Record copies of Admiralty charts (old copy bundles)
Record copies of published Admiralty charts produced since 1800 arranged by chart number
Record copies of published Admiralty charts, produced since 1800, are an important part of the archive. However, we do not have a copy of every chart ever published by the Hydrographic Office, but we do have the most complete collection in the United Kingdom. We do not have a copy of every correction to every chart, but it is possible to follow the history of most charts from the 1830s to the present day.
Our record copies are arranged by chart number. This collection is known as the 鈥榦ld copy bundle鈥� system. 皇冠体育appre is no single catalogue of its contents, but access to the charts can be made through the published catalogues of charts. 皇冠体育app earliest catalogue we hold dates from 1825 and electronic versions of catalogues can be downloaded below
Copies of Admiralty charts are also held by many institutions in Great Britain and abroad. 皇冠体育app larger collections include:
Some Admiralty charts are available on the internet at:
A digital version of the Admiralty chart catalogue for 1898 is available at