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For today's #MapMonday here's a beautifully drawn enclosure map of the open fields, ings, commons and wastelands of Bishop Monkton, 1816, from the Ripon Corporation Archive (ref:- DC/RIC)
Scan of historic map

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Young Scot@YoungScot30 Aug 2024
📖 Do you know any book lovers? @natlibscot is asking young people to share the books & publications that they love. Some of these will feature in their exhibition next summer, celebrating books and the value of libraries around the country. 👇 bit.ly/473WImA
A collection of colorful books arranged horizontally with one open book on an orange background.

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#OTD 1930 the residents of St Kilda were evacuated to the mainland. This @OrdnanceSurvey quarter inch to the mile map reminds us how remote St Kilda (lower left of map) lies. maps.nls.uk/view/74467152 #StKilda #HistoricMaps
Ordnance Survey quarter inch to the mile map of the Northern Hebrides . 1923

ALT Ordnance Survey quarter inch to the mile map of the Northern Hebrides . 1923

detail of St Kilda from Ordnance Survey quarter inch to the mile map of the Northern Hebrides published 1923

ALT detail of St Kilda from Ordnance Survey quarter inch to the mile map of the Northern Hebrides published 1923

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We can't wait for this first #ScotGeolFest24 weekend event in Arbroath! Head to the Signal Tower Museum on the 31st and 1st to explore the geology of the area, and catch a talk on "how geology shaped us" by local geologists Morag and Robert at 10:30 or 13:30 both days!
Poster for the event with following text: SCOTTISH GEOLOGY FESTIVAL 2024 ARBROATH SIGNAL TOWER MUSEUM SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST & SUNDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 10:30AM - 4PM ROCKS ANGUS COAST WILL BE DISPLAYED HE THE COURTYARD IN ADDITION TO THE BEACH PEBBLE CHALLENGE. PLUS A SELECTION OF MINERALS THAT FLUORESCE UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE EDUCATION CENTRE. TALKS ON HOW GEOLOGY SHAPED US' WILL BE PRESENTED TWICE EACH DAY, AT 10:30AM AND 1:30PM.

ALT Poster for the event with following text: SCOTTISH GEOLOGY FESTIVAL 2024 ARBROATH SIGNAL TOWER MUSEUM SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST & SUNDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 10:30AM - 4PM ROCKS ANGUS COAST WILL BE DISPLAYED HE THE COURTYARD IN ADDITION TO THE BEACH PEBBLE CHALLENGE. PLUS A SELECTION OF MINERALS THAT FLUORESCE UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE EDUCATION CENTRE. TALKS ON HOW GEOLOGY SHAPED US' WILL BE PRESENTED TWICE EACH DAY, AT 10:30AM AND 1:30PM.

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RSGS@RoyalScotGeoSoc28 Aug 2024
We'll be kicking off our 2024-25 Inspiring People talks programme week commencing 16th September, with Polar scientist Mark Brandon and broadcaster George McGavin! Book your tickets now at rsgs.org/events
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Andrew Redmond Barr@AndrewRBarr27 Aug 2024
As part of this year's Scottish Illustration Festival in Huntly I was invited to create a new map of the town, highlighting locations related to Scotland's "father of fantasy fiction" George MacDonald ... 🧵
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Historic maps can provide a window into the past. Discover how to find, view, compare and annotate historic maps with our free Navigating the Maps Website workshop 14:00 - 15:00 BST Wed 4 Sept 2024. eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigatin…
screenshot from National Library of Scotland map images website demonstrating the spyglass viewer

ALT screenshot from National Library of Scotland map images website demonstrating the spyglass viewer

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Obsessed with this project in Northampton Station – they’re trying to collect a ticket to there originating from all stations in the UK. Surely some of you enthusiasts would travel there from somewhere random just to help them tick a box?? 🚆
A plaque that reads, “All Aboard to Northampton All Aboard to Northampton is a collection of train tickets from railway stations all around the UK to Northampton. Elliott Badger, Retail Travel Advisor, came up with the project and the station team at Northampton are fully on-board! The big challenge now is... can we complete the collection? White tickets represent tickets we are yet to collect... can you help us? Have you, or are you intending on travelling from any of the stations on these boards? Green tickets represent stations where individual tickets do not exist.”

ALT A plaque that reads, “All Aboard to Northampton All Aboard to Northampton is a collection of train tickets from railway stations all around the UK to Northampton. Elliott Badger, Retail Travel Advisor, came up with the project and the station team at Northampton are fully on-board! The big challenge now is... can we complete the collection? White tickets represent tickets we are yet to collect... can you help us? Have you, or are you intending on travelling from any of the stations on these boards? Green tickets represent stations where individual tickets do not exist.”

A wall that says “All aboard a to Northampton” with lots of tickets in cases but spaces between them with missing tickets.

