The Mitchell has an extensive collection of maps and atlases, ranging from medieval maps of Glasgow to modern ordnance survey sheets.

Map Collections in the Mitchell     The Mitchell holds 35,000 sheet maps and 300 atlases ranging from a 1647 edition of an early world atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by the Dutch publisher Joan Bleau, to current editions of maps published by the Ordnance Survey.   Our coverage is best for the Glasgow area, very good for Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Dunbartonshire, good for Scotland but less detailed for the rest of the UK.   Our collections include:
Glasgow maps of all periods, with early maps of Glasgow dating from the 12th century until 1850 special map collections including the Cairns Mitchell collection of early maps of Scotland and General Roy's Military Survey of Scotland, 1747-1755 Ordnance Survey maps covering most scales and areas, 1856-present day Bartholomew’s leisure maps, 1990 Admiralty Charts, street maps and a collection of postcards
foreign maps for: Australia, 1969-1979 Belgium, 1957-1965 Denmark, 1977-1982 France, 1978-1982 East Germany, c1944 West Germany, 1974 Greece, 1972 Holland, 1955 Lesotho, 1978 Luxembourg, 1957-1965 Namibia Spain and Portugal, 1979-1985 Switzerland, 1965-1965 United States of America, 1974-1985 geological maps    environmental geology maps, for Glasgow only    land capability maps maps from the Macauley Institute for Soil Research

Historical Scottish maps for sale in The Mitchell Library