Hours of Service/
Location

Mills Memorial Library, First Floor, South Side (Room 110)

Telephone

(905) 525-9140 Ext. 24745

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS

	Detailed topographic cover of Ontario, Canada, Britain and some U.S. states
	Cover of Europe and the rest of the world at various scales

GENERAL MAPS

	Geographical and political maps of all countries
	Campus maps for Canadian universities, as well as paper maps of many campuses

ATLASES

	World, national, provincial and thematic atlases, historic and modern
	Atlases and books in the Map Collection are listed in MORRIS, McMaster University Library's online catalogue

GEOLOGY AND SOILS

Extensive cover of Ontario and Canada, and many other parts of the world

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Maps and reports useful for environmental studies of the Hamilton-Wentworth area

HISTORIC MAPS

	Both originals and reproductions of maps of Wentworth County historical interest
	Town plans of Canada, U.S. and Europe
	Fire insurance plans of Hamilton and other cities
	Reproductions of many early maps of Canada and North America
	Index to McMaster's rare map collection - Just a beginning, but eventually we will include all of the rare maps in our collection. Includes indexes by date, cartographer, title and geographic area, and also images of some of the maps.
	World War I Mililtary Map Collection - A finding aid to our collection of military and trench maps, held in the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection and Research Collections

RECREATION

	Maps for travel, fishing, orienteering, canoeing and other recreational activities
	Hydrographic charts of Canadian waters

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

Gazetteers of many countries, place name and city directories, and historical atlases of Ontario counties

AIR PHOTOS

	Detailed aerial photography of Wentworth County, including some stereoscopic coverage
	Limited coverage of Northern Ontario
	Indexed collection of satellite image photos of places and physical features worldwide

CENSUS

Selected Canadian census maps and documents

CITY STREET MAPS

Road maps and city street maps for urban areas worldwide

BASE MAPS

Small outline maps for inclusion in essays

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

	Bibliographies, indexes, catalogues of other map collections
	Books on map interpretation and cartographic conventions
	Gazetteers and place name guides
	City directories for Hamilton (1853-) and Toronto (selected years)
	Assessment rolls for the City of Toronto
	Notebooks, diaries and correspondence of early Land Surveyors in Upper Canada

DIGITAL INFORMATION

	Digital geospatial data for use in GIS software is available from the Map Collection.
	Guide to Available Digital Geospatial Data lists many of the data sets available to McMaster researchers.

INTERNET ACCESS

Access to selected geographic and cartographic information tools and sources is available through the E-Resources database.

The Collection

Lloyd Reeds Map Collection is primarily a reference, rather than a lending, collection. Maps may be borrowed for short periods, for teaching and classroom presentations, with the permission of the Curator.

Atlases and reference materials do not circulate, and should be used in the Map Collection area.

Maps and atlases are fragile. Users are asked to handle materials in this collection with care. Maps should not be folded or creased, and special care must be taken in photocopying.

Drinks are not allowed in the Map Collection.

Reference

Atlases and books in the Map Collection are listed in MORRIS. Library staff will provide assistance in locating maps, and in using materials and equipment.

A photo-copier, light tables, drafting tables, microform-reading equipment, planimeters, stereoscopes and opisometers are available for use in this area.

ArcView workstations are available to view digital geospatial datasets.