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Our collection of online, print and manuscript maps.

Manuscript and pre 1900 printed maps

Picture of old map

Pre 1900 and manuscript maps

 

This collection covers both manuscript and printed maps including those in books such as atlases. Some manuscript maps can be found on online archive catalogue while others are indexed in hard copy. Please contact University Collections for information about specific items. If you wish to consult any of the collection then advance notice is required.

 

Picture of paper catalogue

 

Digimap

Digimap provides online maps and geospatial data. View, annotate and print maps or download  the raw spatial data for use in local GIS, CAD or image processing software.  

​We have access to the following Digimap Collections

Getting Started

Watch the introductory video below to find out more about the Digimap service. It covers the following:

  • Introduction to Digimap
  • Exploring Collections
  • Help and Resources
  •  Map Navigation Tools
  • Data Import Tools
  • Customizing Maps
  • Downloading Data
  • Licencing and Copyright Guidelines
  • Further Assistance

NLS Georeferencer Pilot

An interesting interactive project

Here is information about this pilot from http://maps.nls.uk/projects/georeferencer/help.html:

"This pilot application offers an easy and enjoyable way to georeference historical maps, so that they can be displayed as an overlay in Google Earth and the Google Earth browser plug-in."

Freely available resources