Maps in Special Collections primarily focus on Charlotte and Mecklenburg County and range from the late 1700s to the present day.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Location: 10th Floor Atkins Library
For more information or assistance:
Email: spec-coll@uncc.edu
Phone: (704) 687-1170
Map Case 2, Drawer 3 in Reading Room
1907 - Charlotte's 4 wards expanded to 11 - Map drawn in 1980 but based on earlier guidelines - In 1945 abandoned ward representatives in favor of officials elected at-large.
1917- Charlotte, "The heart of the Piedmont" North Carolina
Pre-1923 - Map of the City of Charlotte, NC [still has Biddle University]
1928 - Pound and Moore with 1930 street revisions
1929 [updated to 1952] -Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for Charlotte, NC - 3 volumes - on top of Map Cabinet 2
Annexation map [in 2 parts] - shows where annexation was in 1928 and up through 1991 - gives perspective to Sanborn - [airport wasn't in city limits until 1979 and UNC Charlotte until 1991]
1935 - Map of Charlotte, NC Business District
1954 - Official map of Charlotte, NC - Office of City Engineer
1960 - General development plan [Goes with Next twenty years document in Rare books]
1977 - Uptown Charlotte skyline - [street level center city]
1981 - Uptown Charlotte land use
1988 - Uptown Charlotte land use
1997 - Center City Charlotte Initiatives and Potentials
2000 - Charlotte Center City map
2003 - Charlotte, NC skyline [with building names, heights, when built, etc.] - Chris Edwards
2004 - Charlotte Center City map
2009 - Charlotte Cycling Guide
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Closed occasionally for classes.
