International Women’s Day: Breaking the Bias with Our Special Collections
On International Women’s Day 2022 the Rylands reflects on what Special Collections can tell us (and what is left to discover) about the women who changed Manchester forever
Tag: Manchester Geographical Society
Four Maps of New Zealand: The General Survey Office and imperial tourism
Visiting Early Career Research Fellow, Dr James Watts, explores the map collection of the Manchester Geographical Society (MGS).
Collection Bite: Manchester, Maps, Beer and Victorians
A Collection Bite from the Visitor Engagement Team focusing on Manchester Geographical Society Maps
Manchester Geographical Society Map Project: Maps of Europe (#3) – An interesting find
This post explores an interesting piece of ephemera, a map of ‘Rome in 1890’ published in ‘The Graphic’ newspaper in 1890.
Manchester Geographical Society Map Project: Maps of Europe (#2) – Collection provenance
This post delves into the provenance of thirty-six manuscript maps of the Greek Archipelago.
Manchester Geographical Society Map Project: Maps of Europe (#1) – Antiquarian maps
This is the first blog post in a series of three, and this post explores three maps of France, Greece and Italy by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville.
Manchester Geographical Society Map Project: Maps of Africa (#3) – An interesting find
This is a blog post detailing Irrigation maps and plans in Egypt from the Manchester Geographical Society Map Collection.
Manchester Geographical Society Map Project: Maps of Africa (#2) – Collection provenance
This is a blog post that describes interesting provenance of the Manchester Geographical Society map collection, including Eli Sowerbutts and Charles Roeder.
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
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