"Historical Maps from the National Library of Scotland"
The NLS have uploaded a set of historical maps which overlay on Google Maps, making them easy to use and navigate. While there’s a focus on Scotland, there are maps for the whole of the UK also – and even beyond.
See Also: Georeferenced maps and applications
See Also Map Georeferencer Homepage (Pilot Project)
See Also: Maps of Scotland (More than 20K)
See Also: A Favourite Historic Map of the UK from the My Heritage Team
Directions for Embedding or Use in a Mashup
Mobile: This historic UK map is also accessible on an iPhone/Pad/Touch and Android. Use the same URL as the primary web site: http://nls.tileserver.com/ or simply scan the QR code and go directly there.
Filed under: Libraries, Maps, National Libraries
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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