This guide focuses on Australians serving in World War 1. It also includes some information relevant to Great Britain, other Commonwealth nations and other combatant nations. There is a section on nurses and women's war occupations.
The State Library holds historical maps of World War I. Some of these have been digitised. To find them on our catalogue, go to our home page and click on Search & Discover. Go to the catalogue search box and select Maps on the drop-down menu. Type words such as World War One France in the search box.
This search gives you many digital maps. This means you can view them online. The digital maps have an image of the map beside each catalogue record. Click on the image to go to the link to the online resource, then click to view an enlarged version of the map. You can zoom in to enlarge the map, and download or print.
If there is no image beside the map, it has not been digitised and you can request a librarian to order the map for delivery to the Heritage Collections Reading Room. Phone 8664 7002. You can also request delivery of the map on our online request form at Ask a librarian on our homepage.
Another option to find maps is to search the catalogue for books about World War I with maps in them. Type in your search term and add the word maps.
Database The First World War
You can find online interactive maps on our online database The First World War. To find the database, go to our catalogue on our homepage and type the words First world war in the search box. Select the Online option on the drop-down menu and click search. You need to be a Victorian member to use the database on your own computer or mobile device. Anyone is welcome to use the database within the library building.
The Royal United Services Institute of Victoria library holds World War I maps. Their library is not online. See their website for details.
