Heritage: History of The Ordnance Survey - In-Common - Southampton
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Heritage: History of The Ordnance Survey - In-Common - Southampton
By Martin Brisland. The Ordnance Survey (OS), established in 1791, has a long association with Southampton. Britain’s mapping agency has its roots in military defence. This was started following the defeat of the Jacobite rebellion in 1745. It took eight years to map he Scottish Highlands. Then during the Napoleonic Wars, up to 1815, there was a fear of a French invasion of England’s southern coast. The defence ministry of the time was called th…
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