For the latest Memorable Maps blog, Margaret Wilkes marks the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of volume one and the fortieth anniversary of volume two of The Early Maps of Scotland. Read more
Our latest addition to the Memorable Maps series features a Michelin Map of Provence, Cote d’Azur. Read more
To celebrate Perth's 25th year of twinning with the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, we share an 80 year old town plan of Bydgoszcz from our collections. Read more
Kenneth Maclean looks at a 1919 Bartholomew’s Colour-Coded Chronological Map of Edinburgh, which demonstrates the innovative cartographic skills fostered by John George. Read more
Views, thoughts and ideas from across the RSGS network. These writings do not necessarily reflect the views of RSGS.
Our latest addition to the Memorable Maps series featured a map of the German city of Osnabrück. Read more
This month's memorable map shows the detail of Tristan da Cunha, which is a constituent part of the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Read more
In the latest addition to the Memorable Maps series, the RSGS Collections Team share a map of Carlisle, which in one area is mysteriously devoid of any features compared to the rest of the map... Read more
In the second post for the Memorable Maps series, our Collections Team look at the New Economic Map of Scotland (1943), illustrating the main economic regions of Scotland in a single black and white map. Read more
For the first post in a series titled Memorable Maps, the RSGS Collections Team begin with a very appropriate chart for this festive season, featuring Christmas Island, located in the Indian Ocean. Read more
During the month of May (3rd -30th ) there will be a special exhibition of rare maps in the Dunblane Museum. Read more
Rephotography of the Central Asiatic Expeditions: Chasing Four Photographers Across Mongolia and Discovering 100 Years of Change Read more
"Am I a Northerner? Not born and bred, but I think have become one..." Writes Basak Tanulku, independent scholar based in Istanbul with a PhD in Sociology from Lancaster University. Read more
"Over the past few years I have been fortunate to meet and be inspired by a host of people interacting with our natural world in extraordinary ways. I reached out to a handful of them and opened discussions that led to the recording of a new podcast, My Natural Habitat." Read more
"Litter has been yet another victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. As more people have ventured out into the great British countryside, their litter has followed," writes Laura Brown, a Geography Student from Lancaster University. Read more
Carbon Choices tells the greatest story on Earth: how humans came to emit 40 billion tonnes of an invisible gas each year, changing the chemistry of the atmosphere and the oceans, and steadily destroying the life support systems they depend on. Read more
This is an attempt to explain why there are no newspaper cuttings in the RSGS archives from early 1904 until late 1905. This is approximately the length of Shackleton’s tenure as Secretary... Read more
"The end of a world is also the beginning of a world. Right now, the world we inhabited – but did not really know – has ended. The new beginning, the ‘next normal’, is already happening" writes Mike Elm. Read more
"Mountain Biking is not a sport that is confined to one subset of the demographic; mountain biking crosses boundaries of gender, class, background and age" writes Kat Brown of Cycling Solutions Read more
This is an invitation from Karen Darke FRSGS to join in the ‘Pole of Possibility Challenge’... Read more