Maps
Online map collections
Over 150,000 historical international maps and images.
Access to the following map collections: Ordnance Survey, Historic 1840s-present, Geology, Marine, Environment, Aerial, Lidar, Global and Society (census and socio-economic data for Great Britain). Provides the functionality to annotate and customise the content, use measurement and query tools to learn more about any study area and download the raw spatial data in a wide range of formats for use in local GIS, CAD or image processing software.
Register using your Manchester Metropolitan ID and password to access each collection.
This digitised collection of maps focuses upon Manchester and the surrounding areas, including the county of Lancashire. They document the rapid expansion of the world’s first industrial city and include bomb maps.
Historical surveys and development plans of Manchester and the local region 1926-1967.
National Library of Scotland maps collection
A broad collection of county, town, military and coastal maps of Scotland, including historical Ordnance Survey maps of the wider British Isles.
A search engine presenting an international range of historical maps.