Map Galleries
Our map galleries showcase a selection of maps from our collection, and include high-resolution zoomable images. We will continue to add new galleries over time so keep checking back. Comments, questions or suggestions welcome - email: mops@lib.gla.ac.uk
Private Surveyor Maps
Single Sheet
- Plan of the City of Glasgow: Gorbells and Calton - by John McArthur. Surveyed by McArthur and published in 1778. Engraved by Baillie and Lumsden, this is one of the finest early maps of Glasgow.
- City of Glasgow, its environs with all the latest improvements - by David Smith. Published in 1828 by Wardlaw & Co. It clearly shows the rapid expansion of the city from McArthur's map of 1778.
Multiple Sheet
- Map of the City of Glasgow and Suburbs - by Peter Fleming and David Smith. A hand coloured map on six sheets published in 1822.
- Map of the County of Renfrew - by John Ainslie. Published in 1800 on four sheets it shows Glasgow and some of its surrounding towns and countryside.
Ordnance Survey Maps
- Ordnance Survey of Lanarkshire Sheet 6 of the County Series - The series was surveyed 1858-1859 and published 1863-65. This sheet covering Glasgow itself was published in February 1865.
- Geological Survey of Scotland: Lanarkshire Sheet 6 - (at a scale of 1:10,560) Hand-coloured County Series topographical sheets with additional geological information, published 1869-1878.
- Geological Survey of Scotland: Lanarkshire Sheet 7 - (at a scale of 1:10,560) Hand-coloured County Series topographical sheets with additional geological information, published 1869-1878.
- Ordnance Survey of Lanarkshire Sheet 6.5 of the 2nd Edition - (at a scale of 1:2,500) After the initial survey of 1856-1859 the county was re-surveyed 1893-1894 and this edition was published 1892-1897.
- Ordnance Survey of Lanarkshire Sheet 6.5 of the Edition of 1913 - (at a scale of 1:2,500) After the initial survey of 1856-1859 the county was re-surveyed 1909 and this edition was published 1913.
- Ordnance Survey of Scotland: The Popular Edition - Produced from the third national revision of 1921-1930, this series was published 1924-1932. Sheet 72 shown here was published in 1925.
- Ordnance Survey of Lanarkshire: Special Emergency Edition - Sheet 6NE. Produced on quarter sheets at a scale of 1:10,560. Part of a revised survey from 1932-1933, this sheet was produced in 1938.
- Ordnance Survey of Lanarkshire: Special Emergency Edition - Sheet 6SE. Produced on quarter sheets at a scale of 1:10,560. Part of a revised survey from 1933-1934, this sheet was produced in 1938.
- Ordnance Survey of Great Britain - Produced at a scale of 1:10,560 from 1955-1983 using national grid lines which had replaced the previous county lines. Sheet NS56NW shows part of Glasgow in 1956.
- Ordnance Survey of Great Britain - Produced at a scale of 1:10,560 from 1955-1983 using national grid lines which had replaced the previous county lines. Sheet NS56NE shows part of Glasgow in 1956.
- Ordnance Survey of Great Britain - Produced at a scale of 1:10,560 from 1955-1983 using national grid lines which had replaced the previous county lines. Sheet NS56SE shows part of Glasgow in 1956.
- Ordnance Survey of Great Britain - Produced at a scale of 1:10,560 from 1955-1983 using national grid lines which had replaced the previous county lines. Sheet NS56SW shows part of Glasgow in 1956.
Ordnance Survey County Series A-J
- Aberdeenshire and Banffshire Index of the County Series - Aberdeenshire and Banffshire are in the north-east highlands of Scotland. Surveyed between 1864-71. The main county towns are Aberdeen and Banff respectively.
- Argyllshire and Buteshire Index of the County Series - Argyllshire and Buteshire are on the west coast of Scotland. They were surveyed between 1855 and 1877. The main county towns are Inverary and Rothesay respectively.
- Ayrshire Index of the County Series - Ayrshire is on the south-west coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1854 and 1859. The main county town is Ayr.
- Berwickshire Index of the County Series - Berwickshire is on the south-east coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1855 and 1857. The main county town is Duns.
- Dumbartonshire Index of the County Series - Dumbartonshire is in central Scotland. It was surveyed between 1858 and 1861. The main county town is Dumbarton.
- Dumfriesshire Index of the County Series - Dumfriesshire is in the southern lowlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1854 and 1858. The main county town is Dumfries.
- Edinburghshire Index of the County Series - Edinburghshire is on the south-east coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1850 and 1852. The main county town is Edinburgh.
- Elginshire Index of the County Series - Elginshire in on the north-coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1866 and 1871. The main county town is Elgin.
- Fife and Kinross-shire Index of the County Series - Fife and Kinross-shire is on the east-coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1852 and 1855. The main county towns are Cupar and Kinross respectively.
- Fife and Kinross-shire East Index of the County Series - Fife and Kinross-shire is on the east coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1852 and 1855. The main county towns are Cupar and Kinross respectively.
- Forfarshire Index of the County Series - Forfarshire is on the ease-coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1857 and 1862. The main county town is Forfar.
- Haddingtonshire Index of the County Series - Haddingtonshire is on the south-east coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1852 and 1854. The main county town is Haddington.
- Inverness-shire Index of the County Series - Inverness-shire is in the central highlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1866 and 1876. The main county town is Inverness.
- Island of Lewis Index of the County Series - The Island of Lewis is situated off the north coast of Scotland, part of the county of Ross-shire. It was surveyed between 1848-52. The main county town is Ross.
Ordnance Survey County Series K-Z
- Kincardineshire Index of the County Series - Kincardineshire is on the north-east coast of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1863 and 1865. The main county town is Stonehaven.
- Kircudbrightshire Index of the County Series - Kircudbrightshire is in south-west Scotland. it was surveyed between 1845 and 1850. The main county town is Kircudbright.
- Kircudbrightshire West Index of the County Series - Kircudbrightshire is in south-west Scotland. It was surveyed between 1845 and 1850. The main county town is Kircudbright.
- Lanarkshire Index of the County Series - Lanarkshire is in the central lowlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1856 and 1859. The main county town is Lanark, while Glasgow is the largest settlement.
- Linlithgowshire Index of the County Series - Linlithgowshire is in the central lowlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1854 and 1856. The main county town is Linlithgow.
- Nairnshire Index of the County Series - Nairnshire is in the central highlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1866 and 1869. The main county town is Nairn.
- Peeblesshire Index of the County Series - Peeblesshire is in the central lowlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1855 and 1858. The main county town is Peebles.
- Perthshire Index of the County Series - Perthshire is in central Scotland. It was surveyed between 1859 and 1864. The main county town is Perth.
- Renfrewshire Index of the County Series - Renfrewshire is in the west central lowlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1856 and 1858. The main county town is Renfrew.
- Ross-shire and Cromartyshire Index of the County Series - Ross and Cromarty is in the highlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1868 and 1875. The main county town is Dingwall.
- Roxburghshire Index of the County Series - Roxburghshire is in the east central lowlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1856 and 1859. The main county town is Jedburgh.
- Selkirkshire Index of the County Series - Selkirkshire is in the central lowlands of Scotland. It was surveyed between 1856 and 1859. The main county town is Selkirk.
- Stirlingshire Index of the County Series - Stirlingshire is in central Scotland. It was surveyed between 1858 and 1863. The main county town is Stirling.
- Wigtownshire Index of the County Series - Wigtownshire is on the coast of south-west Scotland. It was surveyed between 1843 and 1847. The main county town is Wigtown.