30 years of Nicolson Maps
1979 – 2009

Nicolson Maps was in 1979 by Malcolm Nicolson. 30 years on Nicolson Maps remains a family business with a great reputation and proven record of success. Run by Robin Nicolson, we have grown to be the largest independent map company in Scotland having developed an impressive business, built upon our basic philosophy of genuine and efficient customer service.

Malcolm Nicolson (1937 – 2009) began his mapping career as a surveyor in the Ordnance Survey, where he spent many years before establishing his own map business. Malcolm produced his first street guide to sell locally to raise funds for a Largs Scout Group and from there, the need for good quality, local mapping was recognised.

This first map was the forerunner of a wide range of maps now produced in Nicolson Maps’ distinctive style of clear, easy-to-read mapping. The ‘wee blue’ Street Guide range covers most towns and villages in Scotland, and the maps are kept up to date on a regular basis. We are currently developing our Tourist Map Range which now covers many areas of Scotland. We draw and publish our own maps, as well as being wholesalers and retailers for a vast range of other maps.

Nicolson Maps is a licensed partner of the Ordnance Survey and we are an Ordnance Survey Mapping and Data Centre, providing large scale maps for the public from our cartographic workshop in Largs (Scotland). In 2008, Nicolson Maps became a member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen.