The Special Collections Reading Room will be closed 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 16 September. It will then reopen until our usual closing time of 7pm.

National Library of Scotland

John Slezer's Scotland

Through engraved views of towns, castles and colleges, John Slezer created a powerful visual portrait of Scotland in the 1690s.
Historic drawing of a castle sitting on top of a hill, a city to the right and open fields in the foreground.

Mapping memory: Britain's Second Land Utilisation Survey

Two volunteers revisit their 1960s maps from the Second Land Utilisation Survey, revealing the human stories behind Britain’s land use mapping.
Several maps on a table.