| Description | First Edition including Inverness-shire (Mainland), 1867-1881; Inverness-shire (Skye), 1875-1882; Ross and Cromarty (Mainland), 1871-1881; Sutherland, 1877-1881; Nairnshire, 1871-1876; Argyll and Bute-shire, 1868-1882; Elginshire (Moray), 1872-1884; Caithness, 1876-1877
Second Edition including Inverness-shire (Mainland), c.1904; Inverness-shire (Skye), c.1904; Inverness-shire (Hebridies), c.1904; Ross and Cromarty (Mainland), c.1904; Sutherland, c.1904; Nairnshire, c.1904; Argyll and Bute-shire, c.1904; Elginshire (Moray), c.1904; Caithness, c.1904 |
| Administrative History | The origins of the Ordnance Survey can be traced back to the military surveys of the mid 18th century and the foundation of the Board of Ordnance in 1790. The first one inch maps of England and Wales were published during the early 19th century, with a first edition in both six and twenty-five inch scales being published for the whole of Scotland between 1843 and 1882. A first edition on a scale of 1:500 was also produced for the Highland towns of Inverness, Nairn and Wick. A revised second edition in both six and twenty-five inch scales was published in c.1905, with a third edition following in 1930. The sheet numbering systems for these earlier map series were later superseded by the National Grid system. |