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Did you know, its not all words and letters in Charles Darwin's Archive!
Here's a few of our favourite things for #DarwinDay!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
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Here's a few of our favourite things for #DarwinDay!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
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"The books which my daughter Elizabeth hath read unto me at nights till she read ym all out", late 17th century, CUL MS Add. 8460 cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-... via vamoul.substack.com/p/with-hope-...
February 13, 2026 at 11:11 AM
"The books which my daughter Elizabeth hath read unto me at nights till she read ym all out", late 17th century, CUL MS Add. 8460 cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-... via vamoul.substack.com/p/with-hope-...
India + Maps = What's not to love! ❤️
This new portal from @mahsa-project.bsky.social you can now search and use hundreds of detailed maps of India, and find data for over 1000!
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/explore...
This new portal from @mahsa-project.bsky.social you can now search and use hundreds of detailed maps of India, and find data for over 1000!
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/explore...
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
India + Maps = What's not to love! ❤️
This new portal from @mahsa-project.bsky.social you can now search and use hundreds of detailed maps of India, and find data for over 1000!
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/explore...
This new portal from @mahsa-project.bsky.social you can now search and use hundreds of detailed maps of India, and find data for over 1000!
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/explore...
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This digitised repository marks a major step towards the democratisation of cultural heritage and cartographic archives in the region.
🔗 Learn how to use the database:
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/explore...
🔗 Start your search today:
databasemahsa.org/en/search
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🔗 Learn how to use the database:
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/explore...
🔗 Start your search today:
databasemahsa.org/en/search
(3/3)
February 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This digitised repository marks a major step towards the democratisation of cultural heritage and cartographic archives in the region.
🔗 Learn how to use the database:
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/explore...
🔗 Start your search today:
databasemahsa.org/en/search
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🔗 Learn how to use the database:
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/explore...
🔗 Start your search today:
databasemahsa.org/en/search
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A recent addition to Cambridge Digital Library, the 'Survey of India Maps' (cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...) are part of a wider project that has created an amazing open-access search portal for historic survey maps of India!
You can read more about the project and platform below:
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You can read more about the project and platform below:
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🗺️ Historic maps of South Asia – now at your fingertips
The MAHSA Project is thrilled to share our open-access search portal for historic Survey of India maps! (1/3)
The MAHSA Project is thrilled to share our open-access search portal for historic Survey of India maps! (1/3)
February 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
A recent addition to Cambridge Digital Library, the 'Survey of India Maps' (cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...) are part of a wider project that has created an amazing open-access search portal for historic survey maps of India!
You can read more about the project and platform below:
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
You can read more about the project and platform below:
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Did you know, its not all words and letters in Charles Darwin's Archive!
Here's a few of our favourite things for #DarwinDay!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
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Here's a few of our favourite things for #DarwinDay!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:29 AM
... And last but not least, a happy little cat!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (10/10)
Why not have a rummage yourself and let us know what you find??
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (10/10)
Why not have a rummage yourself and let us know what you find??
February 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
... And last but not least, a happy little cat!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (10/10)
Why not have a rummage yourself and let us know what you find??
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (10/10)
Why not have a rummage yourself and let us know what you find??
Some yellow Wood Sorrel, still punchy and bright!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (9/10)
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (9/10)
February 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Some yellow Wood Sorrel, still punchy and bright!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (9/10)
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (9/10)
Some magic beans - that still look fresh and lean!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (8/10)
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (8/10)
February 12, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Some magic beans - that still look fresh and lean!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (8/10)
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (8/10)
And even a photo, of Flora Rankin,
by none other than Lewis Carroll!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (7/10)
by none other than Lewis Carroll!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (7/10)
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
And even a photo, of Flora Rankin,
by none other than Lewis Carroll!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (7/10)
by none other than Lewis Carroll!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (7/10)
A stunning peacock feather, still shining bright!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (6/10)
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (6/10)
February 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
A stunning peacock feather, still shining bright!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (6/10)
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (6/10)
February 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Children's musings, on the reverse of 'Origins...'
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (4/10)
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (4/10)
February 12, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Children's musings, on the reverse of 'Origins...'
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (4/10)
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-...
#DarwinDay (4/10)
February 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
February 12, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Did you know, its not all words and letters in Charles Darwin's Archive!
Here's a few of our favourite things for #DarwinDay!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
(1/10)
Here's a few of our favourite things for #DarwinDay!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
(1/10)
February 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Did you know, its not all words and letters in Charles Darwin's Archive!
Here's a few of our favourite things for #DarwinDay!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
(1/10)
Here's a few of our favourite things for #DarwinDay!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
(1/10)
It's #DarwinDay!
We've oodles of things to explore all things Darwin:
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
But a great place to start, with all sorts of exciting extras, is the Darwin Correspondence Project:
darwinproject.ac.uk
Happy Birthday Charles Darwin! Looking good for 217!
We've oodles of things to explore all things Darwin:
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
But a great place to start, with all sorts of exciting extras, is the Darwin Correspondence Project:
darwinproject.ac.uk
Happy Birthday Charles Darwin! Looking good for 217!
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
It's #DarwinDay!
We've oodles of things to explore all things Darwin:
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
But a great place to start, with all sorts of exciting extras, is the Darwin Correspondence Project:
darwinproject.ac.uk
Happy Birthday Charles Darwin! Looking good for 217!
We've oodles of things to explore all things Darwin:
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
But a great place to start, with all sorts of exciting extras, is the Darwin Correspondence Project:
darwinproject.ac.uk
Happy Birthday Charles Darwin! Looking good for 217!
