Archive for January, 2012
Alan Godfrey Ordinance Maps are invaluable for historians and genealogists. More than 2,500 titles have been issued in this major series of reprints of Old Ordinance Survey Maps of towns throughout Britain & Ireland. The list below contains the complete catalogue for Ireland & Northern Ireland. You can visit the Alan Godfrey Map Store here.
These maps are pre WWII and the Belfast maps in particular are an invaluable source of information as they show many streets that no longer exist due to bomb damage and redevelopment. All maps also include a local history of the area including directory extracts of the time.