[Openstreetmap] Where can I get old street maps?

[Simon Hewison]

Peter Knowles wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone knows where I might be able to locate
> non-copyright maps to use as a basis for street names. Currently, I'm
> generating tracklogs using GPS (which is going pretty well), but I would
> like to find an easier way to name the streets. Obviously, I can't use
> anything under copyright, so I'm looking for maps at least 50 years old I
> guess? I don't care if some of the roads are changed/missing, I just want
> to use it as an aid.
> 
> Does anyone know where I could get something like this? Either
> physical/electronic would do.

Try your local council archives office. (My local council has paper OS 
maps for 1864, 1896, 1914, 1936 and 1951 avaiable), and I suppose 
they've got a photocopier and will know about things being out of copyright.

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Simon Hewison