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The Map Collection has made available several maps in a digital format which can be used as wallpapers on PC computers. Wallpapers are images on the background of the screen which serve no purpose other than to be nicer to look at than the plain blue or green background which is given by default. Images are pre-formated and sized for computers at 1024*768 screens.

The full collection of maps digitized by the Map Collection can be found at the highest level of resolution here.

Wallpaper Images
Past Wallpaper Images
Set-up Guide for Windows computers
Set-up Guide for Macintosh computers
More about these images
Copyright

Map Wallpaper Images for Downloading

The World, 1630

Ottoman, 1774

Eastern Mediterranean, 1578

Australasia, 1847

Melbourne, 1839

Melbourne, 1878

Copyright

These images are copyright the University of Melbourne. You are granted permission to download these images only for your own personal use. Your use of the images is limited to installing them as desktop wallpapers on your own computer. If you wish to make any other use of these images, you must obtain prior written permission from the University of Melbourne Library Map Collection.

Windows Set-up Guide

Right click on the map or the map link and select 'Save target as'.
Save the file to the 'WINDOWS' (for Windows98) or 'WINNT' (for Window2000) folder on your 'C' drive.
Close or minimize your browser and any other programs you have running.
Right mouse button click anywhere on the screen.
In the menu click on 'Properties' and in the 'Background' page select the file you saved into your 'windows' folder in the list on the left.
For Windows98 or above there is also an option in 'Background' in the bottom right hand corner under 'Display' to stretch the image so that it fits your screen size perfectly.
Click OK or Apply.

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