LibGuides: Maps: Websites

In this section you will find a number of links to websites about maps. They have been grouped by type to help you find what you want.

Reference - data and statistics with maps
Gazetteers - geographical dictionaries of place names
World atlases & collections of maps - geographical and thematic collections of maps
British atlases & collections of maps - collections of maps relating to the United Kingdom
Regional atlases & collections of maps - collections of maps relating to specific regions or countries
Historical - old and historical maps
GIS & remote sensing - mapping and data for use in Geographical Information Systems

Featured website

Locating London’s past: Image of John Rocque’s 1746 map of London, showing the Tower of London and the later site of St Katherine Docks. Alternatively, use the 1869-1880 Ordnance Survey map of London. The site allows you to add data from historical sources to the map, including crime, poor relief, taxation, elections and plague deaths.

Locating London's past
Allows you to search a wide body of digital resources relating to early modern and eighteenth-century London, and to map the results on to a version of John Rocque's 1746 map. Includes records of crime, poor relief, taxation, elections, local administration, plague deaths and archaeological finds.