Edition dates describe the historical map; publication dates describe the printed object.
They need not be the same. A listed candidate has not necessarily been acquired or cleared
for this website.
15 maps have provisional shared geographic placement. The timeline preserves camera position
and zoom across these editions; all other acquired scans remain browsable. Geographic
controls and independent checks are recorded in the placement file. Some checks miss by
hundreds of metres, so this is historical comparison rather than precise modern navigation.
Further map collections
Research routes for finding further London maps. This is a collection-level discovery
record, not a complete inventory or blanket permission to copy each collection. There is
no claim that every online London map has been found. Restricted or unavailable scans
remain discovery routes rather than selectable dates.
NLS says it provides over 220,000 zoomable maps online, with core Scotland holdings,
substantial England and Wales Ordnance Survey coverage, and overseas maps. Many series
maps are georeferenced. This is a discovery route rather than a London-only collection.
16th–20th century maps; England/Wales OS maps chiefly 19th–20th century (source-level
description)
Primary scan host. Historic Maps API is free for the 1920s–1940s OS layer; detailed
subscription layers require paid API access. Check each map’s item-level reuse note. NLS
provides IIIF and PDF controls on item records. Not exhaustive of London holdings.
Access and reuse evidence
One large-scale London town-plan sheet; record includes a Show IIIF control and a View
georeferenced location control.
Surveyed 1870; published 1874
Item page explicitly states Re-use: CC-BY (NLS), gives 61 × 92 cm map size, and exposes
PDF and IIIF actions. This is an acquisition-ready candidate; page also offers
georeferenced viewing, but obtain item georeference/control metadata before assuming an
alignment transform. Single sheet, not full London coverage.
Access and reuse evidence
Over one million digitized historical collection images, including European cartographic
material; London items are discoverable by searching across all online maps and
individual item records.
Multiple centuries; varies by item
Primary scan host with item pages, image downloads, and IIIF manifests. LOC says freely
available digital items are online, but item-specific Rights Advisory must be checked;
do not treat the general collection page as rights clearance. Manifest pattern for item
records should be verified per record.
Access and reuse evidence
National map library; maps and atlases from the 15th century to present. London map
records include major urban series and individual historic plans; browse/search the
catalogue for London-specific holdings.
15th century–present (collection level)
Primary holding institution, but not a blanket open-image source. BL terms distinguish
public-domain-marked, Creative Commons, third-party copyright, and other content; every
scan needs item-level rights review. Layers of London exposes some
BL-sourced/georeferenced maps, but those overlay images are a separate access path.
Access and reuse evidence
A curated overlay catalogue spanning historic London maps and thematic overlays from
local archives, the British Library, NLS, Historic England, and project partners.
Examples include Westminster 1593, Ogilby and Morgan 1676, Rocque 1746, Horwood 1799, OS
five-foot plans 1893–1896, and RAF aerial imagery from the 1940s.
At least 1593–1940s among cited map layers; more overlays may be present
Aggregator/viewer, not the original scan owner. Rocque page says its map was
georeferenced via Locating London's Past and original scans were supplied courtesy
of Patrick Mannix/MOTCO; other layers cite BL/MOLA or local archives. Use overlays for
discovery and temporal comparison; obtain source-image permissions from the named owner
and do not assume displayed tiles are downloadable/reusable.
Access and reuse evidence
Searchable image collection of London maps, prints, photographs, paintings, and film
from London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery; institutional announcement
described items dating 1450 to present and over 250,000 images.
1450–present (collection-level statement; item-dependent)
Primary archive discovery and scan source, but images are sold/licensed for reuse;
current City terms permit private non-commercial viewing only absent permission. Treat
as high-value discovery, not an open-use source. Map-specific items and any licence or
open mark must be inspected individually.
Access and reuse evidence
Searchable online collection of over 150,000 maps/images from the 16th–21st centuries,
with maps of Europe and city plans; London holdings include a substantial facsimile set
of Rocque 1746 and other London maps.
16th–21st century (collection-level statement)
Aggregator/independent collection with scan downloads/exports and georeferencing tools.
Legacy collection terms state images may be reproduced/transmitted for non-commercial
use, with commercial use requiring contact; not unrestricted public domain. Check
current per-item licence. IIIF manifest sharing is supported, but obtain the manifest
from the item’s Share control.
Access and reuse evidence
Collection description reports roughly 500 maps focused on Greater London topography,
architecture, and social/economic history. UCL’s Historic Maps project presents examples
including a 1795 map of the Duke of Bedford’s London estates and Greenwood’s London
survey of 1824–1826.
Collection examples include 1795 and 1824–1826; total collection span not established
from the digital exhibit
Primary holding and discovery source. The UCL map exhibit is an educational viewer, but
its page currently reports failed tile-source loads for showcased images; do not assume
a functioning download/IIIF endpoint. Collection is partly catalogued, and item-level
digitization/licensing/access must be checked. Strong lead for local-area maps, weak
immediate bulk-image source.
Access and reuse evidence
Searchable digitized collection includes London health and social history maps,
including John Snow’s Soho cholera map; the specific map covers Soho and the Broad
Street pump area rather than all London.
Collections span several centuries; Snow observations 1854 and report map 1855
Primary image host with direct IIIF image endpoints. The Snow item page applies Public
Domain Mark and names attribution. Other Wellcome images may have different rights;
verify each object page. Strong candidate for thematic overlays, not a citywide basemap.
Access and reuse evidence
Layers of London partner description says The National Archives contributed the
1910/1911 Inland Revenue Survey maps and parcel-level records; useful for detailed
property/land-value coverage in London.
1910–1911
This is a project-hosted map overlay/discovery route, not proof of direct downloadable
originals or open reuse. Find source archive references, scan owner, item-level licence,
and coverage completeness before adding individual tiles.
Access and reuse evidence
Inventory reviewed 2026-10-15. 43 acquired image files are preserved unchanged using Git
LFS. A source may itself be a derivative or reproduction; its record explains this. Map
photographs and scans remain distinct from decorative generated leather. This index is
generated from the checked-in inventory; it does not imply complete coverage of London.