Historic 25-Inch to the Mile Ordnance Survey Map Wallpaper

Create Your Own Historical OS Map Wallpaper: 25 Inch To The Mile (1:2,500)

Good for a very detailed map wallpaper of your local area

You can make an eye catching feature of any wall at home or in the office with our historic wallpaper map sourced from Ordnance Survey's 25 inch to the mile (1:2,500) County Series (1841-1920), custom printed to your exact wall dimensions.

The Ordnance Survey 25 inch maps are a standard topographic authority, depicting practically all human and natural features in the landscape with great accuracy. Every road, railway, field, fence, wall, stream and building is shown.

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Historical OS 25 Inch To The Mil map wallpaper is suitable for areas approximately 1 mile across, depending on your wall size.
For much larger areas please consider using an alternative map type such as 6 Inch to the Mile (1:10,560) or the more compact 1 Inch To The Mile (1:63,360).

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What map data will be included?

The Google map data shown in the map selection tool above is for reference only, your wallpaper map will be printed using Historic Ordnance Survey 25 inch (1:2,500) data from the period 1841-1920..

Note that the Ordnance Survey only provides mapping data of Great Britain, (this excludes Northern Ireland). Final map print is enlarged and not to original mapping scale.

Can I customise the map?

We can highlight specific areas in a different tone or colour to match your company branding, add your company name or logo, a "You Are Here" label or additional photos or graphics. Use the enquiry form to get in touch.

The Ordnance Survey 25 inch to the mile (1:2,500) County Series, dating between 1841-1920 is the most detailed Ordnance Survey mapping, available for most parts of England, Scotland and Wales. The maps allow practically every feature in the landscape to be shown. They provide good detail of all buildings, streets, railways, industrial premises, parkland, farms, woodland, and rivers. Their bold style and informative symbols and abbreviations allow easy interpretation for a wide range of uses. There are over 10 different symbols for types of woodland, and uncultivated ground is distinguished into marsh, bog and rough grassland.

A small number of the maps were coloured, with the colour applied by hand, initially by boys paid on a piece work basis, and later by women. Not all sheets were coloured, but those that were coloured used:

Blue for water features
Burnt sienna for roads
Carmine for buildings made of brick or stone
Grey for buildings made of wood or iron.

Please Note: Your wallpaper mural is custom made to your exact wall dimensions and is split into the minimum number of panels possible to minimise the number of joins. This means panel widths can be between 800mm to 1200mm wide, dependant on the size of the wall.

Just wanted to confirm safe receipt and installation of map. The decorator was impressed with quality of material. Thanks for all your help, I'm very happy with the outcome. - Sean Fisher

All our historic mapping data is sourced from the National Library of Scotland and they have scanned all their holdings of these magnificent OS 25 inch maps. However, their holdings are incomplete, and the principal exclusions are the earliest copies of sheets, published before 1911. What this means is that mapping data for your area may only be available in later maps circa 1920, these will not be coloured.

Therefore we suggest you choose the "Email Me Map Proofs Only" option, we will check what mapping sheets are available for the postcode location you provide and email you a sample of the map data for you to approve. There is no charge for this service.

1. Whole wall area

2. Section of your wallpaper map at 100% of the wall size

The first proof is a scaled down version of the whole layout so that you can check the overall area.
The second proof is a section of your map set at 100% of the desired final print size so that you can inspect the detail.

Once you approve the proofs you will be emailed a payment link to complete your order. Your order will then be printed and despatched. Please allow 5 to 10 working days for preparing proofs and printing.

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We are certain that you will be completely delighted with your wallpaper mural. If you are not satisfied with your wallpaper order we offer you the Right To Return it within 7 days of receipt and we will refund you the full purchase price.

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Please contact us should you have any questions or experience any problems and we will do our utmost to resolve any problem to your satisfaction. Use the enquiry form to get in touch.

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HISTORICAL MAP WALLPAPER FROM 1841-1920

Create Your Own Historical OS Map Wallpaper: 25 Inch To The Mile (1:2,500)

Good for a very detailed map wallpaper of your local area

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