Cambridge Digital Library – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Caribbean photographs

Posted on 8 May 2019 by John C.

The most recent release of Royal Commonwealth Society photographs on Cambridge Digital Library takes us to the Caribbean. We’re delighted that virtually all Commonwealth members […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Photographs, Royal Commonwealth Society

Shanghai and the May 30th Movement: guest post by Elena Fulgheri

Posted on 11 March 2019 by John C.

The Royal Commonwealth Society Department is very grateful to our colleague, Elena Fulgheri, for a guest post inspired by our most recent release on Cambridge […]

Digitisation, Photographs, Royal Commonwealth Society

Speed maps now in the Cambridge Digital Library

Posted on 23 March 2015 by Andrew

John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine is one of the world’s great cartographic treasures. Published in 1611/12, it marked the first time […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Maps, Special Collections

Cambridge University Library gives Newton papers to the world

Posted on 13 December 2011 by Special Collections

Important manuscripts by Isaac Newton are released as the first collection of the new Cambridge Digital Library. Isaac Newton’s own annotated copy of his Principia […]

Digitisation, Manuscripts