See the What's new pages for the latest updates to the site.   Oxford by John Speed 1610 The Map Section is part of the Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts. For geography at the University, see the School of Geography website.   The Map Section houses the world's seventh largest collection of maps. Well over one million sheet maps and 20,000 atlases are available to readers. The collections include early examples of cartography, such as the fourteenth century Gough Map, portolan charts, estate maps and many atlases. The Bodleian Library is entitled to claim a free copy of any map published in Britain within one year of publication, so the Map Section has one of the most comprehensive collections of Ordnance Survey maps in existence. We also offer GIS facilities (MapInfo workstations and a range of digital map data). The Map Section is in the New Bodleian Reading Room which is located on the first floor of the New Bodleian Library You will find links to all areas of the Map Section website (including how to find maps on the online catalogue OLIS) on the Reader Info pages If you wish to connect your portable pc to the library network when you are working in the library, please have a look at the Mobile Computing web page The monthly Selected Map & Book Accessions List can be downloaded here     Ordnance Survey MasterMap™ digital map data The Bodleian Library has recently acquired Ordnance Survey's new digital product, OS MasterMap, replacing Land-Line (the previous OS electronic mapping data), and continuing its archive of large-scale mapping of the nation. The born-digital cartographic datasets embody the cutting edge of geographic technology and make OS a pioneer in national mapping. Ordnance Survey (OS) digital data covers Great Britain at scales of 1:1,250 for urban areas, 1:2,500 for rural areas and 1:10,000 for moorland. The Topography Layer of seamless, colour digital mapping identifies and datestamps each feature on the landscape uniquely, and includes land area classifications; buildings; roads, tracks and paths; rail; water; terrain and height; heritage and antiquities; structures; and administrative boundaries. This mapping is voluntarily deposited by Ordnance Survey with all of the UK Legal Deposit Libraries, and may be accessed in reading rooms using a mapping application specifically designed for the libraries. Printed extracts of A4 size may be taken by readers within the constraints of fair dealing: for purposes of private study; non-commercial research, criticism, review and news reporting; or parliamentary/judicial procedings. The Bodleian Library offers OS MasterMap on a public terminal in the Maps area of the New Bodleian Reading Room. Consult with staff at the Enquiry Desk for assistance. Oxford Digital Library The Oxford Digital Library is under development and has a number of maps and other images which can be accessed here Mapping the World collaborative support for research on overseas mapping The Oxford Seminars in Cartography Programme for 2009/2010   Click HERE to see where we are located The Bodleian Library Map Section Broad St Oxford OX1 3BG UK Telephone: +44 (0)1865 287300 Fax: +44 1865 277139 maps@bodley.ox.ac.uk The Gough Map of Great Britain ca. 1360 (MS. Gough Gen. Top. 16) Click here for more information about this enigmatic map The Map Section is in the New Bodleian Reading Room Opening Hours 09.00-19.00 Mon-Fri 10.00 to 16.00 Saturday Closed Sundays Click here for more information on opening times and how to request maps and related materials for Saturdays The Bodleian Library has acquired at auction the missing part of a unique series of Tudor tapestry maps. Woven in wools and silks, the Sheldon Tapestry Map for Gloucestershire is a fine example of cartography and decorative art from the 16th century. More information...     Map Librarian: Nick Millea nick.millea@ouls.ox.ac.uk Web pages created by Nigel James. Assistant Map Librarian nigel.james@ouls.ox.ac.uk   Finding your way around the Map Section website   Go to Reader Info for:   Admission procedures - obtaining a reader's ticket Copying maps and atlases - procedures and copyright issues How to find maps and atlases - using the catalogues How to get here - access maps of Oxford Journals - on open-access MapLists - Map Room publications Maps on CD-ROM - mapping applications and data Site Survey Companies - details of our MapSearch service What's where - resources in the the Map Reading Room       Go to The Map Case for: The Map Case - Images of maps from the collections to view and download Reproduction services - photographs and other formats       Go to Map Links for links to:    Gazetteers GIS Map libraries and museums Mapping organisations Mapping resources Online journals Online mapping Remote sensing Societies Weather        Go to the MapInfo pages for:   Easy to follow beginners' guides to using MapInfo - primarily for Map Room users, but of interest to any MapInfo newbies!       Go the DIGIMAP pages for:   Information about using OS digital data - available to registered users through the DIGIMAP service. Free OS NTF to MapInfo and OS MasterMap to MapInfo are available to download from the MapInfo pages         THE OXFORD SEMINARS IN CARTOGRAPHY All seminars run from 5.00pm to 6.30pm at the University of Oxford Centre for the Environment South Parks Road Oxford Programme for 2009/2010 17th Annual Series   Thursday 12 November 2009 TOSCA Field Trip - Richard Davis of Lewknor: from county surveyor to country squire (Space limited - for further details, please contact: nick.millea@ouls.ox.ac.uk or 01865 287119)     Tuesday 24 November 2009 The Map of the Kingdom: The Italian Geological Survey, 1860-2000 Pietro Corsi (Professor of the History of Science in the University of Oxford)     Thursday 18 February 2010 Hot prospects in the cold: the new international geological map of the Arctic Marc St-Onge (Geological Survey of Canada)     Thursday 13 May 2010 The Corpus Christi Collection: a set of Dutch and English manuscript sea charts of South East Asia and the East Indies from around 1660-1670 Sjoerd de Meer (Maritiem Museum, Rotterdam)     The Oxford Seminars in Cartography are supported by the Friends of TOSCA, ESRI (UK) Ltd, Oxford Cartographers, and the Oxford University Centre for the Environment.