And a sunny walk by the river.

We looked at projections, scale, elevation, and of course cataloguing. There were contemporary maps, antiquarian maps, maps of fictional places and places that never made it further than the planning room (like this canal, planned but never created).

Books on the mezzanine 😍

And this one from 1667 (disclaimer - I *think* this is vellum that has been dyed or else developed a strange, dark green patina over time).

The best part? We have several stunning examples in our heritage collections. Like this record from 1668

Did you know @iom3.bsky.social has a dedicated map room chock-full of resources? There's space to unfurl even our biggest maps and members can visit totally gratis. Maps are included in ICON, our online open-access catalogue

Search ICON here: tinyurl.com/5n6cvdf3
#WeAreIOM3 #archives #library

I write cursive, but not like this. Isn't it beautiful? @iom3.bsky.social archive goes back >100years and include records, photos, fieldwork notes, and journals.

Arrange a visit or use our document request service here: tinyurl.com/y4des6u7

#WeAreIOM3 #archives #library

Back at the library today and this is going to keep me busy for the week. One of our members - W.A.Tandy - has very generously donated his personal library. I wonder what treasures I'll find? @iom3.bsky.social #WeAreIOM3 #library #archives

Happy Thursday! What have you been working on? I've been bringing some of our heritage items out of storage, including this beautiful kabuto given to @iom3.bsky.social predecessor by the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan in 1964. #WeAreIOM3

New book klaxon: Material World by @edconway.bsky.social HonFIMMM is now available for loan. Thanks so much for sending us a copy!

Find out what other gems our collection holds through the online catalogue (tinyurl.com/3kbx4nsm) or email to arrange a visit.

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