas, 1938-49 - 16 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (Outline), 1941 - 5 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey / German Army, Fliegerausgabe Grossbritannien 1:250 000 : Schottland, 1939-40 - 6 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., 1939-41. Military Edition, GSGS 3958 - 7 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., 1939-41. War Revision, 1940, GSGS 3958 - 17 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., 1943-44. War Revision (Army/Air), 1940, GSGS 3958 - 10 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (with National Grid), (Coloured) 1946 - 17 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (with National Grid), (Outline) 1946 - 7 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (with National Grid). War Office Edition, GSGS 4650 - 22 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 4th ed., (with National Grid). RAF Topographical Map, GSGS 4864 - 1 sheet
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Administrative Areas, 1950-52 - 16 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Administrative Areas, 1955-66 - 36 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, Administrative Areas, 1966-73 - 17 sheets
• Ordnance Survey, Air Photo Mosaics of Scotland, 1944-1950 - 221 sheets
• Ordnance Survey, National Grid maps, 1944-1972 - 40,884 sheets

Map Series of England, Wales and Great Britain:

• 50 inch / 120 inch to the mile (1:500, 1:528, 1:1056):
  • Ordnance Survey Town Plans of England and Wales, 1840s-1890s - 12,115 sheets / 440 towns
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:1,250/1:2,500 National Grid maps, 1944-1972 (London and south-east England only)
• 25 inch to the mile (1:2,500):
  • Ordnance Survey, 25 inch, England and Wales - 1841-1952 - 89,540 sheets
• Six-inch to the mile (1:10,560):
  • Ordnance Survey, Six-Inch, England and Wales - 1842-1952 - 37,397 sheets
    • OS Six-Inch, Special Emergency Edition - 1938-39 - 73 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:10,560 National Grid maps, 1944-1972
• 1:20,000 / 1:25,000:
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1945-1972 (Coloured) - 4,749 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain - 1945-1970 (Outline) - 4,132 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 Administrative Area Series of Great Britain, 1945-1968 - 1,130 sheets
• One-inch to the mile (1:63,360):
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Engraved Maps, England and Wales, 1872-1914 - 2,229 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 3rd Edition (Black Outline Edition), 1906-1917 - 54 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 'Popular' edition, England and Wales, 1919-1926 - 288 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch 5th edition, England and Wales, 1931-1937 - 131 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey / War Office, One-Inch Popular, England and Wales. GSGS 3907 - 1933-43 - 284 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch New Popular edition, England and Wales, 1945-1947 - 218 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey / War Office, One-Inch New Popular, England and Wales. GSGS 4620 - 1948-52 - 3 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1952-1972 (Regular) - 703 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, Great Britain, 1952-1970 (Outline) - 179 sheets
• Half-inch to the mile (1:126,720):
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch, England and Wales, Administrative Boundaries, 1899-1972 - 1,371 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch, England and Wales (layer-coloured), 1908-1918 - 15 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-inch Ministry of Transport road maps, England and Wales, 1923 - 41 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch, England and Wales (Outline), 1930-42 - 42 sheets
• Quarter-inch to the mile (1:253,440):
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 1st ed., 1902-1903 - 19 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 1st ed., 1899-1901 (Outline) - 20 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 2nd ed., 1908-1913 - 16 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 2nd ed., 1912-1915 (Large sheet - Black Outline) - 10 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1919-1921 - 10 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed. [New Series], 1926-1930 - 6 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1923 (Outline, with water in blue) - 10 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1926-1930 (Outline) [New Series] - 5 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1929-1934 (Civil Air) - 36 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1934-39 (Colour) - 15 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1935-36 (Black (Outline)) - 8 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1941-44 (Outline with water in blue) - 4 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1939-41 (Military Edition, GSGS 3957) - 6 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1940-43 (War Revision, 1940, GSGS 3957) - 12 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1943 (2nd War Revision, 1943 (Graticule Edition), GSGS 3957) - 10 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., 1943 (GSGS:3957 (Air)) - 6 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., (with National Grid), 1946 (Coloured) - 20 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., (with National Grid), 1945 (Outline) - 1 sheet
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-inch to the mile, England and Wales, 4th ed., (with National Grid) (GSGS 4628) - 11 sheets
• Ordnance Survey, "ten mile" Planning Maps of the United Kingdom, 1940s-1970s - 183 sheets
• Ordnance Survey, small-scale maps of Great Britain, 19th to 20th centuries - 35 sheets
• Ordnance Survey, Air Photo Mosaics of England and Wales, 1944-1950 - 6,173 sheets

Map Series of Ireland and Northern Ireland:

• Six-inch to the mile (1:10,560/ 1:10,000):
  • Ordnance Survey, Six-Inch, Ireland and Northern Ireland - 1829-1969 - 4,705 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland, Irish Grid Series, 1:10,560/1:10,000, 1962-1972 - 97 sheets
• One-inch to the mile (1:63,360):
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch, Ireland - 1859-1917 - 1,069 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch, Ireland, 2nd ed., Administrative - 1898-1902 - 202 sheets
  • War Office, One-Inch, Ireland, (Large sheet series) G.S.G.S. 4136 - 1940-1942 - 124 sheets

Map Series of Belgium / France:

• Ordnance Survey / War Office, British First World War Trench Maps, 1915-1918 - 307 sheets

Map Series of Hong Kong:

• Collinson's Maps of Hong Kong, 1846 - 4 sheets

Town plans:

• Ordnance Survey large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - 62 towns; 1,872 sheets
• Ordnance Survey Town Plans of England and Wales, 1840s-1890s (in process) - 400 towns; 12,380 sheets

Indexes of larger scale maps (at 25-inch and six-inch to the mile):

• Scotland:
  • Ordnance Survey, Indexes to the County Series maps, Scotland, 1854-1886 - 32 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-Inch to the mile, Indexes to County Series - 1890s-1960s - 109 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, Indexes to County Series and National Grid - ca. 1966 - 35 sheets
• England and Wales:
  • Ordnance Survey, Indexes to the County Series maps, England and Wales, 1887-1897 - 36 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-Inch to the mile, County Diagrams. Showing Civil Parishes with tables of their areas - 1897-1913 - 54 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-Inch to the mile, Combined Index maps - 1879-1965 - 408 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Quarter-Inch to the mile, Couny Series Index maps - 1921-1924 - 175 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, Half-Inch to the mile, County Diagrams. Indexes to County Series, 1932-1946 - 172 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, 1:100,000, Indexes to County Series and National Grid sheets, 1966-1972 - 53 sheets
• England, Scotland, and Wales:
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch with coloured parishes - Indexes to the Six-Inch and 25 Inch Maps, 1894-1904 - 339 sheets
  • Ordnance Survey, One-Inch Seventh Series, 1954-1965 (Indexes) - 14 sheets
  • Zoomable graphic indexes showing records for large-scale Ordnance Survey mapping of Great Britain (1841-1991)

W. & A.K. Johnston

• Johnston's reduced Ordnance maps of Scotland ... [showing the railways], 1888-1896
• Johnston's "Three miles to inch" map of Scotland, 1885-1912

War Office Maps

• Ordnance Survey / War Office, Great Britain 1:25,000. GSGS 3906, 1940-43 - 829 sheets