Map collections

Speed's coloured and illustrated map of Worcestershire.

John Speed's 1611 map of Worcestershire.

The University of Birmingham Map Library – also known as the Peart Collection – comprised a number of maps and atlases held by the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.

The Map Library was disbanded during 2023 and those items deemed to be ‘Special Collections’ were subsequently transferred to the Cadbury Research Library.

Cataloguing of this collection is currently underway. For further information contact us via email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk