BAS Legacy Maps

Identification Information
Data Quality Information

Metadata: 
  File identifier: 
      cf6dee46-493f-464c-8380-c8b2c5356508
  Language: 
    Language Code: 
      eng
  Character set: 
    Character set code: 
      utf8
  Hierarchy level: 
    Scope code: 
      collection
  Hierarchy level name: 
      collection
  Metadata author: 
    Responsible party: 
      Organisation name: 
        Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
          Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Phone: 
            Telephone: 
              Voice: 
                  +44 (0)1223 221400
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Delivery point: 
                  British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
              City: 
                  Cambridge
              Administrative area: 
                  Cambridgeshire
              Postal code: 
                  CB3 0ET
              Country: 
                  United Kingdom
              Electronic mail address: 
                  magic@bas.ac.uk
          Online Resource: 
            Online Resource: 
              Linkage: 
                URL: 
                  https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
              Name: 
                  Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
              Description: 
                  General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British 
                  Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
              Function: 
                Online function code: 
                  information
      Role: 
        Role code: 
          pointOfContact
  Date stamp: 
      2025-11-03
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: BAS Legacy Maps Date: Date: Date: 2025-10-22 Date type: Date type code: creation Date: Date: Date: 2025-10-22 Date type: Date type code: publication Date: Date: Date: 2025-11-03T22:22:23+00:00 Date type: Date type code: revision Date: Date: Date: 2025-10-22 Date type: Date type code: released Edition: 3 Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/cf6dee46-493f-464c-8380-c8b2c5356508 cf6dee46-493f-464c-8380-c8b2c5356508 Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/collections/bas-legacy-maps collections/bas-legacy-maps Code Space: alias.data.bas.ac.uk Abstract: A collection of legacy, superseded and historical Antarctic maps produced by the [Mapping and Geographic Information Centre](https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic), British Antarctic Survey, or its predecessors. This collection does not contain all previous maps, but more will be added here over the coming months and years.
          
Most maps are available under an open licence, others might be restricted to BAS staff members, as detailed in each item.
          
The quality and accuracy of each map is variable when compared to modern day standards. Further details can be found in each item, within the lineage statements and printed on the map. Purpose: A collection of legacy, superseded and historical Antarctic maps produced by the [Mapping and Geographic Information Centre](https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic), British Antarctic Survey. Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: +44 (0)1223 221400 Address: Address: Delivery point: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road City: Cambridge Administrative area: Cambridgeshire Postal code: CB3 0ET Country: United Kingdom Electronic mail address: magic@bas.ac.uk Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Name: Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website Description: General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: pointOfContact Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Maintenance note: Progress code: completed Graphic overview: BrowseGraphic: File name: https://cdn.web.bas.ac.uk/add-catalogue/0.0.0/img/items/cf6dee46-493f-464c-8380-c8b2c5356508/bas-legacy-maps-thumbnail.png File description: General overview of resource File type: image/png Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: unrestricted Other constraints: Anchor: xlink: #%5B%5D Open Access (Anonymous) Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: license Other constraints: Anchor: xlink: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. To view this licence, visit https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/. Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/2fc581f3-8c7c-4ea5-a4a2-b133a437ff41 2fc581f3-8c7c-4ea5-a4a2-b133a437ff41 Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Association Type: Association type code: largerWorkCitation Initiative Type: Initiative type code: collection Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/b8b78c6c-fac2-402c-a772-9f518c7121e5 b8b78c6c-fac2-402c-a772-9f518c7121e5 Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Association Type: Association type code: largerWorkCitation Initiative Type: Initiative type code: collection Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/7a20c3b0-d553-4a69-93a3-ae5848291938 7a20c3b0-d553-4a69-93a3-ae5848291938 Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Association Type: Association type code: isComposedOf Initiative Type: Initiative type code: collection Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/ecbf9c20-7fb7-47e9-b92f-aae24bb83d80 ecbf9c20-7fb7-47e9-b92f-aae24bb83d80 Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Association Type: Association type code: isComposedOf Initiative Type: Initiative type code: collection Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/1c483a06-14fe-4a62-83ad-d7c4a6a560ff 1c483a06-14fe-4a62-83ad-d7c4a6a560ff Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Association Type: Association type code: isComposedOf Initiative Type: Initiative type code: collection Language: Language Code: eng Character set: Character set code: utf8 Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -180.0 East bound longitude: 180.0 South bound latitude: -90.0 North bound latitude: -50.0
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: collection Report: Domain consistency: Result: Conformance result: Specification: Citation: Title: Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-standards.data.bas.ac.uk/profiles/magic-discovery-v1/ British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile Date: Date: Date: 2024-11-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 1 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: +44 (0)1223 221400 Address: Address: Delivery point: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road City: Cambridge Administrative area: Cambridgeshire Postal code: CB3 0ET Country: United Kingdom Electronic mail address: magic@bas.ac.uk Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Name: Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website Description: General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: publisher Explanation: Resource within scope of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile. Pass: true
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