Maps can be a wonderful tool when researching either local history or family history. As far as local history is concerned, it can be interesting to see just how much a town has changed over time and it is fascinating to find out where your family once lived when researching your own family history. One of the best resources for this is the National Library of Scotland which has a great selection of online town plans and maps for all of Scotland. You can superimpose old maps over new ones to try and find locations from the past. Find them here.
However some folk prefer to have a proper paper map to look at and there are a variety of places where you can find reproduction maps. Alan Godfrey Maps are reprints of old Ordnance Survey Maps and there is a wonderful selection of historic maps from all over the UK. I have several of Greenock and Port Glasgow which I find invaluable in my research. Find them here.
Of course you can find up to date Ordnance Survey Maps on the official site here.
A local company based in Largs provides all sorts of historical and up to date street maps - Nicolson Digital. Check out their great range here.
If you are looking for vintage maps of a particular area then there are lots available in various antique shops and to buy online. I hope you will check out some of the links I have provided in this post. Please let me know if you have found this information useful. (Contact form - right column of blog.)
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