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PRONI Ordnance Survey Maps / Maps, Plans and Surveys

collection reference

OS/1 - OS/9

description

Most extensive holdings of maps in Northern Ireland including: Ordnance Survey County Series, 1830s, 1860s, 1900s, 1920s & 1930s; Townland Maps Series completed 1842; and Irish Grid maps 1950s-1970. Also includes older unpublished maps and printed and manuscript town plans of all major NI towns. A written guide to Maps and Surveys is available in the Search Room.

subject terms

maps ; surveys ; boundaries ; plans ; settlements ; towns ; villages ; historic buildings ; historic monuments

name

Ordnance Survey

place

Ireland

content date

Pre-history -mainly 1830s -

accumulation date

1951 -

language

English

type of material

c 40,000 maps stored in 1050 map drawers. Archive, Image, Text

accrual status

Open

SUPER COLLECTION

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Archives

OWNER

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)

POSTAL ADDRESS

2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ

URL

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ACCESS CONDITIONS

Open for public consultation in our Reading Room to registered PRONI users (registration is free but a photographic ID is required for registration purposes). Archives are stored in secure accommodation, closed to public. Open Mon-Wed, and Fri 9.00am-4.45pm, and Thurs 10:00am-8.45pm. Search for catalogue descriptions on our eCatalogue (https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-ecatalogue).

ADMINISTRATOR

Lorraine Bourke, Private Records, PRONI; 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ. Phone: 028 9053 4931; Email address: lorraine.bourke@dcalni.gov.uk