Oxford Mail

Bodleian Library's maps department appeals for funding

THE Bodleian Library in Oxford is seeking support for its unparalleled and internationally recognised collection of 1.3 million maps. Staff say 2019 is the year of the map at the Bodleian, during ...
Daily Express

'My Precious' Lord of the Rings map with hand-written notes by JRR Tolkein goes on display

The map was only discovered last October when it was put up for sale. It was bought by the Bodleian Library in Oxford for £60,000 and is part of the permanent Tolkein archives. Article continues below ...
BBC

JRR Tolkien's annotated Middle-earth map on show at Bodleian

A map of the fictional Middle-earth annotated by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien has gone on display. The map, which was recently bought by Oxford's Bodleian Library, was previously owned by ...
BBC

Elizabethan map goes on display at Bodleian Libraries

Towns and villages can be seen on the map with their 16th Century spellings A "magnificent" Elizabethan map has gone on display for the first time in more than a century. The Sheldon Tapestry Map of ...
BBC

Vast bookstore opens as famed library runs out of space

The book storage facility has been built on the outskirts of Swindon A warehouse big enough to store eight million books and maps for Oxford University's overflowing Bodleian Library has been unveiled ...