Copyright

Maps are usually published items – maps published in or before 1954 are free of copyright. For maps published in 1955 or later by a government publisher, copyright lasts for 50 years after the end of the year the map was published. For maps published in 1955 or later by a non-government publisher, copyright lasts for 70 years after the end of the year the map was published. For further information see our Rights and the Maps Collection webpage.

How to order copies of maps  

Once you have identified maps of interest, you can order copies of material using the Library’s Copies Direct service.

To order a map,

  1. First open the catalogue record, and click on “Order a Copy”, this will take you through to the Copies Direct order form.
  2. If the map is part of a series, specify the page or plate required in the Sheet/Plate number field.
  3. Proceed to complete the order.

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