The British Cartographic Society

Map Collections

This directory lists the major map collections in the UK. It is freely available subject to the Society's Terms and Conditions.

To add or revise an entry please send information to C.E.Gordon@leeds.ac.uk. Alternatively, you can use our template (.docx) to submit new entries or amendments to existing entries to the Directory of UK Map Collections.

Use the filter on the right to browse for collections, or the "Search for a Collection" box to find more specific collections.

• The British Library

  Map Library
  (Date of last revision: 25 November 2001 )

• The British Library

  Department of Manuscripts
  (Date of last revision: 13 December 2017 )

• National Library of Scotland

  Maps Reading Room
  (Date of last revision: 29 June 2018 )

• The National Library of Wales

  National Library of Wales
  (Date of last revision: 10 July 2017 )

• British Geological Survey

  British Geological Survey Library
  (Date of last revision: 21 April 2009 )

• British Geological Survey

  Murchison House
  (Date of last revision: 21 April 2009 )

• Ministry of Defence

  Defence Geographic Centre Geospatial Library
  (Date of last revision: 2 February 2015 )

• United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

  Hydrographic Archive
  (Date of last revision: 10 August 2010 )

• Land & Property Services

  Customer Information Centre
  (Date of last revision: 22 February 2010 )

• Houses of Parliament

  Parliamentary Archives
  (Date of last revision: 13 December 2017 )

• The National Archives

  The National Archives
  (Date of last revision: 14 October 2017 )

• English Heritage

  GIS & Mapping Team
  (Date of last revision: 17 March 2000 )