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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…  

Decolonising the National Art Collection

16.10.2023 The National Library of Wales is pleased to welcome brand new and exciting works of art to the National Art Collection in Aberystwyth. As part of the Library’s Anti-Racist Project,…  

Celebrating Black History Month at the National Library of Wales

11.10.2023 The National Library of Wales will celebrate Black History Month this year with a series of activities that celebrate the diversity of Wales. This month will see the launch of a…  

Landscape prints

The Landscape Prints Collection consists of over 14,000 prints, mainly of Welsh scenery. The majority can be dated to between 1750 and 1850, but there are some earlier prints in the collection. The…  

Portraits

The Library has the largest collection of contemporary Welsh portraits in any public establishment. The collection consists of approximately 15,000 items in various media and more than 50,000…  

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