Summary lists of Ordnance Survey maps

Lez Watson

The table below gives references to summary lists of sheets or to full cartobibliographies for most small-scale Ordnance Survey map series. Lists published in paper form between 1975 and 2006 are included, together with the author’s online lists.

 

Map

Author

Published

Year

1:25,000 Map of Great Britain

 

 

 

First Series

Hellyer, R

CCS

2003

Second (and Pathfinder) Series

Oliver, R

Sheetlines 48, 6-33

1997

 

Oliver, R

Sheetlines 49, 40

1997

 

Watson, L

online (in progress)

 

Explorer Map

Watson, L

online

 

 

 

 

 

One-inch (1:63,360) Map of England and Wales

 

 

Old Series

[several]

Margary, H

1975-91

Revised New Series, in colour

Nicholson, T

CCS

2002

Third Edition, in colour

Hellyer, R & Oliver, R

CCS

2004

Popular Edition

Hodson, Y

CCS

1999

wartime issues

Hellyer, R

CCS

2004

Fifth Edition

Oliver, R

CCS

2000

wartime issues

Hellyer, R

CCS

2004

 

 

 

 

One-inch (1:63,360) Map of Scotland

 

 

 

Third Edition, in colour

Hellyer, R & Oliver, R

CCS

2004

Popular Edition

Oliver, R

CCS

2000

Wartime issues

Hellyer, R

CCS

2004

 

 

 

 

One-inch (1:63,360) Map of Great Britain

 

 

New Popular Edition

Oliver, R

CCS

2000

 

Watson, L

online

 

Seventh Series

Oliver, R

CCS

2004

 

Watson, L

online

 

 

 

 

 

1:50,000 Map of Great Britain

 

 

 

 

Oliver, R

Sheetlines 39, 10-19

1994

 

Oliver, R

Sheetlines 41, 50-52

1994

 

Watson, L

online

 

 

 

 

 

One-inch Map of Ireland

 

 

 

 

Oliver, R

Sheetlines 30, 10-12

1991

in colour

Hellyer, R

Sheetlines 63, 12-38

2002

Third Edition, in colour

Hellyer, R & Oliver, R

CCS

2004

One-inch Popular Edition, and Third Series of Northern Ireland

Oliver, R

Sheetlines 13, 11-18

1985

 

 

 

 

1:50,000 Map of Ireland

 

 

 

 

Watson, L

online

 

 

 

 

 

Half-inch (1:126,720) Map

 

 

 

England and Wales, and Scotland (outline editions, 1942 and later)

Hellyer, R

Sheetlines 48, 58-63

1997

Great Britain (Second Series)

Batchelor, B

Sheetlines 16, 7-12

1986

 

 

 

 

Quarter-inch (1:253,440) Map

 

 

 

England and Wales: First and Second Editions

Cruickshank, J

Sheetlines 14, 2-10

1985

England and Wales: Third Edition

Garvan, B

Sheetlines 5, 16-19

1982

(‘A’ Series)

Board, C

Sheetlines 9, 2-45

1984

Scotland: Third Edition

Garvan, B

Sheetlines 5, 44

1982

 

Board, C

Sheetlines 9, 2-45

1984

Great Britain: Fourth Edition (National Grid)

Board, C

Sheetlines 62, 25-41

2001

 

 

 

 

1:250,000 Map

 

 

       Great Britain: Fifth Series

Hellyer, R

Sheetlines 37, insert following page 20

1993

       Post-war series

Watson, L

online

 

 

 

 

 

Ten-mile mapping

 

 

 

 

Hellyer, R

CCS

1992

 

 

 

 

Channel Islands

 

 

 

 

Oliver, R (ed.)

Sheetlines 36, 53-56

1993

 

Cruickshank, J

Sheetlines 39, 41

1994

 

 

 

 

District and tourist maps

 

 

 

One-inch district and tourist maps

Cook, K & McIntosh, R *

CCS

1991

 

Nicholson, T R

Cart J 28, 176-180

1991

 

Nicholson, T R

Cart J 31, 123-131

1994

District, special and tourist maps

James, N

Bodleian Library

1993

Post-war series

Watson, L

online

 

* out of print.

References

James, N N, A list of Ordnance Survey special and tourist maps 1961-1939, Oxford: Bodleian Library Map Room, Maplist No.1, 1993.

Margary, H (ed.), The Old Series Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales (Vols 1-8), Lympne Castle: Harry Margary, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991.

Watson, L, online listings will be found at http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm

Details of books and booklets published by CCS are given in the preceding publications list. For sheet indexes to each series and details of the various editions published, see Hellyer, R, Ordnance Survey small-scale maps, indexes: 1801-1998, Kerry: David Archer, 1999.