Ordnance Survey completes First Series maps begun in 1805

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The Ordnance Survey had begun initially as a response to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which at Culloden had seen the last pitched battle to take place on British soil. The mapping of Scotland was seen as a means to control it, by leaving no area unknown. The project to map England as well had begun in 1805, starting with the publication of a map of Kent. This 'Old Series', that was finally completed in 1870, represented the country at a uniform scale of 1 inch to 1 mile, depicting topography as well as roads and settlements.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Ordnance Survey completes First Series maps begun in 1805". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 August 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=13873, accessed 28 March 2024.]

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