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From: Fleet, Christopher
Sent: 28 November 2011 11:29
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Subject: New website of OS six-inch 1892-1960 maps of Scotland


Those interested in historical Ordnance Survey mapping of Scotland may
like to know that we have just made available an additional set of 7,486
maps as zoomable images. These are the six-inch to the mile (1:10,560)
scale 2nd and later edition maps of Scotland, dating between 1892 and
1960. The maps were revised for the whole of Scotland between 1892-1907,
and then updated regularly for urban or rapidly changing areas from 1914
to the 1940s.

You can view the relevant sheets covering any place using our new
interactive index map (http://geo.nls.uk/search/#layers=B00000FFFTFFFFT
), and search by county, by parish, by National Grid reference, or by a
gazetteer of place names.

We have also compiled some brief pages of further information about the
series: http://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-2nd-and-later/info1.html

The new OS six-inch 2nd and later edition website homepage is at:

http://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-2nd-and-later/

We hope to make available the related OS 25 inch to the mile mapping of
Scotland from 1892-1960 in early 2012.

Chris Fleet
Senior Map Curator
National Library of Scotland
159 Causewayside
EDINBURGH
EH9 1PH
United Kingdom.

Tel. 0131 623 3973
Fax. 0131 623 3971
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

View maps website: http://maps.nls.uk

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