Map electronic resources: by subject
Except where stated, titles listed here are only available within the Library's Reading Rooms - access from outside the Library is not available owing to licensing reasons.
If you do not find the resource you are looking for, see:
- Map electronic resources alphabetically by title
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Catalogues
Gazetteers
General Maps
Geography
Historical Mapping
Modern Mapping
Catalogues
| Title | Brief description |
Format/ CD Code |
|---|---|---|
| Altea Antique Maps Catalogue | Catalogue of antique maps from 1999 to 2001 |
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| Antique Map Price Record | This regularly-updated catalog of antiquarian map sales contains price records back to 1982, with bibliographic descriptions, information on suppliers, condition reports, and links to digitised versions where available. Contents reflect the merging of two resources: Antique Map Price Record and OldMaps.com, in 2012. |  |
| British British Library Map Catalogue on CD-ROM | A catalogue of the Library's cartographic resources to 1997 |  |
| International Bibliography of Maps and Atlases | Allows searching of map catalog records across institutions. Part of the World Bibliographies on CD-ROM series. |
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| Maps in the Atlases of the British Library (index) | The electronic index to accompany Maps in the atlases of the British Library : a descriptive catalogue c. AD 850-1800 (Maps Ref Z.2.(6). and YC 2005.b.462) by Rodney Shirley. There is no conventional printed index in the book. | |
| Portolan Charts and Atlases of the British Library |
A searchable database of the Portolan charts and atlases held in the British Library. | 16 |
Gazetteers / Place Names
| Title | Brief description |
Format/ CD Code |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gazetteer of the world online | Including both modern and historical place names, this site gives locations for places throughout the world. It usually includes a description of the place and its history as well. | |
General Maps
| Title | Brief description |
Format/ CD Code |
|---|---|---|
| NewsBank maps | A collection of very general world, country, continent, and region maps; three versions of each: political, physical, and black & white (without text). | |
| SYBworld (Statesmans Yearbook online) | Reliable, detailed information on every country of the world in an easy to use format. | |
| Urban Geoscientific Data of East and Southeast
Asia |
GIS data sets of 11 cities covering geology, hydrology, soils and other related themes. | 26 |
Geography (academic research)
| Title | Brief description |
Format/ CD Code |
|---|---|---|
| Geobase |
A scholarly index providing abstracts and bibliographic citations for journal publications, covering the field of Geography as well as other disciplines. 1980 to present. | |
| MapHist 1994 - 1999 | Indexed hard copy on CD-ROM of the Map History discussion list, including the Discovery and Maptrade lists. |
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| Medieval Travel Writing |
A database of scanned late medieval manuscripts of European travel writing from libraries around the world. The geographic focus is on journeys to central Asia and the Far East, but fantastical travels are also described. | |
| Ottowa ICA 1999 | Proceedings of the 19th International Cartographic Conference |
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Historical Mapping
| Title | Brief description |
Format/ CD Code |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas Schoemaker | An excellent digitised version of a famous 17th Century Dutch atlas on 6 CDs | 2 |
| Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman world map by map directory | Directory in PDF format of maps of the Greek and Roman world. |
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| Centennia Atlas (Maps RR only) |
Historical atlas of Europe showing boundary changes by month and year. | |
| Domesday Explorer | Contains the modern Phillimore translation of the Great Domesday Book, edited by John Morris; high resolution images of the Latin manuscript; mapping of all the searches; searchable indexes; search, navigation and management tools. | Desktop; |
| Edward Stanford's Library Map of London and it's Suburbs |
Digitised version of a large scale map of London from 1862 with full street index | Destkop; 24 |
| Gerardus Mercator - Atlas sive Cosmographicae
Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura |
Digitised version of Gerardus Mercator's famous 1595 Atlas | 14 |
| An Historical Atlas of Islam | Accompanies a book at Maps Ref .B.7 (world) (16.) and includes maps showing the spread of Islam from its beginnings to the present day. |
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| The Image of the World: an interactive exploration of ten historic world maps | Based on the BL exhibition "The earth and the heavens: the art of the mapmaker", 1995. |
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| Imagens do arquivo virtual de cartografia urbana portuguesa | Town plans and topographical views from Portugal and Brazil from 1500 to 1800 | 25 |
