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- Open Historical Map - Collaborative project to build a free, editable map of the world's history.
- The Pelagios Network - Long-running initiative that links information online through common references to places, connecting researchers, scientists and curators to link and explore the history of places.
- World Historical Atlas - World map which shows change of countries from the ancient time to the present time. Patched version here.
- Historia Cartarum - Website of Dr. John Wyatt Greenlee (Cornell University), providing resources, links and information about medieval maps.
- ChronoScope World - Time machine to explore the history of the world by browsing more than 4,200 high-resolution maps dating back to 14th century B.C., displayed on correct geo locations.
- British Library Maps Collection - Includes the King George III Topographical and Maritime collections, globes, digital mapping, manuscript maps, and visual arts collections.
- National Library of Scotland Map Collection - Extensive collection of maps from around the world including Ordnance Survey maps, county maps, estate maps, town plans, coastal charts, military maps, and atlases.
- Wikimedia Commons: Category - Maps - Extensive collection of maps on Wikimedia Commons.
- Archive.org - Images: Maps - Extensive collection of maps on the Internet Archive.
- The National Archives Map Collection (UK) - Maps and plans from 1485 to the early 1900s including maps of America, Canada and the West Indies, plus military and political Foreign Office maps.
- University of Oxford: Bodleian Map Room - Nearly two million maps and around 20,000 atlases, including material dating from the 14th to the 21st century, with strength in British material. Includes Digital Bodleian with 2,500+ digitised maps and atlases.
- David Rumsey Map Collection - Over 150,000 maps focusing on rare 16th through 21st century maps of North and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
- Library of Congress Map Collections - Gateway to the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division's digitized collections, including over 5.5 million maps, atlases, globes, and related material.
- Digital Public Library of America - Aggregates digitized content from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States, including a large collection of historical maps.
- Discovery and Exploration - Library of Congress collection of maps documenting European exploration and discovery from the 15th through 19th centuries.
- r/oldmaps (Reddit) - User-uploaded collection of interesting maps.
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Collection - Collection of early maps covering all parts of the world, mounted on the Stanford University Image Gallery.
- Basel Mission Archives - Maps, sketches and plans relating to various parts of the world where the different Protestant missions operated.
- Birmingham Library Map Collection - Maps from the 16th century onwards with general coverage, most from the Rucker Agee collection.
- Cornell University Library Map Collection - Images from the Cornell University Library Map Collection.
- Biblioteca Estense Universitaria Digital Library (Modena) - Italian national collection of 606 high-resolution zoomable maps including celebrated medieval and Renaissance cartographic items.
- Newberry Library: Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography - One of North America's most significant historical map collections, with research resources covering world cartographic history.
- Wenceslaus Hollar Digital Collection (University of Toronto) - Over 2,500 prints by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) including maps, city views, and topographical prints with global coverage.
- Sea Atlases from the Harvard Map Collection - Collection of detailed charts and sailing directions from pilot books and sea atlases, beginning in the late 16th century.
- Nautical Maps - National Library of Wales - Nautical maps collection from the National Library of Wales.
- Hendrick Doncker: De zee-atlas ofte water-waereld, 1659 (National Library of Australia) - High-resolution zoomable scans of the complete 1659 Dutch sea atlas by Hendrick Doncker, held at the National Library of Australia.
- British First World War Trench Maps, 1915-1918 (NLS) - Maps of the Western Front in the Great War depicting British and German trenches.
- WW1 Maps - National Library of Wales - World War 1 maps collection from the National Library of Wales.
- Narvik Bunkers - WW2 fortifications and related structures in and around Narvik, Norway.
- World War II Military Situation Maps 1944-1945 - Library of Congress collection of 423 high-resolution maps giving daily details on troop positions and movements on both fronts, 1944-1945.
- War Office Archive Maps (British Library) - Military intelligence maps and associated documents relating to East Africa.
- Maps of Liberia 1830-1870 - Library of Congress collection of 29 maps from the American Colonization Society documenting the founding and early development of Liberia.
