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Old maps, good sites?

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Alistair

Alistair Report 30 Apr 2008 18:36

Scottish maps:

http://www.nls.uk/maps/

feralcat

feralcat Report 30 Apr 2008 16:23

Try this one:

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/

VIVinHERTS

VIVinHERTS Report 3 Apr 2008 00:12

Thank you for your suggestions Lindsey, Mick and George. I'll have a look tomorrow when I'm wide awake. Goodnight all.

Viv

Researching:
Researching Tucker in London/Australia. Cliff in U.S.A. Fuller, Eaton & Sa(u)nders(on) in Bedfordshire. Turner, Morley, Blythe & Webb in Cambridgeshire/Suffolk. Want in Hertfordshire.

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 3 Apr 2008 00:06

This one Ive recently used for old ordnance survey maps

http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/acatalog/index1.html

You have to pay for them but very interesting to see all the adverts cost £2.25p each

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 2 Apr 2008 23:31

There is curiousfox but the old maps are a bit blurry ?

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

VIVinHERTS

VIVinHERTS Report 2 Apr 2008 23:27

Can anyone recommend good websites where you can view old maps of towns,villages and parishes please?

I know there was a really good one I used when I first started genealogy but I can't remember the name.

Viv

Researching:
Researching Tucker in London/Australia. Cliff in U.S.A. Fuller, Eaton & Sa(u)nders(on) in Bedfordshire. Turner, Morley, Blythe & Webb in Cambridgeshire/Suffolk. Want in Hertfordshire.