Historical Maps of Moray

The National Map Library of Scotland has recently digitised a large part of its historical map collection and made it available online. Below are links to those maps that cover Moray.

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Moray (Elgin) and Nairn Shires

• ca.1583-1601 - Pont 6: Strath Spey; River Nethy. (manuscript)
• ca.1583-1601 - Pont 8: Moray and Nairn. (manuscript)
• ca.1583-1601 - Pont 9: the coast of Banff. (manuscript)
• ca.1583-1601 - [Gordon 23]: Pont's map of Elgin and northeast Moray. (manuscript)
• ca.1636-1652 - Gordon 5: [A detailed map including Glenmore, Lochs Arkaig and Garry, and the river basins of the Nairn, Findhorn, and Spey]. (manuscript)
• ca.1636-1652 - Gordon 22: [Map of River Findhorn down to just below the junction of the Fintack Burn]. (manuscript)
• ca.1636-1652 - Gordon 25: Aberdeen, Banf [sic], Murrey [sic] &c. to Inverness : ' [and] Fra the north water to Ross. (manuscript)
• ca.1636-1652 - Gordon 26: Strathbogie and Aenzie. (manuscript)
• 1654 - Joan BLAEU - MORAVIA - Moray and Nairn.
• 1745 - Herman MOLL - The Shires of Murray and Nairn.
• 1830 - John THOMSON - Nairn and Elgin.

Town Plans / Views, 1580-1919

Elgin

• ca. 1583-1601 - Timothy PONT - Detail of Elgin from [Gordon] 23 - on Pont maps website.
• 1822 - John WOOD - Plan of the Town of Elgin from actual survey.
• 1838 - Robert RAY - Plan of the Burgh of Elgin from actual survey.
• 1868 - ORDNANCE SURVEY - Large Scale Town Plan - on OS Town Plans website - 13 sheets

Keith

• 1868 - ORDNANCE SURVEY - County Series Map - 1:2,500 - 1 sheet