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: Maps
Geographical School Map Collection Placement Project
I work as a Collections assistant at the University of Manchester Library Special Collections, focusing mainly on the Library’s mapContinue Reading
Archives Travelled Throughout July
The John Rylands Library are contributing to the national social media campaign Explore Your Archive throughout the month of July.Continue Reading
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