
Southampton Docks in 1908 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Southampton is covered by three titles. The dominant features of this map are the Docks, including Inner Dock, Outer Dock, Empress Dock, Trafalgar Dry Dock, Prince of Wales Dry Dock & the Ocean Dock, here shown under construction. They are shown in detail, with dry docks, railway lines, warehouses, even mooring posts. Across the Itchen is part of Woolston, including the shipbuilding works, Weston Point, Weston Grove, Weston Park. On the reverse is part of adjacent sheet 65.14, which covers the Royal Pier & Town Quay. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.