| The Imperial War Museum Trench Map Archive on CD-ROM | The British section of the Western Front, 1914-18, is covered on 175 large scale trench maps. Naval & Military Press in association with the Imperial War Museum | 2 |
| Indexes to John Tallis's London Street Views 1838 - 1840 | Published on CD by the London Topographical Society |
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| I Segni del Territorio | Maps, plans, views and videos of Prato (Italy) and surrounding areas, from the 16th century to the present day on 11 CDs. |
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| Mapamondi: Une carte du monde au XIVe siècle | Digital reproduction of the 1375 catalan atlas held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France |
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| The New Hollstein: The Van Doetcum Family 1554 -1606 | 1053 high resolution images of maps, views, engravings and woodcuts produced by the Van Doetcum Family. An excellent digital collection of images with a searchable database and information on each image. | 15 |
| Ordnance Survey Maps of Cheshire |
All 3rd edition (1900 to 1912) 25" to a mile maps of Cheshire (800 maps) | 17 |
| Ordnance Survey Maps of Lancashire | All 1st edition (1888 to 1893) 25" to a mile maps of Lancashire (1400 maps) | 18 |
| Ordnance Surveyors' Drawings | Scans of the original large-scale drawings made for the OS one-inch-to-the-mile maps, compiled between the 1780s and 1840. | Desktop; no CD |
| The Royal Atlas of England and Wales (1898 Bartholomew's Atlas) | Atlas of England and Wales created at the turn of the century, with town plans of the larger cities and a placename index. | Desktop; 19 |
| Roy Military Survey of Scotland, 1747-1755 | A joint project of the National Library of Scotland and the British Library, this free interactive mapping tool allows searching and viewing of the 18th-century manuscript treasure. This resource is freely available on the Internet. |
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| Soviewer - Soviet Map Viewer | Application for searching and viewing Soviet topographic map series. Produced primarily in the 1960s, various scales and geographic coverage are available. |
Desktop |
| U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps, 1817-1980 | Search and view the maps published as part of U.S. Congressional Serial Set publications. Though focus is on U.S. locations, there is worldwide coverage of variuos themes. | |
| A Wheel of Memory: The Hereford Mappamundi |
Multimedia version of the Hereford Mappamundi | 30 |
Modern Mapping
| Title | Brief description |
Format/ CD Code |
|---|---|---|
| AA MileMaster Route Planner for Britain | Interactive application for planning driving routes in Britain. Scales range from 1:25 000 to 1:250 000. | 71 |
| A to B Britain: Journey Planner | Route planner for Great Britain produced by AA |
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| AGMAPS | Horticulture land capability maps of the Swan coastal plain in Western Australia |
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| Anquet 25k Great Britain Regional CD-ROMs (v.06) | Ordnance Survey digital maps (OS Explorer series, 1:25,000) and high-definition aerial photography (with the exception of titles covering regions in Scotland) for all of mainland Great Britain. | Desktop |
| Atlas de Colombia | Maps and photos of Colombia (in Spanish) |
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| Atlas of Australia | Detailed maps of Australia, seven states and five capital cities from Hema maps |
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| Atlas of Russian City Maps |
Major Russian city maps in digital format | 23 |
| Autoroute Express 2000 for U.K. & Ireland |
Road atlas and route planning for the UK and Ireland from Microsoft. | 4 |
| Autoroute Express 2000 for Europe |
Road atlas and route planning for Europe from Microsoft. | 6 |
| Bartholomew Euro maps on CD-ROM | Bartholomew European raster database basemaps. Runs on Arc- Explorer or Mapinfo Proviewer. |
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| Climate Atlas of the Contiguous United States | GIS atlas containing datasets for all types of weather with climatic statistics. |
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| Congressional District Atlas of the United States | Maps and tables cover all 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. |
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| Geologic Map of the Ontonagon part of the Wakefield 30' x 60' Quadrangles Michigan | A digital representation of a USGS geologic map |
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| Global GIS Database: Digital Atlas of Central and South America | Layered GIS database at a nominal scale of 1:1,000,000 of South America. Themes include political boundaries, elevation, geology, hydrology, land use, population density as well as many others. |
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| Google Earth (Maps RR only) |
Remotely-sensed imagery of the world, to various levels of resolution and currency. (Medium resolution for the world- 15 meters per pixel - and 1 foot/1 meter for some urban areas; captured by satellite or aircraft in the last three years). | |
