Tag Archives for maps
Maps at ECA library and beyond
ECA Library now gives you direct access to Digimap with the University subscription. You need to register, create a profile and log in to use this great resource of digitised maps. For information on how to do this, follow this … Continue reading
Map news
A new online resource called Old Maps Online has just been launched. Described as “the broadest single collection of historical maps from around the world”, it provides access to a vast collection of maps held by institutions across the world.The … Continue reading
New map georeferencing application
The National Library of Scotland has just launched an exciting new application allowing their early maps of Scotland to be georeferenced and viewed in 3D as an overlay in Google Earth. Georeferencing is quick and fun and allows historic maps … Continue reading
Visualising Urban Geographies
New dynamic maps of Edinburgh are now online through the National Library of Scotland’s collaborative Visualising Urban Geographies project with Edinburgh University. Included are 16 geo-referenced historical maps of Edinburgh from 1765-1940. They can all be compared together in Google … Continue reading
The Beauty of Maps
Maps are a source of inspiration for many artists, and are often beautiful works of art in themselves. The BBC has created a website, The Beauty of Maps: Seeing the Art in Cartography (link), to accompany a forthcoming TV series. … Continue reading
British geology maps now free to explore online
The British Geological Survey’s (BGS) new OpenGeoscience portal allows the public to study all the UK’s rocks on a simple Google map, down to a scale of 1:50,000. Toggling the map shows overlying towns and streets. A range of educational … Continue reading