The Map Collection
This page provides a summary of the contents of the map collection.
New Zealand
Administrative
- Cadastral
- Including NZMS 13, NZMS 14, NZMS 15, NZMS 16, NZMS 177 and NZMS 189. Coverage is of Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Coromandel
- Census
- Electorate
Aerial Photographs and Orthophotos
- Orthophotos of the Waikato - Bay of Plenty region
- NZMS3. Scale 1:15,840
Forestry, Farm and Land
General and Country Maps
Geological and Soil
Historical Maps
- AJHR
- New Zealand maps from the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives (AJHRs).
- BPP
- New Zealand maps from the British Parliamentary Papers (BPP).
Marine Charts
Online Maps
- Cartographic and Geospatial Resources Repository
- The University of Auckland has developed a repository of map images initially focuses on maps published by the New Zealand Lands and Survey Department (later called Department of Survey and Land Information, and now LINZ).
Recreational Maps
- Park, Track and Holidaymaker
- Including NZMS 336, NZMS 273 and NZMS 274
Road and Street Maps
- Automobile Associaton (AA) Road and Street
- Jasons Tourist Maps
- New Zealand Map and Guide Street Maps
- Petrol Company Road
- Street
- NZMS 17 and NZMS 271
- Superseded Maps from Wises, Kiwimaps, etc.
- Territorial
- Including NZMS 10 and NZMS 159
Topographical Maps
- NZMS 2
- 1: 25,000 maps and NZMS 86 (1: 15,840) maps.
- NZMS 260
- 1: 50,000 maps (1970s to 2000s). Replaced NZMS series and, in turn, replaced by Topo50 series.
- NZMS 262
- 1: 250,000 maps. Replaced by Topo250 series. Also lists superseded NZMS 18 (1: 250,000) and NZMS 19 (1: 500,000) maps.
- North Island NZMS 1
- One inch maps (1940s to 1970s). Replaced by NZMS 260 series.
- South Island NZMS 1
- One inch maps (1940s to 1970s). Replaced by NZMS 260 series.
- Topo250
- 1: 250,000 maps from 2009 onwards. Replaced NZMS 262 series.
- Topo50
- 1: 50,000 maps from 2009 onwards. Replaced NZMS 260 series.
Waikato Region Maps
Pacific
- Cook Islands, Niu and Tokelau
- Fiji
- French Polynesia, Pitcairn Island and Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
- General Pacific Ocean and Islands
- Hawai'i
- Kiribati, Tuvalu and Nauru
- Micronesia
- New Caledonia and Norfolk Island
- Pacific and Australasia Historical
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
World
- C.I.A.
- A set of maps of many countries in the world held in a file in the Map Collection.
- C.I.A. Gazetteers
- ITMB Country and City
- Maps and atlases of most countries and many cities around the world.
- Indian and Atlantic Oceans and Islands
- National Geographic Regional, Thematic and Country
- A large collection of many locations from various dates.
- Reise Country
- World Aeronautical Charts
- World Geological
- World Historical
- World Soil
- World Topographical
- 1: 1,000,000 maps.
Africa
Antartica
Asia
- Middle East and Caucasus Regional, Country and City
- South, Central and East Asia Regional, Country and City
- Sri Lanka
Australia
- A.C.T. and Canberra
- Australia General
- Australia geological
- 1: 250,000 maps from Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia. Not updated since 1990.
- Australia topographical
- New South Wales and Sydney
- Northern Territory and Darwin
- Queensland and Brisbane
- South Australia and Adelaide
- Tasmania and Hobart maps
- Victoria and Melbourne
- Western Australia and Perth
Europe
- Europe Regional, Country and City
- Ireland Regional and City
- Netherlands
- 1: 50,000 topographical maps.
- Switzerland
- 1: 50,000 and 1: 100,00 series maps.
- United Kingdom General, Road and Street
- United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Seventh Series
- United Kingdom Topographical
- United Kingdom Victorian Ordnance Survey
- United Kingdom historical
North America
- Canada National Atlas General, Provincial and City
- Canada Topographical
- 1: 250,000 maps.
- North America Historical
- USA General, State and City
- USA Geological