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Reference Guide | How to reference a map
Harvard referencing a map is easy when you follow the guide below. Firstly you need to collect the following information from the map.
- Author(s) - First and last names. Sometimes there can be more than one author.
- Year of publication - Year the map was published.
- Title of map - Full title of the map.
- Scale - Scale of the map eg 1:10 000.
- Place of publication - Place where the map was published, eg London.
- Publisher - Name of the maps publisher.
Building the reference
Once you have found the above information you can begin to assemble your reference in the following format (hover over for more information):
Author surname, Author initial.. Year of publication. Title of map, Scale. Place of publication: Publisher.
Jones, A.. 2001. Map of Hampshire, 1:8,000,000. London: Ordnance Survey.
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