Sheet 65 Drift, Old Series 1". 1886. First drift edition. Cambridgeshire, Norfolk: Wisbech, Kings Lynn and Fens. Topography 1824, geology 1886

Sheet  65 Drift, Old Series 1". 1886. First drift edition. Cambridgeshire, Norfolk: Wisbech, Kings Lynn and Fens. Topography 1824, geology 1886, drift mapped but date omitted, railways inserted 1886,  issue date 1901, coloured 1910. Hand-coloured engraving, 67 x 100cm, flat, clear plate marks, library stamps and stencilled sheet no. in upper left corner. Minor marginal tears. Slightly soiled, colours still bright. Unfortunate masking tape repair on map surface. Therefore rated fair, otherwise in good 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.