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1860 - 1899

YearTitleNotes
1864 Bird’s Eye View of Glasgow by Thomas SULMAN This beautiful hand coloured bird’s eye view map shows Glasgow from the air, bringing the hustle and bustle of 1860s Glasgow to life.
1865 Glasgow on Six-inch 1st Edition by ORDNANCE SURVEY This map shows the whole city on one sheet with good detail.
1866 One inch to the mile maps of Scotland 1st edition by ORDNANCE SURVEY This small-scale map shows the city of Glasgow and the surrounding west to the Firth of Clyde.
1870 Geological Survey of Glasgow by GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN This map shows hand-coloured sections showing geological information for the city and surrounding area.
1876 New plan of Glasgow with suburbs, from Ordnance and actual surveys: constructed for the Post Office directory by John BARTHOLOMEW A full alphabetical index of streets and places of interest is included at the foot of this map. This map accompanied the Post Office Directory of the same year.
1883 New plan of Glasgow with suburbs, from Ordnance and actual surveys: constructed for the Post Office directory by John BARTHOLOMEW A full alphabetical index of streets and places of interest is included at the foot of this map. This map accompanied the Post Office Directory of the same year.
1885 Glasgow and its environs by ORDNANCE SURVEY This small-scale map shows the city of Glasgow and a large part of the surrounding area.
1892-95 Town Plan 2nd Edition by ORDNANCE SURVEY This very large-scale map series covers many sheets, showing the city in great detail.
1892-96 Glasgow on 25 Inch plan 2nd Edition 1st Revision by ORDNANCE SURVEY This large-scale map series covers many sheets, showing the city in great detail.
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