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National Library of Scotland map site update

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  1. chdot
    Admin

    Anyone interested in maps must have visited http://maps.nls.uk

    It's now had a makeover and things should be easier to find.

    "
    About our map images

    In our 'Map images' resource you can access and view over 48,000 maps as high-resolution, colour, zoomable images. The maps date between 1560 and 1961 and relate primarily to Scotland. We also have a small selection of maps beyond Scotland, including maps of England, Ireland, Great Britain and Belgium.

    "

    http://maps.nls.uk/about.html

    One impressive thing is that many maps can have Google/Bing etc. overlays.

    For those of you working around Edinburgh Park this is what it used to look like. (Move slider to reveal the present.)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Nice. That starting map is old enough that Saughton Junction is known as "Corstorphine Station", despite the obvious distance between the two.

    Off to get lost on the site now.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. EddieD
    Member

    Oh dear...another couple of hours lost to me - I'm a total map and atlas addict...

    Thanks for the pointer, I'll try and be strong and not spend too much working time poring over these :)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. minus six
    Member

    there's a problem with the zoom and pan viewer in IE10, but i hope to have it resolved this afternoon.

    Posted 12 years ago #

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