| GT Suomi: Genimap Paikannuskartta | Road map of Finland |
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| The Imperial War Museum Trench Map Archive on CD-ROM | The British section of the Western Front, 1914-18, is covered on 175 large scale trench maps. Naval & Military Press in association with the Imperial War Museum | 2 |
| Indexes to John Tallis's London Street Views 1838 - 1840 | Published on CD by the London Topographical Society |
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| I Segni del Territorio | Maps, plans, views and videos of Prato (Italy) and surrounding areas, from the 16th century to the present day on 11 CDs. |
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| Islandskort: Landmaelinga Islands = Maps of Iceland | Topographical mapping of the whole of Iceland at scales of 1:250,000 and 1:500,000. |
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| Latvijas CD-ATLANTS | Interactive atlas of Latvia | 3 |
| Mapa Militar Digital de Espana |
Excellent 1:200000 topographic mapping of Spain, with Digital Terrain Model (DTM) allowing for 3D visualisations of the landscape. | 5 |
| Maps of India | Electronic atlas of India with maps of regional boundaries, transport, industry, cities, and many other themes. |
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| Millennium Earth Images | 1000 views of the Earth. Accompanies the Dorling Kindersley World Atlas Millennium Edition on open shelves at Maps Ref.E.5.(World).(29) |
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| Ordnance Survey (OS) digital data (Maps RR only) | Seamless, interactive mapping of Great Britain - at scales of 1:1250 for urban areas, 1:2500 for rural areas and 1:10000 for moorland - supplied by this UK national mapping agency. Annual snapshots from 1998 onwards. |
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| Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (OSNI) digital data (Maps RR only) | Seamless, large scale, interactive mapping of Northern Ireland, supplied by this UK national mapping agency. Available from 2004 onwards. |
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| Ordnance Surveyors' Drawings | Scans of the original large-scale drawings made for the OS one-inch-to-the-mile maps, compiled between the 1780s and 1840. | Desktop; no CD |
| PanAIRama -Western Australia | High quality aerial photography of parts of Western Australia on over sixty CDs. |
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| Riverside Explorer: investigating rivers and their habitats in England and Wales. | Educational product from the Environment Agency and Ordnance Survey, providing maps, photos and text on the river systems of England and Wales. |
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| The Seismological Bulletin of Israel, 1900-1995. | Record of the position and magnitude of earthquakes in Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean. |
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| Soviewer - Soviet Map Viewer | Application for searching and viewing Soviet topographic map series. Produced primarily in the 1960s, various scales and geographic coverage are available. |
Desktop |
| Street Atlas USA |
Street atlas covering the entire USA, from Delorme Mapping Co. | 9 |
| StreetExpress version 4.0 [Perth] | Street maps of Perth, Western Australia, 2001. |
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| StreetSmart Touring Maps - Western Australia | Maps of Western Australia. |
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| Swiss Map 100 | Topographic 1:100,000 and 1:1,000,000 scale mapping of Switzerland |
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| TOPO! Interactive maps on cd-rom. |
Digitised USGS topographic maps from 1:24000
to 1:1000000 in three volumes covering the following areas: 1. Greater Boston, Cape Cod and Rhode Island 2. Greater NYC, Long Island, Catskils and Poconos 3. Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and surrounding recreational areas |
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| Topo USA 2.0 |
Vector topographic atlas covering the entire USA with Digital Terrain Model (DTM) allowing for 3D visualisations of the landscape, from Delorme Mapping Co. | 8 |
| US Census Bureau - Census 2000 Block Maps | US census block maps in PDF format. Disc 1 - North Eastern states |
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| U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps, 1817-1980 | Search and view the maps published as part of U.S. Congressional Serial Set publications. Though focus is on U.S. locations, there is worldwide coverage of variuos themes. | |
| Virtual visits to the cities of Europe | Travel guides and 3D maps for 12 European cities. |
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| Window on the UK 2000 | Satellite imagery and aerial photography of the UK. |
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| Window on the Universe | Video, satellite and telescope imagery of of the universe CD1 - The solar system, CD2 - Outer space |
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