Manchester Geographical Society Map Project: Maps of Africa (#1) – Antiquarian maps
Blog post looking at Antiquarian maps of Africa by John Overton and John Speed found in the Manchester Geographical Society collection
Tag: Cartography
The Manchester Geographical Society (MGS) Map Cataloguing Project
The Manchester Geographical Society (MGS) was launched on 21st October 1884 with a meeting in the Free Trade Hall in Manchester,Continue Reading
Delving into ‘a Catalogue of Historical Maps’
In January 1923, there was an exhibition held at the Whitworth Hall which displayed an intriguing collection of maps. ThisContinue Reading
Visit from the International Map Collectors’ Society
Donna Sherman, our Map Curator, writes: The maps and atlases in our Special Collections contain a wealth of cartographic treasuresContinue Reading
A Rare Outing for Pierre Desceliers’s 1546 World Map
One of the Library’s great treasures is a remarkable manuscript map of the world, or Mappe Monde, produced in 1546Continue Reading