The collection holds maps relating to the city and county dating from the 1570's to the present.
Most of these are printed and published maps relating to the geographical area of the old county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely
The Collection does not hold original manuscript maps; these may be found in the County record Office or in libraries of the University of Cambridge or its Colleges
Geological, land utilisation, soil and other specialised maps are also available
Catalogue
Maps are not currently included on the online catalogue but card indexes are available in the library
Cambridge City Maps
A variety of printed, single-sheet maps of Cambridgeshire from 1574 to present Accuracy and detail can vary greatly. For the maps before 1800 there is a detailed commentary in "Old Plans of Cambridge" by J.W.Clark and A. Gray. For the period 1800 to 1920 a list has been compiled indicating area of coverage, detail shown, etc
Plans of buildings, etc., wherever they appear are recorded in the "Plans" catalogue
County Maps
A comprehensive set of printed, single-sheet maps of Cambridgeshire from 1576 to present exist as well as plans of villages. Accuracy and detail is generally not good before the 1830's with the practical use of the early maps being rather limited.
Ordnance Survey
Holdings include copies of maps of the
1:50,000 scale from 1836 to date and for scales as follows:
- 1:25,000 (2½) c. 1950 ed
- 1:10,000 (6") 1902, 1927, 1951 and 1980
- 1:2,500 (25") 1902, 1927, 1951 and 1970
- 1:1,250 (50") 1967 (only produced for Cambridge City)
- 1:500 (46 ft) 1887 (only produced for Cambridge City)
GIS (Geographical Information System)
Modern digital mapping is available via the Cambridgeshire GIS - please click here for further details