Search a selection of heritage maps from our collection which have been catalogued and digitised. This includes the George Church collection as well as other significant maps from throughout New Zealand, from the 1830s to the 1950s.
Hydrographic maps (also known as nautical charts)
The collection contains facsimile, manuscript and printed maps of the New Zealand coastline and harbours from the time of Captain Cook to the twentieth century.
Street maps
There are copies of street maps from the founding of New Zealand cities and towns, with a particular focus on the development of Auckland.
Heaphy map
View an online copy of the Plan of the Town of Auckland by Charles Heaphy, 1851.
Victorian parks in Auckland
Albert Park, Auckland Domain and Western Park were all created for the citizens of Auckland as the city grew in the later nineteenth century. Plans and drawings for these parks are part of the map collection.
Topographic maps
There are detailed topographic maps for the northern part of the North Island (the old Auckland Province boundaries), both from the 'inch to the mile' series NZMS 1 (1940's), and the later metric series NZMS 260 from the 1970's.
New Zealand Wars
Military installations and battle sites in New Zealand form a significant section within the collection.
Grey collection
Sir George Grey collected maps as well as books and manuscripts. Sheet maps from his collection form part of the Historic Maps Collection. They focus on India and Australia.
Church collection
In 1916 George Church sold his collection of land auction maps to the library. They cover auctions from the 1860s to the early years of the twentieth century. Most are for land sales in Auckland or Auckland Province.
Contact us for information about maps in our collections.
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