Maps / Cartography

Lists population, government, military, Reference Maps and economic information for nations recognized by the United States of America - [Read more]

OpenStreetMap: The Free Wiki World Map is a free editable map of the whole world - [Read more]

The British Library Map Collections form the United Kingdom national collection of cartographic materials. The Map Library is the national map library of Great Britain, with a collection of over 4.25 million atlases, maps, globes and books on cartography, dating from the fifteenth century to the present day. This makes the collection the second largest in the world (after the Library of Congress). The Map Library receives through copyright deposit the complete range of British production. It also acquires foreign topographical maps at medium and small scales, supplemented by regular deposits of superseded mapping from the Directorate of Military Survey, as well as thematic and general atlases and maps - [Read more]

A Gateway to the Subject : The 'Map History' site forms part of the www-Virtual Library. It offers a non-commercial mixture of comment and tips (spread over about 100 'pages') and many thousands of links to free sites - [Read more]

Maps of America are what you'll find and make on Nationalatlas.gov. Maps that capture and depict the patterns, conditions, and trends of American life. Maps that cover all of the United States or just your area of interest. Maps that are accurate and reliable from more than 20 Federal organizations. Maps about America's people, heritage, and resources - [Read more]

Historical Map Collections & Cartography Web Sites from The U.T. Library Online. The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection is a general collection of more than 250,000 maps covering all areas of the world. Many of the maps are included in the online catalog, UTNetCAT. More than 5,000 map images from the collection are also available online - [Read more]

Provides access to more than 100 non-U.S. maps organized by region and country. You will also find peacekeeping maps and a select number of thematic maps at this site - [Read more]

Geoeye: Provider of satellite and aerial imagery and geospatial information: Ancient Sites, Cities of the World, Sports Venues, Universities, Structures, Islands, Volcanoes............... - [Read more]

The Map Room houses the world's seventh largest collection of maps. Well over one million sheet maps and 20,000 atlases are available to readers. The collections include early examples of cartography, such as the fourteenth century Gough Map, portolan charts, estate maps and many atlases. The Bodleian Library is entitled to claim a free copy of any map published in Britain within one year of publication, so the Map Room has one of the most comprehensive collections of Ordnance Survey maps in existence - [Read more]

The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 11,000 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, childrens and manuscript maps. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy and family history - [Read more]

The British Cartographic Society (The B.C.S.) is a dynamic association of individuals and organisations dedicated to exploring and developing the world of maps. - [Read more]

The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia maintains a collection of more than 800 historic maps spanning nearly 500 years, from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century. The collection provides a graphic resource upon which scholars can draw in re-discovering the minds and movements of early American explorers, revolutionary statesmen, cultural figures and politicians represented by the library's book and manuscript collections - [Read more]

This site contains Maps, literature, documents, books and other relevant material concerning the past, present and future of historic cities - [Read more]

Images of Empire : Ordnance Survey International Air Photo Collection The Air Photo collection consists of 1.5 million black and white vertical air photos of survey standard. Most photos are at nominal scales of 1:30 000 – 60 000 and are suitable for viewing stereoscopically in 3-D. The collection covers 60 mainly Commonwealth countries (see list below). The photos date from 1946 to 1999, although there are some maps from the 19th century that were acquired in the 1940s. The majority of the photographs were taken for topographic and land-use mapping purposes..... - [Read more]

The University of Minnesota. The James Ford Bell Library is a collection of 20,000 rare books, 2,500 maps, and 2,500 manuscripts from the period 1400-1800 - [Read more]

The National Maritime Museum collections contain more than 100,000 sea charts & maps dating from the mediveal period to the present day - [Read more]

ReefBase : Online mapping-system allowing custom-made maps of coral reefs and related datasets. ReefBase is the world's premier online information system on coral reefs, and provides information services to coral reef professionals involved in management, research, monitoring, conservation and education - [Read more]

The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form. Subject headings include ; Cultural Landscapes, Conservation & Environment, Military Battles & Campaigns Discovery, & Exploration, Transportation & Communication, Cities and Towns. Map Collections 1500-2002. Military Campaigns, Exploration, Landscapes & Communications - [Read more]

The American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection currently contains over 200 maps, ranging from early maps of Asia to historical maps of Wisconsin and Milwaukee, and other American cities, states, and national parks. The collection is under continuing development - [Read more]

HealthMap brings together disparate data sources to achieve a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. This freely available Web site integrates outbreak data of varying reliability, ranging from news sources (such as Google News) to curated personal accounts (such as ProMED) to validated official alerts (such as World Health Organization). Through an automated text processing system, the data is aggregated by disease and displayed by location for user-friendly access to the original alert. HealthMap provides a jumping-off point for real-time information on emerging infectious diseases and has particular interest for public health officials and international traveler - [Read more]