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Cantabrigia Geographia: Cambridge in Maps 1574-1798

Posted on 1 September 2015 by Andrew

In the Map Room at Cambridge University Library it is possible to travel the world through both time and space from the comfort of a single […]

Maps

Speed maps now in the Cambridge Digital Library

Posted on 23 March 2015 by Andrew

John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine is one of the world’s great cartographic treasures. Published in 1611/12, it marked the first time […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Maps, Special Collections

Pictures, Perspectives and Plans

Posted on 28 March 2014 by Andrew

Home to an exceptional density of features that can be mapped, all contained within a concentrated area, cartographers have long been drawn to towns and […]

Maps