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The title and keyword searches can be combined for a focused search. Our new search interface also allows you to narrow your results to focus on a specific subject, place, period, and/or source type.
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- Search for an exact phrase by including it in quotation marks.
- Consider the variant historical spellings of a word.
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Map of Liverpool and its Environs
The County Series maps at scale 1:2500 for Liverpool and its environs, including Bootle, Wallasey, and Birkenhead.
Map of Manchester and its Environs
The County Series maps at scale 1:2500 for Manchester and its environs, including Eccles, Openshaw, and Withington.
Map of Merionethshire
Ordnance Survey maps of Merionethshire from the nineteenth century
Map of Monmouthshire
Ordnance Survey maps of Monmouthshire from the nineteenth century
Map of Montgomeryshire
Ordnance Survey maps of Montgomeryshire from the nineteenth century