-----Original Message----- From: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fleet, Christopher Sent: 25 July 2014 11:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: New online maps - National Grid maps - Edinburgh environs, 1940s-1960s We've just made available our earliest editions of Ordnance Survey National Grid maps covering the Edinburgh environs - 750 maps. We have focused on Edinburgh initially not just because it's the centre of the World, but as part of our collaborative work with the MESH Edinburgh Atlas project, to create a georeferenced layer of post-War Edinburgh mapping, and we plan to extend coverage geographically in the future. Home page: <http://maps.nls.uk/os/national-grid/index.html> http://maps.nls.uk/os/national-grid/index.html Clickable index: <http://maps.nls.uk/openlayers.cfm?zoom=11&lat=55.90774&lon=-3.14008&id=61> http://maps.nls.uk/openlayers.cfm?zoom=11&lat=55.90774&lon=-3.14008&id=61 Georeferenced layer: <http://maps.nls.uk/openlayers.cfm?m=1&id=170> http://maps.nls.uk/openlayers.cfm?m=1&id=170 Sheet list: <http://maps.nls.uk/os/national-grid/list.html> http://maps.nls.uk/os/national-grid/list.html Chris Fleet National Library of Scotland 159 Causewayside EDINBURGH EH9 1PH United Kingdom Tel. 0131 623 3973; Fax. 0131 623 3971 E-mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Map Images website: <http://maps.nls.uk> http://maps.nls.uk
