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).
Tag: Maps
Japanese Maps Collection launches on Manchester Digital Collections
A varied collection of Japanese maps, including maps of Japan, world maps, road maps, and different types of local maps, is now available on Manchester Digital Collection.
Collection Bite: Manchester, Maps, Beer and Victorians
A Collection Bite from the Visitor Engagement Team focusing on Manchester Geographical Society Maps
Travels through Tokugawa Japan
Dr Sonia Favi explores the travel literature of early modern Japan.
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