Sheet 55ne, Old Series 1". 1884. Worcestershire: Kidderminster, Clee Hill. Hand coloured engraving,

Sheet  55ne, Old Series 1". 1884. Worcestershire: Kidderminster in NE, Clee Hill on west edge. Hand coloured engraving, 46 x 61.5cm. Topography 1832 (too faint to read on this map), geology 1853/55 (sic), railways inserted 1884, issued 1900. Unusually for 1900 this map has a watermark, ‘T&J H   KENT’. Flat, bright, clean, clear plate mark. In fine condition.

About the England & Wales One Inch Old Series

The Geological Survey of England and Wales used the Old Series of the Ordnance Survey topographic map at a scale of one inch to the mile as its basemap, initially. These engraved basemaps were published and revised between 1805 and 1885; the sheet sizes varied and the layout and numbering system were eccentric. The Old Series geological maps were hand-coloured and without geological sections, which were published separately. The GS of E&W published the Old Series from 1850 to 1900, when it switched to the colour printing and the New Series one inch maps. However, old stock of the Old Series continued to be issued, hand-coloured, until the 1930s.

See also: Index Map for England & Wales One Inch Old Series.