COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Ordnance Survey Office
Date:
1896
Short Title:
Composite: London 753 Sheets.
Publisher:
Ordnance Survey Office
Publisher Location:
Southampton
Type:
Composite Map
Scale 1:
1,056
Note:
A composite image of 753 of 759 sheets in the London, Five feet to the Mile set. The Ordnance Survey London, Five feet to the Mile maps were published between 1893-1896, using a process pioneered by the Ordnance Survey called photozincography, a form of lithography. This set of 753 maps is owned by the National Library of Scotland (NLS). Scans and georeferenced images were generously provided to us in 2014 as part of a joint project under the guidance of Christopher Fleet, Senior Map Curator at the NLS. A few sheets of the set are from the 3rd edition of the one inch maps, published in the early 1900's. For more detailed information on the London, Five feet to the Mile maps, see the excellent summaries and map presentations on the NLS website, http://maps.nls.uk/…
Reference:
Our Image No. corresponds to the image file number used by the National Library of Scotland, with the exception of the one composite map image. To view this map in our Google Earth Browser, go to http://www.davidrum…
Country:
England
City:
London (England)
Full Title:
(Composite of) London 753 Sheets.
List No:
6752.001
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Ordnance Survey Office
Pub Date:
1896
Pub Title:
Ordnance Survey Maps, London, Five feet to the Mile.
Pub Reference:
R.N. Hyde, Printed Maps of Victorian London (London, 1975). Richard R. Oliver, Ordnance Survey Maps: a concise guide for historians, 2nd revised & enlarged edn. (London, 2005).
Pub Note:
The Pub Date of 1896 is latest date of the publication dates of the London, Five feet to the Mile maps, 1893 to 1896. The Date field date is the actual publication date of each sheet.
Pub List No:
6752.000
Pub Type:
City Atlas
Pub Maps:
729
Pub Height cm:
61
Pub Width cm:
92
Image No:
6752001.jp2
Authors:
Ordnance Survey Office
Composite: London 753 Sheets.
