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768 Listings - DR (10/10)768 Listings - DR (10/10) Bodleian Library - The Map Case - http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/mapcase2.htm
Sample of images from Oxford's collection, focusing on Great Britain.
9 Listings - DR (8/10)9 Listings - DR (8/10) 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
404 Listings - DR (8/10)404 Listings - DR (8/10) 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.
136 Listings - DR (7/10)136 Listings - DR (7/10) 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.
On Target - DR (7/10)On Target - DR (7/10) MapForum.com - http://www.mapforum.com/
On-line magazine about antique maps with articles about mapmaking, exhibits, and classified ads.
4,895 Listings - DR (7/10)4,895 Listings - DR (7/10) Genmaps - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/
Great Britain maps, 16th through 19th century, divided into counties and regions.
4,895 Listings - DR (7/10)4,895 Listings - DR (7/10) United States Digital Map Library - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/
Online archive of state, county, and treaty maps.
On Target - DR (7/10)On Target - DR (7/10) Map Reference - http://www.andropov.com/mapref/
A Web bibliography of non-printed reference material on the history of maps and cartography.
24 Listings - DR (7/10)24 Listings - DR (7/10) Antiquarian Maps at the Reed College Library - http://library.reed.edu/collections/antmaps/
Collection of 100 maps from around the world, 15th to 19th century. Reed College Library, Oregon.
1,268 Listings - DR (6/10)1,268 Listings - DR (6/10) 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.
912 Listings - DR (6/10)912 Listings - DR (6/10) Yale University Map Collection - http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/print_online.html
200 period maps and globes from 16th to 19th c., including world, continent, and city maps. Majority of maps are New World. Includes Lada-Mocarski, Cross, and Lanman map collections.
82 Listings - DR (6/10)82 Listings - DR (6/10) Atlas Coelestis - http://www.bo.astro.it/~biblio/atlas/atlas-in.htm
Celestial cartography maps.
9 Listings - DR (6/10)9 Listings - DR (6/10) 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.
9 Listings - DR (6/10)9 Listings - DR (6/10) 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.
713 Listings - DR (6/10)713 Listings - DR (6/10) 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.
309 Listings - DR (6/10)309 Listings - DR (6/10) Exploring Florida - http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/maps.htm
Includes hundreds of Florida maps and detail views from 1584 to the present.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) 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.
21 Listings - DR (6/10)21 Listings - DR (6/10) Athena Review Image Archive: New World Maps and Site Plans - http://www.athenapub.com/mapneww.htm
Maps of Columbus' voyages, 16th c. Central and South America.
21 Listings - DR (6/10)21 Listings - DR (6/10) Athena Review Image Archive: Old World Maps and Site Plans - http://www.athenapub.com/mapoldw.htm
Maps of Roman Gaul, 60 - 50 BC.
6 Listings - DR (6/10)6 Listings - DR (6/10) Antique Maps of the Pacific Ocean - http://www.prigsbee.com/maps/
Antique maps (pre-1800) for the Pacific Ocean and its islands.
48 Listings - DR (5/10)48 Listings - DR (5/10) Roman Maps : Tacitus - http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/tacitusc/histries/indexm.htm
Maps of areas referred to by Cornelius Tacitus in "The Histories", A.D. 1.
579 Listings - DR (5/10)579 Listings - DR (5/10) Chorographia Britanniae - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/badeslade/
Images and commentary on the Chorographia Britanniae, an atlas of the counties of England and Wales, first published in 1742 by Thomas Badeslade and William Henry Toms.
On Target - DR (5/10)On Target - DR (5/10) Turkey in Maps - http://www.turkeyinmaps.com/
On-line exhibitions of antique maps of Turkish Empire and Asia Minor (present day Turkey).
252 Listings - DR (4/10)252 Listings - DR (4/10) Abandoned Mines of Colorado Springs & El Paso County - http://users.adelphia.net/~hoffman2003/
Locates mine shafts around Colorado Springs, Colorado.
18 Listings - DR (4/10)18 Listings - DR (4/10) Trenches on the Web - WWI Map Room - http://www.worldwar1.com/maproom.htm
World War I Western Front maps, including trench locations for major battles.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) 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.
22 Listings - DR (4/10)22 Listings - DR (4/10) 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.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Images of Early Maps on the Web - http://www.maphistory.info/webimages.html
A list of sites with historical maps.
66 Listings - DR (4/10)66 Listings - DR (4/10) Boundaries of the Contiguous United States - http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html
Animation showing the evolution of state boundaries in the United States from the original 13 colonies to its present state.
903 Listings - DR (4/10)903 Listings - DR (4/10) James Ford Bell Library - http://www.bell.lib.umn.edu/historical/Hist.html
30 explorer and mariner maps of 15th to 19th century, concentrating on world maps and the Americas. Most maps can be zoomed in to see details. University of Minnesota.
91 Listings - DR (4/10)91 Listings - DR (4/10) 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.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) Holy Roman Empire 1789-1815 - http://www.geocities.com/vrozn/
German states and principalities from 17th to 19th c.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) 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.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) 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.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) 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.
106 Listings - DR (3/10)106 Listings - DR (3/10) 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.
1,283 Listings - DR (3/10)1,283 Listings - DR (3/10) 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.
1,283 Listings - DR (3/10)1,283 Listings - DR (3/10) 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.
47 Listings - DR (3/10)47 Listings - DR (3/10) 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.
5 Listings - DR (3/10)5 Listings - DR (3/10) 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.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Gleadless.net - http://www.gleadless.net/
Old maps of Gleadless, Norton and surrounding areas of southern Sheffield, England.
28 Listings - DR (2/10)28 Listings - DR (2/10) 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.
5 Listings - DR (2/10)5 Listings - DR (2/10) 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
2,871 Listings - DR (2/10)2,871 Listings - DR (2/10) Perry-CastaƱeda Library Map Collection - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html
University of Texas-Austin Perry-CastaƱeda Library Map Collection. 200+ links to other map collections; emphasis on 19th century America maps.
On Target - DR (1/10)On Target - DR (1/10) 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.
178 Listings - DR (1/10)178 Listings - DR (1/10) United States 1895 Atlas - http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/
Large images grouped by state from an 1895 US Atlas.
920 Listings - DR (1/10)920 Listings - DR (1/10) 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.
32 Listings - DR (1/10)32 Listings - DR (1/10) F.Y.R. Macedonia from Antiquity to Present Day - http://www.unet.com.mk/oldmacedonianmaps/
Macedonia from 1477 to 1928. Downloadable.
244 Listings - DR (1/10)244 Listings - DR (1/10) 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.
242 Listings - DR (1/10)242 Listings - DR (1/10) Jerusalem - http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts+About+Israel/Israel+in+Maps/
Twenty maps of the city of Jerusalem from 6th to 19th century with commentary from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
121 Listings - DR (1/10)121 Listings - DR (1/10) Finland Info - http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/mapseng.html
Antique maps showing Finland in relation to the rest of Europe. Maps from 15th c. to modern. Includes some historical commentary.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Discus Media 1900 European Maps Collection - http://www.photoeurasia.com/index.php?&profile=map
Collection of over 800 images of maps displaying the Old World as it looked like about 100 years ago. City maps, area maps.
249 Listings - DR (0/10)249 Listings - DR (0/10) Canada at Scale: Maps of our History - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/maps/index-e.html
National Archives of Canada online exhibition with large collection of digital maps and historical explanation. 16th to 19th century maps of Canada and North America.
653 Listings - DR (0/10)653 Listings - DR (0/10) 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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