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The Ordnance Survey came into existence because of the Government of 1791 recognised a need to map the south coast in preparation for a French Invasion following the French Revolution. However, it was not until 1801 that the first map was published - of Kent! Read more on The OS Website.
List of Maps
A list of the changes to Ordnance Survey of Great Britain mapping from 1801 to present.
Year From | Year To | Map Name | Scale | Notes |
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1801 | 18?? | One Inch 1st Edition | 1:63,360 | This series pre-dates Classification |
1903 | 1931 | One Inch 3rd Edition | 1:63,360 | This series pre-dates Classification |
1911 | 1911 | 2 Miles to inch | 1:123,720 | This series pre-dates Classification, Example seen from 1911 |
1919 | 1940 | One Inch Popular Edition | 1:63,360 | Never included road numbers, but from 1934 A roads were shown in red |
1923 | 1936 | Ministry of Transport Road Map | 1:123,720 | The first maps to show Classification. Based on reduced 3rd Edition mapping from the early 20th century with classified roads as an overlay. |
1931 | 1940 | One Inch 5th Edition | 1:63,360 | Included road numbers from the start, but was never completed (sheets 1-92 were not published, nor were the sheets of South Wales and east Kent) |
1932 | 1964 | Ten-Mile Road Map of Great Britain | 1:625,000 | Based on other mapping with classified roads shown as an overlay. |
1944 | 1961 | One Inch 6th Edition | 1:63,360 | Marketed as the New Popular Edition |
1952 | 1976 | One Inch 7th Series | 1:63,360 | This was the last version of the one inch mapping. Net backed maps were phased out in circa 1963 and a more modern cover introduced in 1968. |
1952 | c1996 | One Inch Touring Maps | 1:63,360 | These One Inch maps lasted much longer than the main series. Like the main series, net backed maps were phased out circa 1963 and a more modern cover introduced in 1965. Also unlike the main series, these had pictures on them, replaced by photographs in 1984 & replaced by the touring series in c1996 |
1964 | 2009 | Route Planning Map | 1:625,000 | Replacement for the Ten Mile Road Map series |
1974 | 1979 | 1:50000 Series | 1:50,000 | This was the first version of 1:50000 mapping though maps 176 & 177 have always been in second series style. |
1979 | present | Landranger Series | 1:50,000 | This is the current spec of Ordnance Survey mapping Pictures were added to the covers in 1984 and first Series 1:50000 style was phased out in 1990 with the update of Map 26. |
1974 | 2003 | Pathfinder | 1:25,000 | This was the main spec 1:25000 series of Ordnance Survey mapping. Replaced with the Explorer Series. |
1974 | 2002 | Outdoor Leisure Series | 1:25,000 | This was merged into the Explorer series |
1994 | present | Explorer | 1:25,000 | This is the current spec of 1:25000 Ordnance Survey mapping |
1945 | 1977 | Quarter Inch Map | 1:250,000 | 17 Sheets for GB coverage. This was the precursor of the Travelmaster maps |
1977 | 2001 | Travelmaster | 1:250,000 | This was a larger scale maps for long distance journeys. rebranded in 2002 to OS Road Map. |
2002 | present | Road Map | 1:250,000 | This is the re-branded Travelmaster series. Now numbered 8 maps. There was a hiatus in printing between 2010 and 2016, as it was electronically released as OpenData. |
2002 | 2010 | Route Map | 1:625,000 | This is the former map 1 of the Travelmaster series, and can trace its lineage back to the Ten-Mile Road Map of Great Britain. |
c1996 | Present | Touring Map/Tour | 1:250,000 | This is the replacement of the old one-inch touring maps. |
2010 | present | Miniscale | N/A | OpenData only mapping, designed to show large areas in simple form, and of a similar idea to the earlier Route Planning Map. |
2017 | 2017 | Great Britain | 1:550,000 | Paper map replacement for the 1:625,000 series that started with the Route Planning Map. Only one edition produced by mid-2020. |
Map Symbols
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