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From: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Fleet, Christopher <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 4:34 AM
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Subject: Scottish map news - latest issue of Cairt
We have just sent out our July 2015 issue of 'Cairt: the Scottish Maps Forum newsletter'.
You can view a PDF of this online at: http://www.nls.uk/media/1175993/cairt27.pdf
It is also available with back issues from this page: http://www.nls.uk/collections/maps/subject-info/cairt
In this issue:
New online Land Utilisation Survey maps of Scotland (1931-35): http://maps.nls.uk/series/land-utilisation-survey/index.html
Other new website resources:
OS 25 inch Scotland, 1892-1905 georeferenced layer: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=5&lat=56.0000&lon=-4.0000&layers=168
OS 25 inch England maps, 1841-1952 (south-east England only so far): http://maps.nls.uk/os/25inch-england-and-wales/index.html
New detailed gazetteers for searching Timothy Pont's maps (ca. 1583-1614): http://maps.nls.uk/pont/
Roy's Roads website update: http://www.roysroads.co.uk/
Forthcoming map books - 'Glasgow: Mapping the City' and 'The Scottish Railway Atlas'
Forthcoming map exhibition: James Robertson: The Shetlander who mapped Jamaica
New insights on John Ogilby
John Home's Scottish estate plans in the National Records of Scotland
Recent publications relating to Scottish cartography
Plus... a chance to win 'The Scottish Railway Atlas' in our Cairt competition
Chris Fleet
National Library of Scotland
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