Writing & StyleStyle guide

List of Maps

A list of maps is a navigation aid for mapped material, not an automatic requirement. Oxford University Press treats lists of illustrations, figures and maps as optional front matter whose grouping and production details depend on the book.

Quick answer

Use a list of maps when the document contains enough maps to merit dedicated navigation. Follow the publisher or institution for whether maps receive their own list or are grouped with other illustrations.

Key details

Core Issueproviding front-matter navigation to maps in a long work
Registerbooks and long-form publishing

Important caveats

Scope Boundary

Maps may be listed separately or grouped with illustrations/figures; the publisher or institution decides the structure.

Further guidance

Entries

Use consistent map titles or identifiers and follow the production system for page numbers or digital links.

Purpose

A list of maps helps readers locate maps when a work contains enough mapped material to justify dedicated navigation.

Sources and evidence

Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.

  1. Front and end matter — Oxford Academic (opens in a new tab)Oxford University Press · OUP book-workflow guidance for forewords, prefaces, half-title/frontispiece, epigraph, illustration/map lists, contributors, reader notes and endpapers

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