Antiquarian mapping is defined as maps made before 1850. The following pages give an introduction to our most important collections.
- Manuscript maps
Defined as maps that are hand drawn, not printed - Globes
A good collection of globes - Althorp Collection
A collection of maps from 1624 - 1970 of the midlands and south of England - Bauza Collection
Spanish colonial mapping relating to Spanish America, the Caribbean and the Philippines dating from about 1700 to about 1830. - Beudeker Collection
A unique collection of Dutch and Belgian material ranging from 1600 to 1756 - Cotton Collection
Collection of manuscript maps, charts and plans mostly from 1425-1625 but including the 'Anglo-Saxon world map' (c.1050) - Crace Collection
Maps, plans and drawings of London assembled in the first half of the 19th century - King's Topographical Collection
King George III collection of around 50,000 items of cartographic materials, mostly from the 18th century - India Office Records map collections
Manuscript and printed maps in the archive of the East India Company and the India Office from 1700 to 1950 - RUSI Collection
Royal United Services Institution collection - a valuable 18th-century collection
