Ellen et al, >>The Library of Congress sells the Ordnance Survey maps for about S$11.50 as does the Irish Genealogical Society International>> I've seen this posting a number of times, and every time I go to the IGSI website, there is no mention of the six-inch maps - only the Discovery maps and the old 1/2" series of maps. They do state that they have the six-inch maps, but no longer supply copies of them ("wear and tear"). I've tried the Library of Congress several times, but have always been frustrated by their photocopying terminology. I know that they start with a $12 charge, just to look at the order. I also get the "impression" that copies larger than 11 x 17" would qualify for the "over-sized" copies, which seems to have additional charges associated with it. Is there anyone out there who has actually had a six-inch map copied by the Library of Congress ? I'd like to know how much it cost (and how they managed to navigate through the LOC website). I didn't want to get into the finer details of the older Ordnance Survey maps, but I do have an additional source (which I haven't availed myself of, yet). Here is an excerpt of a letter I recently received: >>>Although the Map Library holds both the 1st and 2nd editions of the Irish 6" maps, only the 2nd edition maps can readily be photocopied (the 1st edition maps are bound in large unwieldy volumes). We do not, alas, hold the 25" mapping; for these the Map Library of Trinity College, Dublin, or the National Archives of Ireland would be the best institutions to approach. See http://www2.tcd.ie/Library/maplib.htm http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ Yes, we can supply A0 copies; indeed for sheets the size of the Irish 6" maps we prefer to copy the entire map, as this reduces the amount of handling of the map during the copying process. For details of sizes, prices, etc see http://www.nls.uk/collections/maps/services/reprographics/photocopying.html For details concerning payment see http://www.nls.uk/collections/maps/services/reprographics/payment.html ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////// For more information on this, you can contact the author of the above information: >>Peter Milne Map Library Services Manager National Library of Scotland 33 Salisbury Place Tel: 0131-466-3813 Edinburgh Fax: 0131-466-3812 EH9 1SL E-mail [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks like it might be a good source (but the postage might kill you), Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts