Cadastral maps
Cadastral maps depict land parcels and often provide associated information such as the lot/plan details and area.
Our collection of scanned historical cadastral maps of Queensland is available for free through Open Data.
Features of this historical cadastral map series include:
- collection dates range from 1841 to 2005
- over 6,000 scanned maps are arranged in 40 series
- many series have a key map which you can use to identify specific maps
- majority of maps are provided as high resolution colour images
- includes parish maps, which were published in 1901–1997
- includes some one off administrative maps.
Note: Those still in copyright are made available via 'Creative Commons CC:By licence', which means that you can view, print etc. without any restrictions.
How to access historical cadastral maps
- Access the collection of the historical cadastral maps series, or choose a specific series in the table below.
- Click on the resource series you want to view. This provides a summary of the map series chosen.
- Select either the Download or the Visualisation preview options to view the file which contains the details of the maps scanned for the resource series. For large series, (e.g. the Parish series) it is easier to use the Download option.
Download option
- Click on Download.
- Open the csv file.
- The fields displayed (e.g. title) can be expanded to view the details.
- Click on the https link in the jpg_linkage column (Column G). Copy this URL and paste it into your browser. The first item is usually the key map (indicated by blue arrow). The actual maps are indicated by the red arrow.
- Press enter and the map opens.
- You can then save the map to a location of your choosing or crop parts and paste into documents etc.
Figure 1: Viewing options – choose Download.
Figure 2: Example of download view.
Visualisation preview option
- Click on Visualisation preview.
- The fields displayed (e.g. title) can be expanded to view the details.
- Click on the https link in the jpg_linkage column to open your map. The first item is usually the key map (indicated by blue arrow). The actual maps are indicated by the red arrow).
- You can then save the map to a location of your choosing or crop parts and paste into documents etc.
Figure 3: Viewing options – choose Visualisation preview.
Figure 4: Example of visualisation preview.
Resource series titles
Related links
- Read about researching historical maps and plans.
- Learn about Queensland parishes and historical land administration.
- Contact the Queensland State Archives for research information and to obtain copies of other historical maps and documents.