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Archivists unearth rare first edition of the 1815 'Map that Changed the World'

A rare early copy of William Smith’s 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales, previously thought lost, has been uncovered by Geological Society archivists. The new map has been digitized and made ...
Los Angeles Times

Study of Britain produces first fine-scale genetic map of a nation

Britain may be famous for preserving its royal DNA, but a genetic analysis of the nation is providing new insights into the “story of the masses,” according to scientists. Researchers announced ...
The Economist

How intrepid Victorian surveyors mapped the length and breadth of Britain

Reflecting worries that the French might invade, the first OS maps cover the mouth of the river Thames. This is the naval route to London and a highly vulnerable part of the country. The sheets that ...
Nature

Britain in the Dark Ages

A MAP of Britain in the Dark Ages (A.D. 410 to 871) is the third of the period maps to be published by the Ordnance Survey. The south sheet covering England, Wales and part of southern Scotland has ...