England Examples of Ordnance Survey Maps (National Institute)
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Early Maps (cont.)[edit | edit source]
1st Edition Windsor Area[edit | edit source]
Map: O.S. 1st Edition 1" Windsor Area
Surveyed 1822 (railways, but no other details, added 1891) Black and white with elevation shown by hachures. Reproduced from the 1891 Ordnance Survey map.
2nd Edition Windsor Area[edit | edit source]
Map: O.S. 2nd Edition 2" Windsor Area
Surveyed 1874. Note growth of Slough in north from 1822. Elevation shown by contour lines. Reproduced from the 1880 Ordnance Survey map.
Isle of Wight[edit | edit source]
Map: O.S. Tourist Map 1" Isle of Wight
Surveyed 1856-69, published 1873-6; revised 1893-4, 1901, 1913; printed 1919; roads revised 1925; minor corrections 1928. Elevation shown by hachure, colour and contour lines. Reproduced from the 1928 Ordnance Survey map.
Exmoor, Devon[edit | edit source]
Map: Bart’s 1/2" Exmoor, Devon
1935 Elevation shown by colour and contour lines
Woodford, Essex[edit | edit source]
Map: Geographia 3" Woodford, Essex
Undated, probably 1930s
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