Dundee City Archive & Record Centre

Maps & Ordnance Survey Plans

Dundee City Archives hold a collection of acquired maps and of plans which were used by the City Engineer and other officials. The City Engineer's series often show evidence of wear and tear and annotations but can be very useful for that very reason

Map of Forfarshire (later known as Angus) published by William Blackwood, 1838     Survey by James Collie, approx 1:2500 scale, 1851   Ordnance Survey, 1:500 and 1:2500 scale, 1871 and 1901. The 1:500 scale sheets are bound in large volumes, so please give notice if you wish to come and view these. Pristine versions of the 1871 series are also available on the National Library of Scotland website   Proposals by James Thomson, City Engineer, for central improvement and city hall schemes just before the First World War Click a Thumbnail to Enlarge       These three unusual town details can be found in the large sheet at Dundee City Archives, Ordnance Survey Forfarshire [Angus] sheet LIV, 6 inches to 1 mile scale, 1872 revision