Where do I find maps?
Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.
All maps, atlases and digital map data held by the University of Queensland Library are listed in UQ Library search. Maps are available in several formats including:
- Printed sheets or atlases
- Digital data either on electronic databases or via the Internet
Map types -
- Cadastral - boundary and survey maps
- Topographic - terrain and physical landscape
- Geological - topographic maps with geological features including mineral resources, soil, bedrock, strata
- Census - population and housing
- Administrative including Electoral and Local Government
- Historical - any of the above
- Bathymetric - map of underwater terrain
You will find maps online and/or in the:
- Social Sciences and Humanities (Central) Library
- Architecture and Music Library
- Fryer Library
- Gatton Library
- Library Warehouse (off-site storage of maps)
Online Resources
As well as UQ resources, there are freely available resources online and a selection are provided below.
Source: Fires in Northern Australia: NASA Earth Observatory. NASA images by Jeff Schmaltz. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/90406/fires-in-northern-australia
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David Rumsey Map Collection"The David Rumsey Map Collection was started over 30 years ago and contains more than 150,000 maps. The collection focuses on rare 16th through 21st century maps of North and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, wall maps, globes, school geographies, pocket maps, books of exploration, maritime charts, and a variety of cartographic materials including pocket, wall, children's, and manuscript maps. Items range in date from about 1550 to the present. Digitization of the collection began in 1996 and there are now over 88,000 items online, with new additions added regularly. The site is free and open to the public. Here viewers have access not only to high resolution images of maps that are extensively cataloged, but also to a variety of tools that allow to users to compare, analyze, and view items in new and experimental ways."
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Geoscience AustraliaIncludes online tools, maps of Australia, interactive maps and interactive 3D models
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MinesOnlineMaps"MinesOnlineMaps makes it easy to identify resource opportunities across the state by letting you view, query, analyse, extract and print spatial information about the mining and resources industry. Access is free and no registration is required."
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NASA Earth ObservatoryNASA Earth Observatory provides free online images and global maps.
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NationalMap"NationalMap is an online map-based tool to allow easy access to spatial data from Australian government agencies. It was an initiative of the Department of Communications and the Arts (DCA) now currently managed by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and the software has been developed by Data61 working closely with the DCA, Geoscience Australia and other government agencies." State, Australian and International locations can be searched.
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Old Maps OnlineAccess to over 400,000 historical maps from around the world. Collection is searchable by location.
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Qld dept of Environment and Science - Environmental maps and data onlineLinks to environmental maps.