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Ordnance Survey
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The Ordnance Survey is the national mapping agency for Great Britain. The agency's name indicates its original military purpose, which was to map Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite rising of 1745. T
Pollokshaws on Roy's Military Survey of Scotland (1747–1755)
Pollokshaws on Roy's Military Survey of Scotland (1747–1755)
The original 1810 draftsman's drawings for the area around St Columb Major, Cornwall.
The original 1810 draftsman's drawings for the area around St Columb Major, Cornwall.
Detailed scan of a complete 7th series sheet
Detailed scan of a complete 7th series sheet
Grid square TF from the Ordnance Survey National Grid at 1:250,000 scale. Shown: the Wash, the North Sea, parts of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and No
Grid square TF from the Ordnance Survey National Grid at 1:250,000 scale. Shown: the Wash, the North Sea, parts of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
Jacobite rising of 1745
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The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart. The last in a series of Jacobite risings that began in March 1689, it proved to be the end of Ja
Ordnance Survey
…for Great Britain. The agency's name indicates its original military purpose (see ordnance and surveying), which was to map Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite rising of 1745. This work was also driven by a more general and nationwide need in light of the potential threat of invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. Since 1 April…
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745 by David Morier
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745 by David Morier
James Francis Edward Stuart, the 'Old Pretender', or 'Chevalier de St George' portrait from 1748
James Francis Edward Stuart, the 'Old Pretender', or 'Chevalier de St George' portrait from 1748
Cardinal Fleury, chief minister of France 1723 to 1743; he viewed the Jacobites as an ineffective weapon for dealing with British power
Cardinal Fleury, chief minister of France 1723 to 1743; he viewed the Jacobites as an ineffective weapon for dealing with British power
Welsh Tory Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1692–1749); his blue coat was a Jacobite symbol
Welsh Tory Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1692–1749); his blue coat was a Jacobite symbol