Maps
Selection of Ordnance Survey series
ordered by scale
| Scale | Coverage | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
1:1056 |
London |
5-foot plan. Some issued as Land Registry series |
Late 19 th -20 th cent. |
1:1250 |
London |
50-inch plan. Newest version: "Superplan". Some SIM prints |
1950s - present |
1:2500 |
London |
25-inch plan. |
1950s-1980s |
1:2500 |
London |
All eds. to WW2. Also Godfrey reduced reproductions |
Pre-1940 |
1:2500 |
Middlesex (west half of London ) |
All eds. to WW2. Also Godfrey reduced reproductions |
Pre-1940 |
1:5000 |
London . Limited cover |
"Landplan" |
|
1:10,560/ 1:10,000 |
Great Britain . Full cover |
6-inch maps. National Grid series. |
1950s - present |
1:10,560 |
London , Middlesex and some home counties |
County sheet line series: Quarter sheets (small format) and Full sheets (large format) |
1870s (ed. 1) - 1930s |
1:10,560 |
Scotland |
County sheet line series: Full sheets |
Mid-19 th cent. Ed. 1 |
1:10,560 |
Ireland |
County sheet line series: Full sheets, bound in folios by counties |
Mid-19 th cent. Ed. 1 |
1:25,000 |
Great Britain . Full cover |
2 ½ inch maps , 1 st series - "The walker's maps". Small sheet format |
1950s |
1:25,000 |
Great Britain . Full cover |
2 ½ inch maps, 2 nd series - "Pathfinder". Double sheet format |
1960s-1990s |
1:25,000 |
Great Britain |
2 ½ inch maps, current series in progress - "Explorer". Large sheet format |
2000- |
1:50,000 |
Great Britain . Full cover |
1970s- |
|
1:63,360 |
Great Britain . Full cover |
1 inch maps, 7 th series |
1950-1970s |
1:63,360 |
England and Wales/Great Britain . Near full cover |
1 st -6 th eds. |
1813-1970s |
1:250,000 |
Great Britain |
"¼ inch" maps, 5 th series, topographic |
1950-1960s |
1:250,000 |
Great Britain |
Road map/Travelmaster/ Routemaster |
1970s |
1:253,000 |
Great Britain |
¼ inch maps, 4 th ed. |
1945-1948 |
1:625,000/ 1:633,600 |
Great Britain |
"10-mile series" thematic maps. Covering all Great Britain in 2 sheets |
1950s-1980s |
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