Blackwell's historical map archive contains the most comprehensive collection of Ordnance Survey historical mapping. This offers a superb resource for understanding the history of your location and the immediate surroundings with mapping from as early as 1840. Coverage is available for both the UK and Northern Ireland.
You can preview all historical maps on screen before you buy.
Read our How to guide for how to buy Historical Mapping.
Please Note - Historical maps are now only available as 'packs'. They are no longer available as individual sheets. You can still check the dates and see a thumbnail to check the area you need.
You can purchase a full pack covering all available years for your location at both 1:2500 scale and 1:10,000 scale.
NB
- Historical maps take approximately 24hrs to process before they are ready to download.
- Refunds are not available for Historical Mapping.
A3 Historic 1:2500 scale
High-quality scans of all available years of historic OS mapping available for your location, at 1:2500 scale. These maps can be centred on your site or location. Read our How to guide for how to buy Historical Mapping.
| Supplier | Groundsure |
| What’s it for? |
• Boundary disputes • Planning submissions • Family tree enquiries • Environmental research • Wall display |
| Formats | |
| Scale /resolution | 1:500, 1:1250, 1:2500 (availability varies across the UK) |
A3 Historic 1:10,000 scale
High-quality scans of all years of historic OS mapping available for your location, at 1:10,000 scale. These maps can be centred on your site or location. Read our How to guide for how to buy Historical Mapping.
| Supplier | Groundsure |
| What’s it for? |
• Boundary disputes • Planning submissions • Family tree enquiries • Environmental research • Wall display |
| Formats | |
| Scale /resolution | 1:10,000 (adjusted from 1:10,560 if pre-metric) |
Please Note - Historical maps are now only available as 'packs'. They are no longer available as individual sheets. You can still check the dates and see a thumbnail to check the area you need.
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