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Manx National Heritage Library

Maps and Plans of the Isle of Man

Public Information Sheet No. 6 January 2002

Maps and Plans are an invaluable source for the study of the history and development of the Island, providing information on place names, settlements, development, coastal erosion, land divisions and estates, mines railways etc.

The following is a brief guide to the collections held in the Library together with a list of sources.

Selected Reading List

Coakley, Frances

Printed Maps of the Isle of Man 1583-1900.

(Unpublished research manuscript).

Archive Ref 9318

Cubbon, A.M.

Early Maps of the Isle of Man. (4th edition).

Douglas: M.N.H. reprinted 1994.

Library Ref A365

Fullen, M.A., Harris, J., Kear, B.S.

Soils of the Isle of Man

Douglas: Centre for Manx Studies, 1996

ISBN 1 899 338 04 7

Library Ref A224/78q

Harley, J.B.

Ordnance Survey Maps: a descriptive manual.

Southampton: Ordnance Survey, 1975.

Library Ref 526.8HAR

Kear, B.S.

The Isle of Man: Its soils and their significance.

North of England Soil Discussion Group, c.1980.

Library Ref A224/37

Lamplugh, G.W.

The Geology of the Isle of Man.

London: HMSO, 1903.

Library Ref A224

Maps of the Isle of Man 1280-1760.

Douglas: Shearwater Press, 1975.

ISBN 0 904980 00 6

Library Ref 034f

Neely, G.J.H.

Maps and Archaeology

Proceedings, vol.3, Feb 1930, pp 388-404.

In IOM Natural History & Antiquarian Society

Library Ref L6

Oliver, Richard

Ordnance Survey Maps: a concise guide for historians.

London: Charles Close Society, 1993.

ISBN 1 870598 13 X

Library Ref 526OLI

Ordnance Survey

Book of Reference to the Plans of the IOM

London: HMSO, 1868-70.

(published in 17 parts, one for each Parish)

Library Ref 0

Pye, Norman

The Land of Britain: The Report of the Land. Utilisation Survey of Britain, Part 44

Isle of Man.

London: Geographical Publications, 1941.

Library Ref F68/15

Speed, John

The Isle of Man and English Counties Anno 1610.

Douglas: Shearwater Press, 1975.

Library Ref O35f

Woods, James

A New Atlas and Gazeteer of the IOM.

London: Day & Sons, 1867.

Library Ref Counter

The Manx National Heritage Library holds a wealth of various and extensive source material. Staff at the library and throughout Manx National Heritage, are always pleased to hear from anyone with an interest in Manx history.

AGF rev. ed. 01.02

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