Your maps,
mapped.
See your map collection light up across the British Isles.
Keep track of your Ordnance Survey and Harvey maps, from Landranger and Explorer to Superwalker and anything else that uses the OS grid.
- Paper maps
- Digital maps
- Map not listed? Add it using grid references
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Own one of the unmapped maps? Contribute its coordinates so everyone can add it.
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Add maps
Choose a series, then search by map number or name. You can select multiple maps before adding them.
One map per line. Optionally prefix the series: Landranger 41, Explorer OL7, Superwalker Ben Nevis
Columns: series, number, paper, digital, year, e.g. landranger,41,true,false,2019.
Older files still import unchanged. A header row naming the columns is honoured, so you may also add any of
waterproof, quantity, edition, isbn, condition, label, notes in any order.
Leave this unticked to mark maps as owned (importing twice changes nothing). Tick it to record one copy per row, so the same map can appear several times with different years or editions.
Got a one-off or custom-made map?
Add it as a personal map - only you can see it.
Contribute map outlines
Most maps don't have their coverage mapped yet. Pick one you own and copy the grid references from its corners. That's what makes the clickable map work for everyone.
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What is MyPaperMaps?
A free way to keep track of your paper and digital maps. You can add any map that uses the OS / British National Grid, including OS, Harvey and trail maps.
Adding maps you own
- On the map – click a location to see which maps cover it, then add the paper or digital copies you own.
- By number – open Add maps, choose a series and enter numbers such as
1, 25orOL7. - Import a list – paste a list or upload a CSV with the columns
series,number,paper,digitalandyear.
Why can’t I select some maps?
Some maps don’t have an outline on the site yet. You can still add them by number. If you own a copy, you can submit its coordinates on the Contribute page.
Reading grid references
Use the letters and numbers around the map’s edges. Read the two grid letters, then the easting (across) and northing (up), for example ST 53 82.
For a rectangular map, enter the top-left and bottom-right corners. Choose the matching option for double-sided or irregular maps.
For corners between grid lines, use five digits for both numbers. Halfway between eastings 53 and 54 is 53500; halfway between northings 82 and 83 is 82500. Write this as ST 53500 82500.
If the corner sits exactly on northing 82, use 82000, giving ST 53500 82000.
At a 100 km grid boundary, the letters change and the easting or northing starts at zero again. For example, the 300000m easting line at the eastern edge of SS is ST 00. A map crossing that boundary might run from SS 80 30 to ST 00 07.
My map isn’t in the catalogue
Go to Contribute, choose “My map isn’t in the list” and send its brand, series and name. Once approved, you can add it to your collection and submit its outline.
Maps must use the OS / British National Grid.
Paper and digital copies
Record paper copies, digital copies or both, along with the edition year. If your paper map includes a digital download, you can record both.
Place names
Turn on Show place names on the Map page. Cities and larger towns appear first. Zoom in to see smaller places.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Add a map (new publisher or series included)
A map with no number is listed and searched by its name, like the Harvey maps.
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Holding mode replaces the whole public site with a holding page. Verified administrators always keep access; everyone else needs an access pass.
Access passes
Copy this access code now. It is shown once and cannot be recovered. If it is lost, revoke the pass and create another.
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Affiliate retailer links
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While this is on, a map's details can show a link to a retailer, always beside a visible commission disclosure. While it is off, no retailer link is sent to a browser at all - the switch is enforced server-side, not by hiding anything in the page.
Map wheel zoom
While someone zooms with the mouse wheel, the zoom stays anchored on the point where the gesture started. This is how far the pointer may drift (in pixels) before the zoom re-anchors under its new position. 0 re-anchors on any movement; larger values hold the anchor steadier. Whole number between 0 and 200; the default is 40.
Maximum map zoom
The furthest anyone can zoom IN on the map, as a multiplier on the basemap's own scale: 1× shows the whole of Great Britain about 817 pixels wide (roughly 857 m per pixel), so 60× is roughly 14 m per pixel. Whole number between 2 and 500; the default is 60.
The furthest anyone can zoom OUT is not set here. That is always the Reset (fit-to-window) level, calculated from each visitor's own map window, so nobody can zoom out past seeing the whole map.
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Outlines awaiting review, drawn exactly as contributed. Select one to accept, dispute or reject it here, or open it in the review queue.