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David Rumsey Collection - http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Thousands of high-resolution digital images of maps from the David Rumsey Collection, one of the largest private collections of historic maps in the US. Focus is 18th and 19th c. North and South America cartographic materials. |
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Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html
University of Texas-Austin Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection. 200+ links to other map collections; emphasis on 19th century America maps. |
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United States Library of Congress Map Collections - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Searchable collection of digitized maps in the public domain from North America, 1544-1996. Grouped into categories: cities, environment, exploration, immigration, military, and transportation. |
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Japanese Historical Maps from UC Berkeley - http://www.davidrumsey.com/japan/
Online gallery of 2,300 early maps of Japan and the World. Collection was acquired by the University of California from the Mitsui family in 1949. |
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United States NOAA Office of Coast Survey - http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/csdl/ctp/abstract.htm
Nautical charts and sketches of the United States coast from the 18th and 19th c. sorted by state. |
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Images of Early Maps on the Web - http://www.maphistory.info/webimages.html
A list of sites with historical maps. |
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Historical Atlas of the 20th Century - http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
Large collection of color-coded atlas maps showing world population, governments, wars, and other historical trends. Many include brief historical commentaries. |
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US Historical Topographic Maps - http://historical.maptech.com/
Historical topographic maps of US East Coast states from 19th and early 20th century, scanned from original US Geological Survey maps |
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Ryhiner Map Collection - http://www.stub.unibe.ch/stub/ryhiner/
16th to 18th c. maps of Germany, Switzerland, and France from the University and Canton archives from the University of Bern in Switzerland. |
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FEEFHS Map Room - http://www.feefhs.org/maps/INDEXMAP.HTML
50 detailed maps of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, and the Baltics from the 1882 Blackie and Sons atlas. Federation of East European Family History Societies. |
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Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe - http://www.euratlas.com/summary.htm
Maps showing political status of Europe and Mediterranean basin at the end of each century from AD 1 to AD 2000, plus maps of historical battle sites. Site in English and French. |
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University of Virginia: Maps from Columbus to Lewis and Clark - http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/lewis_clark/
Period maps and atlases from 1507 to 1805 focusing on the exploration of the central and western US. |
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Diego Gutierrez Map of America, 1562 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gutierrz.html
Western Hemisphere map; historical information with scrolling and zooming map viewer. |
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John Snow's London, 1859 - http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/1859map/map1859.html
A historical map with sites of Victorian London during the time of Dr. John Snow (1813-58), the prominent epidemiologist and anesthesiologist. |
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United States Digital Map Library - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/maps/
Online archive of state, county, and treaty maps. |
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Genmaps - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genmaps/
Great Britain maps, 16th through 19th century, divided into counties and regions. |
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Le Grand Atlas by Johan Blaeu - http://www.blaeuatlas.com/
Images of the French Edition (1667, 12 Volumes) of Le Grand Atlas by Johan Blaeu. |
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OSSHE Historic Atlas Resource Library - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/
Socio- and political maps of 18th and 19th century United States; classical age Mediterranean. Some maps require Shockwave plug-in. |
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Turkey in Maps - http://www.turkeyinmaps.com/
On-line exhibitions of antique maps of Turkish Empire and Asia Minor (present day Turkey). |
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Michican Historical Museum : What's Cool About Maps? - http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/special/coolmaps/index.html
The "What's Cool About Maps" exhibit at the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing, features 29 historic maps of the Great Lakes region from 1669 to 1882. |
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Prehistoric Globalization - http://globalizacion.no.sapo.pt/ingles/index_ing.htm
Maps that change history. Paper on maps predating Columbus including a section on fraudulent maps. |
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History Link 101 Map Page - http://www.historylink101.com/historical_maps.htm
Collection of historical and educational maps of ancient Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Rome, Middle Ages and Prehistoric Man. |
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Athena Review Image Archive: Old World Maps and Site Plans - http://www.athenapub.com/mapoldw.htm
Maps of Roman Gaul, 60 - 50 BC. |
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Holy Roman Empire 1789-1815 - http://www.geocities.com/vrozn/
German states and principalities from 17th to 19th c. |
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WWII Maps - http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Index/picindexmaps.html
100 black and white WWII maps indexed by date, many with troop movement and battle locations indicated. |
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India Political History - http://www.geocities.com/narenp/history/maps.htm
20 political maps of India from the ancient times to the modern. Also includes a brief history of India. |
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Finland History - http://www.geocities.com/ojoronen/FINMAPS.HTM
Maps showing the history of the Finnish-related people of Russia. Includes maps of city locations, name changes, and much commentary. |
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Abandoned Mines of Colorado Springs & El Paso County - http://users.adelphia.net/~hoffman2003/
Locates mine shafts around Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
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Gleadless.net - http://www.gleadless.net/
Old maps of Gleadless, Norton and surrounding areas of southern Sheffield, England. |
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Michigan & the Great Lakes - http://www.geocities.com/ronsmaps61/
Images and descriptions of the history of the Great Lakes as depicted in actual maps from 1571 to 1865. Includes significant maps of French, English and American periods. |
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Germany at the End of the 18th Century - http://www.hoeckmann.de/deutschland/index.htm
Maps of different parts of Germany at the end of the 18th century drawn by the author and links to maps of the same period show the political division of Germany |
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San Jose State University Art of Cartography - http://gallery.sjsu.edu/cartography/maps/index.html
20 maps of the New World, India, Africa, and Asia from 16th and 17th century. Includes 2 11th century Arabic maps. |
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Wyoming Historical Maps - http://wyshs.org/maps.htm
Wyoming state maps depicting the emigrant trails of the late 1800s. Eleven maps prepared by L. C. Bishop available in small to large resolutions. |
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King County Aerial Photos: Historical vs Recent - http://dnr.metrokc.gov/topics/map/aerials/Compare.htm
Aerial photographs from the 1930's, 1970's, and 1990's illustrating the growth of several areas in King County, WA. |
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Map Reference - http://www.andropov.com/mapref/
A Web bibliography of non-printed reference material on the history of maps and cartography. |