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Burn, Beck, Brook, Gill, Nant...for various reasons, been revisiting Ben Smith's beautiful maps of regional names for streams in Britain. Esp. interested in the Beck-Brook border: any ideas as to why it follows the line it does? More here: atlasobscura.com/articles/strea…

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-cen… maps.nls.uk/view/224034457 #BenNevis #MapMonday

Here's another Bodleian Libraries #Maps blog from #MartinDavis, topically focusing on the #Paris Jeux Olympiques - not just 2024, but 1924 and even 1900. Learn more at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. Olympic mapping anyone? British Cartographic Society Jeux Olympiques BRICMICS @ISHMAP ICA

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/si… #TipTuesday

🗺️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

Episode 6 of the CILIPS Podcast is live! We welcomed Louis Coiffait-Gunn & Jo Cornish to share how libraries have changed their lives alongside the team! 👏📚 We also hear about the full We're not on X anymore – formerly @NESKnowledge Network Redesign process! 🩺💻 Click here to listen: cilips.org.uk/podcast-6/

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

The #GreenLibraries Campaign welcomes three new partners: RLUK Research Libraries UK National Library of Scotland conul. We're excited about building even more brilliant green initiatives with you on board! #Sustainability cilip.org.uk/news/news.asp?…

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-…

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?? 🚆

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/he… #MapMonday

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

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 ... 🧵

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/navigating-t…

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

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!

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

📖 Do you know any book lovers? National Library of Scotland 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

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)