{"id":11431,"date":"2020-02-05T15:45:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T15:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=information-hub&#038;p=11431"},"modified":"2023-09-14T08:35:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T08:35:24","slug":"bgs-maps-portal","status":"publish","type":"information-hub","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"BGS maps portal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>BGS maps portal<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Information Hub<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=BGS%20maps%20portal&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=BGS%20maps%20portal&#038;body=High-resolution%20viewing%20of%20images%20of%20almost%20all%20the%20small-%20and%20medium-scale%20geological%20maps%20produced%20by%20the%20BGS%20since%20mapping%20started%20in%201832.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">        <div class=\"js-anchor-link-wrap anchor-link-wrap\" id=\"overview\"><span class=\"sr-only js-anchor-link\">Overview<\/span><\/div>\n        \n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/data\/MapsPortal\/\">The BGS maps portal<\/a>&nbsp;provides access to over 45 000 high-resolution viewing images of almost all the small, medium and large scale maps produced by the BGS since mapping started in 1832 right up to the most recent maps released in 2020. It incorporates all the earlier maps and history pages that were previously made available through the BGS \u2018Historical maps of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland\u2019 web resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/13599716-1400x964.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Shetland sheet 5, 1:10 560 maps, 1964. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55092\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/13599716-960x661.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Shetland sheet 5, 1:10 560 maps, 1964. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Shetland sheet 5, 1:10 560 maps, 1964. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/13599716-1400x964.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Shetland sheet 5, 1:10 560 maps, 1964. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55092\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/13598757-1400x969.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Ross &amp; Cromarty sheet 33, 1:10 560 maps, 1892. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55092\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/13598757-960x664.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ross &amp; Cromarty sheet 33, 1:10 560 maps, 1892. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Ross &amp; Cromarty sheet 33, 1:10 560 maps, 1892. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/13598757-1400x969.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Ross &amp; Cromarty sheet 33, 1:10 560 maps, 1892. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55092\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12835917-1400x1318.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;SW53SW (Cornwall), 1:10 560 maps, 1980. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55092\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12835917-960x904.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"SW53SW (Cornwall), 1:10 560 maps, 1980. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>SW53SW (Cornwall), 1:10 560 maps, 1980. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12835917-1400x1318.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;SW53SW (Cornwall), 1:10 560 maps, 1980. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55092\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/21301238-1400x820.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;SH38NE(Anglesey), 1:10 000 maps, 2020. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55092\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/21301238-960x562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"SH38NE(Anglesey), 1:10 000 maps, 2020. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>SH38NE(Anglesey), 1:10 000 maps, 2020. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/21301238-1400x820.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;SH38NE(Anglesey), 1:10 000 maps, 2020. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55092\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>The maps portal provides access to view BGS maps, with the option to purchase high-resolution raster PDFs via the <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bgs.ac.uk\/Bookshop\/\">BGS online shop<\/a>. All users are advised that our latest digital mapping is available to view via our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-onshore\/\">Onshore<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-offshore\/\">Offshore<\/a>&nbsp;GeoIndex pages, and may differ significantly from the maps delivered via this portal. Further details about our digital vector data mapping is available via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/bgs-geology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BGS Datasets<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/data\/MapsPortal\/\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"button mx-0 primary-background button btn-icon-external-link-white before \">Open the BGS maps portal<\/a>            <\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"js-anchor-link-wrap anchor-link-wrap\" id=\"data\"><span class=\"sr-only js-anchor-link\">Available data<\/span><\/div>\n        \n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The BGS maps portal includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1:10 560 or 1:10 000 large-scale geological maps of England and Wales, and Scotland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:63&nbsp;360 or 1:50&nbsp;000 geological maps of England and Wales and Scotland, and the associated historical horizontal and vertical sections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:63&nbsp;360 geological maps of the whole of Ireland when it was part of the BGS\u2019s predecessor, the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland (up to 1905)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a range of geological and thematic maps covering the whole of Great Britain and its offshore areas, including the 1:250&nbsp;000 UTM series and the associated geophysical maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a wide range of non-series, geological, tectonic and UK-wide offshore maps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The portal excludes the detailed Applied Geology Mapping thematic sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information on these maps, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:enquiries@bgs.ac.uk\">BGS Enquiries<\/a>&nbsp;visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bgs.ac.uk\/Bookshop\/\">BGS Bookshop<\/a>. For a small number of maps no scan exists, however, for completeness we provide the map details without a link to an image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"js-anchor-link-wrap anchor-link-wrap\" id=\"listings\"><span class=\"sr-only js-anchor-link\">Map listing pages<\/span><\/div>\n        \n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Map listing pages<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After selecting a particular map series, you will be taken to a listing page where the maps can be browsed by sheet number or via a simple search facility. A link to a graphic index map showing the sheet outlines can be found in the \u2018see also\u2019 navigator on the top right (if an index map is available).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Full details pages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information on the \u2018listing pages\u2019 is brief; to see the full details for a map click the \u2018full entry\u2019 link. This gives the full information for the map and several links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>View the map \u2014 this link opens the high-resolution scanned image for free viewing in a separate browser window. You can zoom in and pan around the image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buy direct from the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bgs.ac.uk\/bookshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BGS Bookshop<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 many of the latest published maps can be bought as paper maps directly from the BGS bookshop. If the map is not in stock, a print-on-demand paper copy can be provided from the scan. Digital copies of the maps are also available for sale in jpeg2000, TIFF or PDF format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request a map copy \u2014 this provides an online form where you can enter your requirements and send them BGS Sales. The BGS still hold paper stocks of many of its maps and, for the older and out of print maps, we can produce a print from the high-resolution digital scan. You can also request a digital copy (in jp2, tiff or pdf) based on certain terms and conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note on the use of [square brackets] in the map data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information about a map is normally a transcription from the map itself. Sometimes key information such as the title may not be actually printed on the map. Where this is the case the information is supplied in square brackets, e.g. [Kirk Maiden]. Information in square brackets means the information is supplied by the cataloguer and is not transcribed from the item.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta-section  basic-background-1 \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row md-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Access the BGS maps portal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/data\/MapsPortal\/\"  class=\"button primary-background button btn-icon-external-link-white before \">Open BGS maps portal<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-4074-block_3d5182e27add09ce2499364d89aee159\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-onshore\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/feat_GeoIndex_2020-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"GeoIndex\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/feat_GeoIndex_2020.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-onshore\/\">GeoIndex (onshore)<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Search BGS datasets using GeoIndex, a map-based index of a wealth of information that we have collected or have obtained from other sources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-onshore\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/origins-of-systematic-geological-mapping\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/feature_origin_maps-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"old BGS map\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/feature_origin_maps.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/origins-of-systematic-geological-mapping\/\">Origins of systematic geological mapping<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An insight into the origin and early practice of systematic geological mapping by the Geological Survey; the application of hand-colouring; why the constant need for revision?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/origins-of-systematic-geological-mapping\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/geological-survey-history-england-and-wales\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/feature_historyEW-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Geological history of England Wales\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/feature_historyEW.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/geological-survey-history-england-and-wales\/\">Geological Survey history &mdash; England and Wales<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A short history of the Geological Survey of England and Wales.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/geological-survey-history-england-and-wales\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/geological-survey-history-ireland\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/irehisticon-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ireland Geological Survey history\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/irehisticon-960x633.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/geological-survey-history-ireland\/\">Geological Survey history &mdash; Ireland<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A history of geological mapping in Ireland<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/geological-survey-history-ireland\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/bgs-maps-portal\/geological-survey-history-scotland\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/scothisimg2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur 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