If it's #InternationalMapDay here's a cheerful Eurostar precursor chuffing into the first Midi station in Brussels (Persenaire 1841).

A map of the world from 1900 on aged paper

3) World Map, 1900 and World Map, 1946. When contrasted together you can see how drastically the borders of the world changed in the first half of the 20th century.

www.refugeemap.org/map/overlays...
www.refugeemap.org/map/overlays...

#InternationalMapDay

A sepia-tone old map of Florida, showing large geographical features like lakes and rivers, as well as the locations of major cities

2) The 1838 State Map of #Florida: a glimpse into the Florida of almost a century ago...

tampa-through-time.humap.site/map/overlays...

#USHistory #USA #InternationalMapDay

A screenshot of Civitas Londonium: a black and white isometric view of London

It's #InternationalMapDay! Here's a 🧵 of some of our favourite historical maps on Humap.

1) Civitas Londinium (1561/1633): this gorgeous isometric map features hundreds of little moments of everyday life, from rowing across the Thames to archery practice

www.layersoflondon.org/map/overlays...

Many of our prospectuses help us chart the changing landscape of #Leicester and @dmu.ac.uk campus, but one of our #maplover faves for #InternationalMapDay is this cover from 1933-34. @librarydmu.bsky.social #alumni #MapMonday #ThrowbackThursday

Large town planning map of Exeter with fold lines. Different areas of the city are highlighted in reds and greens to indicate agricultural areas, development areas, car parks etc. A reference key in the left hand corner lists the different types of areas and/or features.

Find out more about our Mapping our Exeter project & explore digitised maps (1587-1970s) from the collections in our online exhibit ➡️ specialcollectionsarchive.exeter.ac.uk/exhibits/sho...

📷 Edmund maps 942.359/E30 CIT; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social

#InternationalMapDay #MappingOurExeter

Colour image of an early 17th century map of Exeter. This bird’s-eye view from the southwest shows Exeter surrounded by a city wall with gates. Exeter is dominated by the Gothic cathedral of St Peter. At the top left is the castle of Rougemont. People are walking towards and through the city.

Today is International Map Day!

One of our favourite maps in the collections is this map of Exeter, engraved by Frans Hogenberg in c 1618.

Can you identify any landmarks that still exist today?

📷 Constable Maps 27; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social

#InternationalMapDay #MappingOurExeter

Coloured fire insurance plan showing Surgeons Hall, Nicolson St and Hill Square.

We love this fire insurance plan from 1906, which shows some of the local Edinburgh shops and businesses around Surgeons' Hall, Hill Square and The Pleasance. #InternationalMapDay

Extract of a map covering the Five Lamps area, Kedleston Road, Derby in 1811, showing of a single building, two roads with fields all around. The map is overlaid on a current map of the same area, which shows the same roads (Kedleston Road and Duffield Road) which are almost entirely surrounding by streets and houses.

On #InternationalMapDay a reminder that you can see the changing landscape of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site through our Heritage Mapping Portal, featuring historic maps overlaid on current Ordnance Survey mapping: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/reco...

#history #map

A map showing the route from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe in six vertical strips. Decorated in red, blue, green and yellow inks.

Find out more about our Mapping our Exeter project & explore digitised maps (1587-1970s) from the collections in our online exhibit ➡️ bit.ly/3CB0qJs

With grateful thanks to @dhlabexeter.bsky.social for the digitisation of the maps!

📷 Townsend Maps T4

#InternationalMapDay #MapDay #MappingOurExeter

Colour image of an early 17th century map of Exeter. This bird’s-eye view from the southwest shows Exeter surrounded by a city wall with gates. Exeter is dominated by the Gothic cathedral of St Peter. At the top left is the castle of Rougemont. People are walking towards and through the city.

Today is International Map Day!

One of our favourite items in the collections is this colourful map of Exeter, engraved by Frans Hogenberg in c 1618.

Can you identify any landmarks that still exist today?

📷 Constable Maps 27

#InternationalMapDay #MapDay #MapMonday #MappingOurExeter #Exeter