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The modern chart collection

In addition to the historical charts in the collection, the Library also receives a large number of modern charts through legal deposit and from other sources. Most of these charts are government…  

Mining plans

The main collection largely consists of 19th century plans of lead mines, especially those of North Ceredigion, and a smaller number of quarry plans relating to slate quarries in North Wales. …  

Railway and public utility plans

The core collection In the 1940s The National Library of Wales acquired a collection of railway and other public utility plans, largely centring upon the work of Henry Robertson, a Scottish…  

Manuscript estate maps

The National Library of Wales has a large and important collection of manuscript estate maps relating to Wales; ranging in date from the 16th century to the 20th century. What are estate…  

Ordnance Survey Mapping

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the government agency responsible for producing mapping for the whole of Great Britain. Maps produced by the OS are at the heart of the Library’s collection of modern…  

Map scales

The scale of a map shows the relationship between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground. All maps are reduced from actual size, and most printed maps are drawn to a…  

Maps

The map collection contains 1.5 million sheets of maps, charts and plans as well as thousands of atlases. It is the largest map collection in Wales, and one of the largest in the British Isles. The…  

Preservation and Collections Care Policy

Preservation and Collections Care Policy Preservation and Collections Care Policy This document is also available in Welsh. Preservation and Collection Care Policy 1. Policy context The Collections Management Framework sets out the…  

Collections Management Framework

Collections Management Framework Collections Management Framework This document is also available in Welsh Collecons Management Framework 1. Introduction Collections management is an active and continual process through which the…  

Access to Collection Items Policy

Access to Collection Items Policy Access to Collection Items Policy This document is also available in Welsh. Access to Collection Items Policy Part of the Collections Management Framework Structure 1. 2. 3. 4. Policy context…  

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