Old Ordnance Survey Maps of London

We have published three versions of this map, showing how the area developed across the years. The maps each cover the same area of central London, stretching from the British Museum eastward to Guildhall, and from Clerkenwell Road southward to Waterloo Bridge. The features on these crowded maps are too many to be listed, but include Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn Fields; Blackfriars, Ludgate Hill, Holborn Viaduct and Aldersgate stations; Southwark and Blackfriars Bridges; part of Bloomsbury; Fleet Street, The Strand, Somerset House, St Paul's Cathedral, The Temple, Smithfield, Cheapside and much more. The 1873 map has street directories for Fleet St, Holborn and Strand; the 1894 version has directories for Drury Lane, Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill; and the 1914 map has entries for Fleet St, Kingsway and Strand.

These busy maps are essential for any historian of London. Bear in mind, however, that they are very crowded; for many parts of the area larger scale maps are also available in our London Large Scale Series.

The map links up with London Sheets 50 Clerkenwell to the north, 61 West End to the west, 63 Whitechapel to the east, and 76 Waterloo to the south.

Follow this link for a complete list of our London maps .

You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index Page.

Maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. For a full list of maps for England, return to the England page.