Maps and atlases

Search the Library for maps and atlases. You can filter your search by selecting “Resource Type” and then “Maps”. You can also browse a number of useful map websites.

Before using a map in your work, always check its copyright permissions and include all necessary references.

Atlases

Contemporary atlases are available in the Edward Boyle Library. Historic atlases are available in the Brotherton Library. Check the item record in Library search for full details and locations.

Ordnance Survey maps

The following Ordnance Survey maps are available in our Libraries:

• Explorer map series 1:25000 (Laidlaw Library)
• Landranger map series 1: 50000 (Laidlaw Library)
• 1-inch map of Great Britain: national grid seventh series, 1952–1972 (Special Collections)
• 1-inch maps, 1968–1970 (Laidlaw Library)

UK and world maps online

UK and world maps are available at:

• Google Maps
• MapQuest
• CIA World Factbook (printable reference maps)
• World Atlas
• Digimap: Ordnance Survey Collection (you must register before use)
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (both world and country maps)
• The National Map (US)
• UN Geospatial Information Section

If you want free outline and blank maps, go to d-maps.com.

Historic maps

You can also find historic maps in our Special Collections (the Whitaker Collection).

Historic maps are also available online from:

• Digimap historic collection (register before use)
• Historical map archive
• Library of Congress' map collections
• National Library of Scotland's maps of Scotland
• The Map Room: Bodleian Library, Oxford

Geological maps and GIS data sources

You can find the following geological maps in the Edward Boyle Library:

• British Geological Survey 1:250 000 series (Edward Boyle Library)
• British Geological Survey (England and Wales) 1:50 000 series (Edward Boyle Library)
• British Geological Survey (Scotland) 1:50 000 series (Edward Boyle Library)
• Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (Edward Boyle Library)

You can find geological maps and GIS data sources online:

• British Geological Survey: OpenGeoscience (maps)
• Geology of Britain
• Geology Digimap (you must register before use)
• Geoscience Australia - Maps of Australia
• USGS: National Geologic Map Database
• Digimap: Ordnance Survey Collection (you must register before use)
• Geo.Data.gov
• GeoIndex
• Landmap
• National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
• QMAP: GNS Science
• UKBORDERS: 2001 Census digital boundary data for the United Kingdom

Geological maps are also available at the Kennedy Library in the School of Earth and Environment. Contact the librarian if you wish to visit as not all materials are available immediately.