Ordnance Survey large scale town plans, 1840s-1890s
Symbols
These are just a selection of the more common graphic features shown on these maps. For more information, please consult Richard Oliver's book Ordnance Survey maps: a concise guide for historians (London : Charles Close, 1993).
Buildings
![]() | Carmine colour = brick or stone |
![]() | Grey colour = iron or wood |
![]() | Blue and/or cross-hatched = glass |
![]() | Roofed archway/alleyway/passageway/vennel/wynd |
![]() | Interior layout and seating for public buildings |
![]() | Brick or stone wall |
Woodland
![]() | Single tree - various styles |
![]() | Mixed woodland |
![]() | Mixed woodland - different style |
![]() | Mixed woodland - different style |
![]() | Fir trees |
![]() | Oak trees |
![]() | Birch trees |
![]() | Brushwood and Bushes |
![]() | Furze |
![]() | Osiers |
Land
![]() | Shingle/pebbles |
![]() | Sand |
![]() | Moor |
![]() | Cliff/escarpment/quarry |
![]() | Flat rocks |
![]() | Sloping masonry |
![]() | Cutting - sloping downwards to water |
![]() | Embankment - sloping upwards to central path |
Heights
(in feet, above mean sea level, Liverpool)
![]() | Spot height/surface level of ground |
![]() | Benchmark (OS mark on building, wall, etc.) |
![]() | Arrow to show direction of flowing water |
Antiquities and Trigonometrical points
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Boundaries
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