The University Library Map Collection is holding a sale of duplicate and surplus maps. Coverage includes historical Ordnance Survey mapping at various scales covering many areas of Scotland from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as modern mapping of… Read More ›
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Historical Glasgow map reproductions now available
We are very pleased to announce that high quality reproductions of some of the highlights of the Map Collections covering Glasgow are now available from the Online Shop of the University. You’ll find privately surveyed maps showing Glasgow in 1778… Read More ›
More maps in the Gallery
Our Map Galleries highlight a number of significant items from the map collections using high resolution zoomable images. The latest addition is a selection of indexes to the County Series of the Ordnance Survey. The County Series of Scotland was… Read More ›
New arrival: The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary
Now available in the library: The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary. Published in late October, the Historical Thesaurus is the product of over 40 years’ work by a team of editors and contributors based at the University of… Read More ›
Visitors learn of Glasgow Professor’s influence
Today 28 members of the Bowling Green University delegation of graduate students visited the University of Glasgow and were amazed to discover that it was a Glasgow Professor, John Nichol, who is credited with establishing the subject of American Literature… Read More ›