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Mapping the coastline

Learning toolkit The designs of Lewis Morris and William Morris helped sailors sail ships safely along the coast of Wales. Creating nautical charts in the 18th century wasn't easy, the work of…  

County maps

Following the publication of Cambriae Typus, Humphrey Llwyd’s map of Wales, in 1573, other cartographers began to produce more detailed mapping of Wales, some of which focused on individual…  

Maps of Wales

The earliest surviving maps that show Wales are general maps of the British Isles or Europe. Often the detail of Wales is limited, only a few place-names are shown and the coastline is highly…  

Early mapping of Wales

The earliest extant maps showing Wales are general maps of the British Isles or Europe. Often the detail of Wales is limited; often few if any place-names are shown and the coastline is highly…  

Tithe maps of Wales

Tithes were payments made from early times for the support of the parish church and its clergy. Originally these payments were made in kind (crops, wool, milk, young stock, etc.) and usually…  

Agenda Board of Trustees Meeting 07 March 2025

Board of Trustees Agenda Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham and on-line 7 March 2025 10.00 – 1.00 OPEN MEETING 10.00 – 1.00 ITEM PURPOSE 1.1 Chair's welcome, opening remarks and apologies 1.2 Declarations of…  

List of information assets

The information that is produced, or held or disseminated by the National Library of Wales as part of its public task is subject to the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (SI 2015…  

PSI Regulations

Public Sector Information Regulations The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No.1415) make public sector information easier to re-use. Cultural sector public bodies are…  

Legal deposit for printed publications

Legal deposit has existed in English law since 1662. It helps to ensure that the nation’s published output (and thereby its intellectual record and future published heritage) is collected…  

Acts, regulations and guidelines

Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations 2013 Government Guidance to the Non-Print Works Regulations 2013 Irish Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000…  

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