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Did you know Charles Darwin was born #OnThisDay in 1809?
#DarwinDay celebrates not just Darwin, but the gardeners, naturalists and women scientists who shaped his work.
Explore their stories: https://bit.ly/45YkKQD
@christscollegecam.bsky.social
#DarwinDay celebrates not just Darwin, but the gardeners, naturalists and women scientists who shaped his work.
Explore their stories: https://bit.ly/45YkKQD
@christscollegecam.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Did you know Charles Darwin was born #OnThisDay in 1809?
#DarwinDay celebrates not just Darwin, but the gardeners, naturalists and women scientists who shaped his work.
Explore their stories: https://bit.ly/45YkKQD
@christscollegecam.bsky.social
#DarwinDay celebrates not just Darwin, but the gardeners, naturalists and women scientists who shaped his work.
Explore their stories: https://bit.ly/45YkKQD
@christscollegecam.bsky.social
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Cambridge Digital Library is home to 130 collections containing 1.5 million images of 160,000 items (6593 of which have transcription), that originate from at least 2000 places around the globe...
👀 Have you ever wondered what that looks like? 😮
Enjoy some data fireworks! - cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
👀 Have you ever wondered what that looks like? 😮
Enjoy some data fireworks! - cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Cambridge Digital Library is home to 130 collections containing 1.5 million images of 160,000 items (6593 of which have transcription), that originate from at least 2000 places around the globe...
👀 Have you ever wondered what that looks like? 😮
Enjoy some data fireworks! - cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
👀 Have you ever wondered what that looks like? 😮
Enjoy some data fireworks! - cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
We ❤️ pretty data!
@camdighum.bsky.social @theul.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social
@camglamresearch.bsky.social
@camunivmuseums.bsky.social
@camdighum.bsky.social @theul.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social
@camglamresearch.bsky.social
@camunivmuseums.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Cambridge Digital Library is home to 130 collections containing 1.5 million images of 160,000 items (6593 of which have transcription), that originate from at least 2000 places around the globe...
👀 Have you ever wondered what that looks like? 😮
Enjoy some data fireworks! - cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
👀 Have you ever wondered what that looks like? 😮
Enjoy some data fireworks! - cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Cambridge Digital Library is home to 130 collections containing 1.5 million images of 160,000 items (6593 of which have transcription), that originate from at least 2000 places around the globe...
👀 Have you ever wondered what that looks like? 😮
Enjoy some data fireworks! - cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
👀 Have you ever wondered what that looks like? 😮
Enjoy some data fireworks! - cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
That's me in the corner...
... looking stunning!
Just a casually pretty peacock hanging out in the corner a medieval book on astronomy!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-FITZ...
... looking stunning!
Just a casually pretty peacock hanging out in the corner a medieval book on astronomy!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-FITZ...
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 AM
That's me in the corner...
... looking stunning!
Just a casually pretty peacock hanging out in the corner a medieval book on astronomy!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-FITZ...
... looking stunning!
Just a casually pretty peacock hanging out in the corner a medieval book on astronomy!
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-FITZ...
2025 was a busy year with a lot to still be excited about -
Check out all the great stories in @theul.bsky.social's Annual Review!
Check out all the great stories in @theul.bsky.social's Annual Review!
Our Annual Review illuminates the remarkable breadth of work undertaken by our wonderful colleagues across our Libraries and Archives network, and at the University Library.
🔎Read about our extraordinary year: https://loom.ly/3cGDvuQ
Pictured: scanning the 13th-century Merlin manuscript fragment.
🔎Read about our extraordinary year: https://loom.ly/3cGDvuQ
Pictured: scanning the 13th-century Merlin manuscript fragment.
January 19, 2026 at 11:40 AM
2025 was a busy year with a lot to still be excited about -
Check out all the great stories in @theul.bsky.social's Annual Review!
Check out all the great stories in @theul.bsky.social's Annual Review!
A miniature battle for 'Freedom' at the edge of the paper landscape... A poetic doodle from Alfred Lord Tennyson's Notebook 'X' (@trincolllibcam.bsky.social O.15.17).
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-O-00...
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-O-00...
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
A miniature battle for 'Freedom' at the edge of the paper landscape... A poetic doodle from Alfred Lord Tennyson's Notebook 'X' (@trincolllibcam.bsky.social O.15.17).
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-O-00...
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-O-00...
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Join us on Tuesday 10 February for the 2026 Global History Lecture, hosted in partnership with @ghilondon.bsky.social
Professor Vinita Damodaran will speak on 'Decolonising the Natural History Collections of Empire' bit.ly/4qLCaYB
Booking for in-person & online attendance is now open #Skystorians
Professor Vinita Damodaran will speak on 'Decolonising the Natural History Collections of Empire' bit.ly/4qLCaYB
Booking for in-person & online attendance is now open #Skystorians
2026 Global History Lecture, with the German Historical Institute, London - RHS
On Tuesday 10 February, the Society hosts its annual Global History Lecture, in partnership with the German Historical Institute, London. This year we are delighted to welcome Professor Vinita Damodar...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Join us on Tuesday 10 February for the 2026 Global History Lecture, hosted in partnership with @ghilondon.bsky.social
Professor Vinita Damodaran will speak on 'Decolonising the Natural History Collections of Empire' bit.ly/4qLCaYB
Booking for in-person & online attendance is now open #Skystorians
Professor Vinita Damodaran will speak on 'Decolonising the Natural History Collections of Empire' bit.ly/4qLCaYB
Booking for in-person & online attendance is now open #Skystorians