Popular Edition (Published 1919-26, with later revisions)
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We have a very large stock of One-inch Popular Edition maps, which have yet to be put on this site.
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Surveyed in 1913-1923, published 1919-1926 on 146 sheets with subsequent revisions and reprints.
Popular Edition : Sheets 1- 77, Northern England and North Wales
Popular Edition : Sheets 78 - 109, Central England and South Wales
Popular Edition : Sheets 110 - 146, Southern England
A full history and carto-bibliography of the series can be found in Popular maps : the Ordnance Survey Popular Edition one-inch map of England and Wales 1919-1926.
Print codes used
These are found in the lower corners of each sheet. They vary, but the most common are a quantity and year, 3000/27 or a shorter version 3027, meaning the same thing. Only the last code is given here.
Cover codes
The standard cover has a picture by Ellis Martin, of a man sitting on a hillside looking at a map, with his bicycle beside him. Originally issued as a black design on buff, with red sheet name (code EB), a red border was soon added with all black lettering (code SR). The cover size was then increased, and a buff border added beyond the red border (code LB). In 1938 a single piece cover, with the same design, but hinged at the top (as used today) was introduced (code BF). Some maps have a paper wrap around book like cover (code BK) with the standard design.