ALT A wall that says “All aboard a to Northampton” with lots of tickets in cases but spaces between them with missing tickets.

A wall that says “All aboard a to Northampton” with lots of tickets in cases but spaces between them with missing tickets.

ALT A wall that says “All aboard a to Northampton” with lots of tickets in cases but spaces between them with missing tickets.

The London Underground case on the board with only tube stations.

ALT The London Underground case on the board with only tube stations.

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PRONI@PRONI_DFC26 Aug 2024
Happy #MapMonday! 🗺️ This 1878 map of Larne was created by Robert McCartney. The map lists the names of those who occupy various buildings/land in Larne with a coloured reference that indicates how they were held. Image reproduced courtesy of Lord Antrim PRONI ref – D2977/36/2/9
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We've added new features to our Georeferenced Maps Viewer. 1. You can now filter historic map layers by date or scale. 2. You can set historic map layers as the background map. More details at: maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/help… #MapMonday
screenshot of Georeferenced maps viewer from National Library of Scotland

ALT screenshot of Georeferenced maps viewer from National Library of Scotland

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Join us for a free Maps for Family and Local History workshop at the Maps Reading Room, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, 10am Wed 11 Sept 2024. View a selection of maps and discover how maps can provide a window into the past. nls.uk/whats-on/maps-for-fam…
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CILIP@CILIPinfo22 Aug 2024
The #GreenLibraries Campaign welcomes three new partners: @RL_UK @natlibscot @conulireland. We're excited about building even more brilliant green initiatives with you on board! #Sustainability cilip.org.uk/news/news.asp?i…
GL campaign welcomes new partners text, logos - glc, conul, national librar of scotland, rluk. Image background is of an empty office

ALT GL campaign welcomes new partners text, logos - glc, conul, national librar of scotland, rluk. Image background is of an empty office

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Scotland was a bustling centre of cultural exchange during the Renaissance ⚖️ Learn how knowledge, goods, and ideas flowed between Scotland and Europe in our exhibition 💭 🖼️ Renaissance: Scotland and Europe 1480–1630 📌George IV Bridge ️🎟️ Free entry
Two people stand in front of a wall-sized map of Europe from the Renaissance period. They are facing away from the camera, appearing to ponder the wall.

ALT Two people stand in front of a wall-sized map of Europe from the Renaissance period. They are facing away from the camera, appearing to ponder the wall.

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CILIPScotland@CILIPScotland21 Aug 2024
Episode 6 of the CILIPS Podcast is live! We welcomed @LouisMMCoiffait & @JoCornish4 to share how libraries have changed their lives alongside the team! 👏📚 We also hear about the full @NESKnowledge Network Redesign process! 🩺💻 Click here to listen: cilips.org.uk/podcast-6/
CILIPS Podcast, what's happening in the library and information professional community, white text on a blue backdrop. Images of multicoloured scottish libraries magazines fanned out on the bottom of the image.

ALT CILIPS Podcast, what's happening in the library and information professional community, white text on a blue backdrop. Images of multicoloured scottish libraries magazines fanned out on the bottom of the image.

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National Library of Wales@NLWales20 Aug 2024
🗺️TITHE MAPS OF WALES🗺️ Did you know that our Tithe Maps of #Wales website allows you to search and browse Welsh tithe #maps and related documents for FREE? A very valuable resource for local and family historians. What will you discover? 🔗places.library.wales
Tithe Maps of Wales

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Did you know you can compare land use in the 1930s with the present day on our Map Images Website? #TuesdayTips #HistoricMaps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side… #TipTuesday
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Nick Millea@MilleaNick19 Aug 2024
Here's another @bodleianlibs #Maps blog from #MartinDavis, topically focusing on the #Paris @jeuxolympiques - not just 2024, but 1924 and even 1900. Learn more at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps…. Olympic mapping anyone? @bcsmaps @jeuxolympiques @_BRICMICS @ISHMAP1 @ICAssociation
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The first recorded summit of Ben Nevis took place #OTD 1771 when botanist James Robertson climbed the mountain to records the plants growing there. rbge.org.uk/news/media-centr… maps.nls.uk/view/224034457 #BenNevis #MapMonday
Ordnance survey. Lorn and Lochaber Tourst Map A edition published 1959. Detail showing Ben Nevis.

ALT Ordnance survey. Lorn and Lochaber Tourst Map A edition published 1959. Detail showing Ben Nevis.

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Ordnance Survey@OrdnanceSurvey16 Aug 2024
Meet the man who's mapped Scotland millimetre by millimetre for 40 years. OS Surveyor Stuart has cycled and hiked through challenging terrains to ensure OS maps remain up to date: ow.ly/V3S350SZ6YJ

The man who has mapped Scotland - millimetre by millimetre - for 40 years

Stuart Dunbar began working with Ordnance Survey when he was 19

scotsman.com
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