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Our collections contain more than 100,000 sea charts and maps dating from the medieval period to the present day. They document the results of exploration and discovery and show how techniques of navigation and surveying developed. Together they illustrate the work of the leading hydrographers and cartographers throughout the history of charting and mapmaking. Here we present a sample of our finest material.
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French chart of Malta, circa 1798
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Chart of the Island Otaheite (Tahiti) by James Cook, 1769
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A new and correct map of the world (section)
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A new and correct map of the world (section)
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A new and correct map of the world (section)
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A new and correct map of the world (section)
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Map of central and northern Europe, 1493
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Map of South Shetland and South Orkney Islands
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A Dutch map showing areas devastated by the Great Fire of London, 1666
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Chart of the Promontory of Boodroom with the Karabaghla Islands and the North Point of the Island of Kos ... by Francis Beaufort F.R.S. ... 1811
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Karamania Chart III from Cape Karaboornoo to Cape Anamour
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Index chart to the following survey of the coast of Karamania
