Lancaster University Library. The University Library map collection contains over 5,000 maps and a large number of atlases. Many thematic maps are also available in regional atlases and specialist publications, and some of these are referred to in this guide. Special attention is given to maps of North-West England.
Maps showing ward boundaries and enumeration districts are also available for the local area.
The Department of the Environment Atlas of the Environment provides such maps for the whole of England and Wales. There are also antiquarian maps of Lancashire, Cumberland, Westmorland and the West Riding of Yorkshire, original or in facsimile. A number of historical atlases are also available in the history section on B Floor. There are many valuable thematic maps of Eire in the Atlas of Ireland, 1979. Unesco maps and specialised atlases cover the geology and climatology of Europe.