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Tweets from the Map Room, National Library of Scotland. News, views and interesting finds for map lovers.
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RT @nyccarchives: For today's #MapMonday here's a beautifully drawn enclosure map of the open fields, ings, commons and wastelands of Bis….
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RT @YoungScot: 📖 Do you know any book lovers?. @natlibscot is asking young people to share the books & publications that they love. Some of….
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#OTD 1930 the residents of St Kilda were evacuated to the mainland. This @OrdnanceSurvey quarter inch to the mile map reminds us how remote St Kilda (lower left of map) lies. #StKilda #HistoricMaps
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RT @scottishgeology: We can't wait for this first #ScotGeolFest24 weekend event in Arbroath! Head to the Signal Tower Museum on the 31st an….
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RT @RoyalScotGeoSoc: We'll be kicking off our 2024-25 Inspiring People talks programme week commencing 16th September, with Polar scientist….
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RT @AndrewRBarr: As part of this year's Scottish Illustration Festival in Huntly I was invited to create a new map of the town, highlightin….
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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.
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RT @ETWriteHome: Obsessed with this project in Northampton Station – they’re trying to collect a ticket to there originating from all stati….
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RT @PRONI_DFC: Happy #MapMonday! 🗺️.This 1878 map of Larne was created by Robert McCartney. The map lists the names of those who occupy var….
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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: #MapMonday
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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.
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RT @CILIPinfo: The #GreenLibraries Campaign welcomes three new partners: @RL_UK @natlibscot @conulireland. We're excited about building ev….
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RT @natlibscot: Scotland was a bustling centre of cultural exchange during the Renaissance ⚖️ . Learn how knowledge, goods, and ideas flowe….
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RT @CILIPScotland: Episode 6 of the CILIPS Podcast is live! . We welcomed @LouisMMCoiffait & @JoCornish4 to share how libraries have change….
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Did you know you can compare land use in the 1930s with the present day on our Map Images Website? #TuesdayTips #HistoricMaps.#TipTuesday
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RT @MilleaNick: Here's another @bodleianlibs #Maps blog from #MartinDavis, topically focusing on the #Paris @jeuxolympiques - not just 2024….
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RT @RobGMacfarlane: Burn, Beck, Brook, Gill, Nant. for various reasons, been revisiting @bdp_smith's beautiful maps of regional names for….
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The first recorded summit of Ben Nevis took place #OTD 1771 when botanist James Robertson climbed the mountain to records the plants growing there. #BenNevis #MapMonday
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