Our maps of Melbourne can be used to research a range of historical, geographical and environmental topics. They provide detailed information about transport routes, land-use zoning, tourist sites, geology and electoral boundaries.
You may be searching for a block of land purchased by your ancestors, an individual building that stood in the Melbourne CBD in the 1920s, or the growth of a suburb. Single maps, or maps from series such as the MMBW drainage plans, auction plans or Mahlstedt fire insurance plans, may help you to find such information.
To make it easier to look at maps of Melbourne, collections of photocopies of maps from the 1850s to the 1950s have been placed in the Heritage Collections Reading Room. Photocopies of iconic maps such as Kearney’s Melbourne and its suburbs (1855) and Cox’s chart of Hobson’s Bay (1864) are also available here. These can be photocopied up to A3 size. You can photograph maps using a digital camera, or order copies through our imaging service.
