The Charles Close Society for the study of Ordnance Survey Maps - where else to look and web links...
The Ordnance Survey of Great Britain pages. The ideal place for Information on current OS products and even ones that will not out for a few weeks. Highly recommended and full of Information. They have numerous links including one back to these CCS pages. It is constantly being updated and often has downloadable goodies such as screen savers.
The Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland's official mapping agency
The Ordnance Survey of Ireland for Republic of Ireland mapping
The Bodleian Library Maproom is an excellent source of Ordnance Survey maps and maps in general.
The British Library Map Library has a superb collection of OS maps. Reproductions can be ordered from the Map Library but contact them for full details and costs.
The National Library of Scotland Map Library as its name suggest concentrates on Scottish maps. They also have the Bartholomews archives.
The National Library of Wales does a similar task for Wales. A really good site which is in both Welsh and English. The last time I checked the site had a lovely extract of Central Cardiff from a 25" Ordnance Survey County Series Map, (Glamorganshire Sheet XLIII.15, Edition of 1920).
The Cambridge University Library Map Room is a copyright library.
Alan Godfrey maps produces modern reduced scale reprints of large scale 1:500 and 1:2500 maps from old county series originals. These are superb and are enable the map user to get their hands on maps which are normally only found in the likes of the British Library and the Bodlian. The cost and size of them means they can be used in places and for purposes that valuable originals can not. He is now producing 1 inch reprints from the New Series, Revised new series and 3rd Edition in black and white. The site also runs a monthly competition.
Caledonian Maps
produce reprints of one-inch-to-the-mile Victorian Ordnance Survey
Maps of Scotland.
David Archer
publishes books about Ordnance Survey maps including reprints
of the 1/2500 Indexes of England and Wales, and Scotland and also
supplies original Ordnance Survey maps.
David
can be contacted by email david@david-archer-maps.co.uk
or by post to
"The Pentre", Kerry,
Newtown, Montgomeryshire, SY16 4PD Wales.
telephone: 01686 670382 fax: 01686 670551
Forbes Robertson has to hang up his Ordnance Survey map collecting boots but is keen to keep up his interest and would like to set up a database of maps for sale and wanted. He would keep lists and put buyers and sellers in touch with each other - by email he hopes. If you are interested contact Forbes by email or visit his web site
Cartographics specialises in large scale topograpic maps including Ordnance Survey maps. They also publish Historical Canal maps.
They are really for books but it can sometimes be worth searching the internet second hand book sites www.abebooks.com , www.bibliofind.com or www.tomfolio.com. Try terms such as OrdnanceSurvey or map.
www.ebay.com is also worth a look - again try searching for Ordnance Survey or similar phrases.
You can post questions and look for answers about Ordnance Survey Maps at the ordnancemaps discussion group. Take a look. There have been some intriging contributions.
These are not all Ordnance Survey related but you may find them of interest.
A Landranger 1:50,000 maps Summary list by Lez Watson. How many maps have there been of your area? Find out here.
Search for that placename in the Ordnance Survey gazeteer to find its local authority area, grid reference, Landranger sheet number, and latitude and longitude.
Old Ordnance Survey maps of the UK 6 inch maps of the UK in downloadable form.
The Oddens site has " is surely a must for anyone who is interested in maps and cartography". There are certainly a lot of links - take a look...
Ordnance Survey maps of Wheaton Aston Staffordshire
Up Your Street - find out about that postcode
Or try streetmap for both OS and Bartholomews gazeteers.
The Road Map Collectors of America who collect and study all US road maps.
Ian Byrne's European and UK Oil maps
John Snow -
a historical giant in epidemiology The life and times of Dr.
John Snow (1813-1858), a legendary
figure in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology.
With OS maps
Map
of John Snow's London in 1859 Historical map with sites of
Victorian London during the time
of Dr. John Snow (1813-58), the prominent epidemiologist and anesthesiologist.
The Society of Cartographers aims to support the practising cartographer and encourage and maintain a high standard of cartographic illustration by providing information and opportunities to meet and exchange views and techniques with fellow practising cartographers.
The British Cartographic
Society which promoes the Art and Science of Mapmaking