Tag: Maps Records and researchWhat’s in a place?Tuesday 18 April 2017I feel comfortable with the idea of pointing to London on a map. I...Records and researchEdwardian place and society: the Valuation Office surveyThursday 15 December 2016An original contemporary source helps us understand how people from a wide cross-section of...Behind the scenesDrawing, sketching and scribbling in the Keeper’s GalleryTuesday 7 June 2016What can you do with a trusty pencil, a clean sheet of paper, a...Behind the scenesNew year, new plans, new booksTuesday 5 January 2016Welcome to the new year. After the copious amounts of food, visits to relatives,...Behind the scenesDecking the shop with tinsel – are we ready for Christmas?Tuesday 10 November 2015I am just back from visiting my mother in New Zealand. I would say...Behind the scenesTransatlantic journey: transporting the ‘Holland Map’Wednesday 2 September 2015For the first time in 250 years the ‘Holland Map’, Samuel Holland’s map of...Behind the scenesFirst World War South Asia community workshopFriday 5 December 2014Have you ever seen a trench map from the First World War written in...Records and researchMaps: telling their untold storiesThursday 11 September 2014Today sees the publication of our new book, Maps: their untold stories. In this...Behind the scenesMapping the pastTuesday 19 August 2014There is something about maps. The tribulations of a hard day spent selling pencils can...Behind the scenesThe First World War: a global viewFriday 1 August 2014The First World War. What images spring to mind when you read those four...Records and researchDoodlebugFriday 13 June 2014The bombing of British towns and cities during the Second World War was far...Records and researchMapped with a purposeWednesday 21 May 2014A few years ago, a colleague asked me for help in finding a map.... « 1 2 3 4 »