Military maps

Our Military Maps Collection spans centuries of global conflict, strategy, and territorial change. From early European campaigns to modern warfare, these maps document how nations prepared for, engaged in, and recorded military operations. Highlights include detailed battle plans from the Napoleonic Wars, American Revolutionary War, World War I and II campaign charts, and strategic overviews from encyclopaedias, atlases, and military handbooks. This remarkable archive features works by influential cartographers such as Edward Stanford, George Washington Bacon, the Bartholomews, and the Homann family. It includes rare contributions from military institutions, like the Chinese Military Mission to the US, and historical publishers including Panckoucke, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and The West Point Atlas. There are beautifully engraved works by Nicolas de Fer and Claude Du Bosc, thematic atlases like the Handy Royal Atlas, and specialised volumes such as Alison’s History of Europe and The History of the Royal Artillery. Whether you're a historian, collector, or researcher, this curated selection offers an extraordinary lens into geopolitical history and the evolution of military cartography. These maps not only chart the physical world but also reflect the ideologies, ambitions, and consequences of war—serving as both visual records and cultural artefacts.