The historical map collections at London Metropolitan Archives provide an absorbing way to experience the development of the city, from the late sixteenth century to the present day. From the first attempts to chart the streets of the City of London to the record of Second World War devastation created in the London County Council Bomb Damage maps, they provide a unique view of London’s story and many of the events that shaped the city we know today.

The maps collected here bring together some of the best-known records of the capital, including work by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, John Rocque, John Ogilby and William Morgan, Richard Horwood, and Christopher and John Greenwood. Early visitor guides feature alongside, tram routes, Goad’s Insurance Plan, local plans and thematic surveys, including Charles Booth's map of London poverty. This collection can be used to study the growth of London at a local level, with maps of parishes and localities, as well as the development of London across the Greater London area.

This page provides access to all the maps available on the London Picture Archive. They are sorted below by date, showing the earliest works first, but you can also sort them by title. If you want to limit the maps to a particular date or only want to see maps created by a particular publisher, you can use the refine options. While there are a lot of maps to enjoy here, please note it is not yet a full set of copies of the maps of the capital available to view at London Metropolitan Archives.