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New page: Category:Archives Category:National Library of Scotland The [http://geo.nls.uk/ National Library of Scotland] is one of the main legal deposit libraries in the UK. Due to its close ...

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[[Category:Archives]][[Category:National Library of Scotland]]
The [http://geo.nls.uk/ National Library of Scotland] is one of the main legal deposit libraries in the UK. Due to its close proximity to the original J G Bartholomew & Sons printing works in Edinburgh, it is now probably the best place to find archive maps of not just Scotland, but the entire UK and elsewhere.

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|'''Authority'''
|Scottish Government
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|'''Location'''
|'''Main Office''' : 57 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW. [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=national+library+of+scotland&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=national+library+of&hnear=Scotland,+United+Kingdom&z=15&iwloc=B See map]<br/>
'''Maps Library''' : 159 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PH. [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=159+causewayside+edinburgh+EH9+1PH&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=21.27781,39.506836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=159+Causewayside,+Edinburgh,+City+of+Edinburgh+EH9+1,+United+Kingdom&z=16 See map]
|-
|'''Membership/ID'''
|Location-specific membership required for main office. Map library by appointment.
|-
|'''Photocopy policy'''
|Pay-per-copy. Maps £10 + VAT per new scan.
|-
|'''Camera policy'''
|Main Office: Unknown. Maps Library: Allowed
|-
|}

==What is held here==
The maps library holds just about ''any'' OS and Bartholomew map in the last 150 years you would care to mention, frequently stored flat. Contemporary 1:50,000 Landrangers of Great Britain, and touring atlases for other countries, are immediately available in the map room.

==How to use it==
Before visiting, contact the staff to arrange an appointment and discuss what you would like to view. The staff are very helpful and can normally deliver maps in a matter of minutes. There are several large tables that can house several A0 maps on at once.

All out of copyright maps can be scanned on an in-house A0 scanner at 400dpi for £10 + VAT. However, previously scanned maps can be requested at material cost (typically just the price of a blank DVD and postage).

==Items found here==

See [[:Category:National Library of Scotland|all files]] for this establishment.

==Nearby facilities==
* [[National Archives of Scotland]]
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