Map Resources

Britain - Ordnance Survey Online
Free or Subscription-based downloadable maps

GenMaps: Historic United Kingdom maps
Online images of English, Welsh and Scottish maps from their beginnings to the early 20th Century

Ordnance Survey Maps - 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952
A project by the National Library of Scotland, provides topographic mapping covering most parts of southeast England and Wales from the 1840s to the 1950s

Vision of Britain Through Time
Vision of Britain system includes the complete text of accounts of journeys around Britain, census reports and historical maps

MAGIC (UK English Nature)
MAGIC brings together rural and countryside information and allows downloads of GIS digital boundary datasets for designated sites, ancient woodlands and natural areas. A web-based interactive map also brings together geographic information on key environmental schemes and designations for the UK

Maps of Scotland
Maps date between 1560 and 1964 and relate primarily to Scotland, however also has some maps of areas beyond

Contact Information:

Spatial and Numeric Data Services
Rm 466, Taylor Family Digital Library
Telephone: 403-220-6822
Email: maps@ucalgary.ca