Historical Maps from 1800 - 1950
Rediscover the landscape of the past
Stunningly detailed old maps of places you remember fondly, are important to your family history. Buy old Ordnance Survey Maps Prints, Sheet Maps and Victorian County Maps. Sheet maps have digitally re-projected and enlarged to match the present-day Ordnance Survey Landranger® series so each map is directly comparable with the corresponding Ordnance Survey Landranger® and uses the same sheet number and grid references. Every vintage map on this site is available to order online, in a range of sizes and formats and we guarantee the quality we supply will delight you.
We have prints (framed, mounted, canvas) and full sheet maps (also available framed and on canvas) for the following Ordnance Survery historical map editions/series:
- 1:10,000 County Series (HOSM)
- 1:50,000 Old Series (OSE)
- 1:50,000 Revised New Series (RNE)
- 1:50,000 Popular Edition (POP)
- 1:50,000 New Popular Edition (NPO)
- Samuel Lewis Victorian County Maps
For information on the different Ordnance Survey series available, see this page.
Prices range from £48.55 to £361
Framed Maps
In a variety of styles
Select your map and then select the frame style, mount colour, with or without title and size to suit your own decor, space and budget.
See MorePostcode Centred Multi-Maps
2 or 4 maps centred on a postcode
Products featuring Ordnance Survey maps centred on a postcode of your choice.
See MorePresentation Frames
Add your personalised message
Framed prints with a personalised message set into the mount - ideal for retirements, anniversaries, weddings & special occasions.
See MoreSheet Maps
Folded, Flat and Framed
For each area these are available in 4 key series, the first three were published at different times between 1804 and 1926. The fourth series 'Past & Present' provides a snapshot of the area from four different periods, including the present day.
See MoreVictorian County Maps
Lewis County Maps
Stunning, full-colour reproductions of hand-tinted original 19th century county maps, created in the 19th century, during the great coaching era for Samuel Lewis' renowned guidebook. Single maps for each English and Welsh county, plus maps covering the whole of Scotland and Ireland.
See MoreCanvas
Feel the nostalgia with rich prints on heavy-duty canvas. Framed or Unframed.
When we receive your order, your canvas print will be made individually for you and hand-stretched over a solid wood frame, which means you are guaranteed the quality you would expect and that makes Frith prints special.
See MoreMounting
Double mounts with bevel cut aperture. Will arrive wrapped and ready to frame.
When we receive your order your mounted print will be made individually for you and assembled into double bevel cut mounts which means you are guaranteed the quality you would expect and that makes Frith prints special.
See MorePrints-only
Available for bespoke decorating projects. Often popular with interior designers.
When we receive your order, your print will be made individually for you, which means you are guaranteed the quality you would expect and that makes Frith prints special.
See MoreWhat people say:
This is just a huge thank you for the impressive framed map I received yesterday. The recipient of this gift will be delighted I am sure. Thank you again for your great service.
Hi Andrea. I have spoken to my son and his wife. They have received the picture. They are both delighted with it. Thankyou very much for your efforts.
This is just to say how delighted I am with the order I placed with you - order placed Tuesday, and arrived before lunch today. Absolutely brilliant. Item was required as a present for a member of staff at the Library, and everyone seems extremely pleased with the item.
Hello Andrea
Just a quick note to thank you and your team for your speedy and considerate service. I ordered a map print and explained to you that I really wanted it by this coming Friday as it is a special gift. You dealt with my order with the utmost professionalism and assured me it would be delivered by Friday. It came today. The print, the mount and the frame are exactly as I expected.
I am really impressed with your company’s service. Thank you.
We have just heard from our friend, who has received his map, and is over the moon. He is retracing all the steps of his youth, looking up the streets where family and freinds lived - just what we hoped! Thank you so much.
Please accept my thanks for your prompt delivery of my order for the framed Victorian map of Shropshire. This is intended as a present to my brother on a forthcoming significant birthday. I am delighted with the map and the framing: the standard of workmanship is immaculate.
I am so pleased with it that I will order one for myself in the near future. I will be in touch again when I am ready to do so.
I just wanted to say thank you for your help and for the excellent service provided by Francis Frith - my order arrived yesterday, so much sooner than anticipated, and it looks fantastic!
I just wanted to say a big thank you for the map I ordered from you. It is a present and I am so pleased with it, it will make a wonderful gift. I am so please I found your website and will definately be using you again. Wonderful maps and great quality.
I am writing to let you know how delighted and impressed I am with my historic map of the above address. It has provided me with a fascinating insight into my local area and looks particularly delightful in its frame. Thank you very much!
We received the package yesterday and we LOVE it. Thank you to you and your team on working with me on this and being so easy to work with to make sure I got what I wanted. The canvas was perfect, the writing clear and the map with the buildings marked is great. Turned into the perfect birthday gift which I had hoped for.
Excellent map with which we are absolutely delighted. Unbeatable service. Helpful customer service from Claire and Andrea. I have no hesitation in highly recommending Francis Frith. It is our second purchase and we will definitely be buying more :)
Just a brief note to say the map has arrived safely and is all that we had hoped, and more!
Thank you for all your help and your team for completing the commission with time to spare.
I wanted an old map of Stoke Gifford, near Bristol for my husband's birthday. So l ordered an 1880 map from Francis Firth. I did pay for express delivery but I didn't expect it to arrive the next day! We are really pleased with the map which clearly shows our house. The framing is really good. The ordering process on the website was slick allowing you to see the various options for the mount and frame
Order received today. Beautiful!!
Thank you for the swift and excellent service
Hi Andrea,
Success! All maps have just arrived and they are perfect!
Thank you so much for sorting this for me. Dad will be so pleased.
Many thanks,
Sara
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