- Maps of Africa: An Online Exhibit (Stanford University Libraries) - Digital collection of 623 high-resolution maps of Africa spanning the 15th to 20th centuries, drawn from the Dr. Oscar I. Norwich and Barry Lawrence Ruderman collections.
- Maps of Africa to 1900 (University of Illinois) - 510 high-resolution maps catalogued in Thomas J. Bass's bibliography, covering the continent from the earliest period to 1900.
- Historic Maps Digital Collection (American University in Cairo) - 209 high-resolution maps covering Egypt and surrounding regions, held by the AUC Rare Books and Special Collections Library.
- Ethiomap: Exploring Modern Historical Maps of the Horn of Africa - Indexed resource for modern historical maps of the Horn of Africa, hosted by the French national digital humanities infrastructure (Huma-Num).
- ANU Asia-Pacific Map Collection - Over 5,000 maps of the Asia-Pacific region, of which 120 are pre-1800, with high-resolution enlargement, from the Australian National University.
- Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Asian Cities (University of Chicago) - Zoomable high-resolution city maps of Asian urban centres from the University of Chicago Library map collection.
- 19th-Century Maps of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia (University of Chicago) - Sizeable collection of enlargeable 19th-century maps from the University of Chicago Library.
- Early Western Maps of China (Mappa Sinica, HKUST) - High-resolution images of all 127 maps of China from the Western cartographic tradition, from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- Maps of China, Late Qing Dynasty - 1949 (HKUST) - 135 high-resolution maps of China (1894-1949) from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- Digitised Chinese Mega-Maps (Leiden University) - Three monumental Chinese cartographic wall maps now available in open access via Leiden University Library.
- Virtual Shanghai - Searchable collection of 487 historical maps and images of Shanghai, focusing on the city's urban spatial development over time.
- Hong Kong Maritime Museum (Google Arts & Culture) - Over 2,000 map items from the Hong Kong Maritime Museum's collection, browsable via Google Arts & Culture.
- Japanese Historical Maps (David Rumsey) - Approximately 2,300 high-resolution Japanese historical maps viewable via the David Rumsey collection browser.
- Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era (UBC) - 507 items from c.1600-1867, including approximately 100 atlases, from the University of British Columbia Library.
- Ashida Antique Map Collection (Meiji University) - Catalogue and descriptions of 1,400 maps from the Edo to early modern periods, held at Meiji University Library.
- Gaihozu: Japanese Imperial Maps (Stanford) - Large collection of Japanese military and survey maps from the late 19th century onward, with a Stanford University Libraries research guide.
- Japanese Maps (University of Manchester) - High-resolution Japanese maps with catalogue descriptions from the John Rylands Library, University of Manchester.
- Drawings of Air-raid Damaged Sites of 1945 (National Archives of Japan) - 138 high-resolution maps documenting sites damaged by air raids in Japan in 1945, from the National Archives of Japan.
- Ch'onha Chido (Library of Congress) - 13-sheet 19th-century manuscript atlas of Korea with text, viewable in high resolution at the Library of Congress.
- Historical Maps of Korea (Library of Congress Maps Blog) - Illustrated essay on Korean historical cartography from the Library of Congress.
- Formosa: Map Listing (Reed College) - Historical maps of Taiwan (Formosa) from the Reed College digital collections, covering the island's cartographic history.
- Maps from the Imperial Gazetteer of India (University of Chicago) - 25 high-resolution maps of India and South Asia from the 24-volume Imperial Gazetteer of India, from the Digital South Asia Library.
- Maps of Persia: The Dr. Cyrus AlaI Collection (SOAS) - 260 high-resolution maps of Persia/Iran from SOAS University of London.
- Tibet Album: British Photography in Central Tibet 1920-1950 (Oxford) - Resource from the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, including maps accessible via advanced search of the photographic archive.
- Vietnam Archive Map Collection (Texas Tech University) - Over 1,500 high-resolution maps of Vietnam, Indochina, and Southeast Asia from the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University.
- Atlas of Mutual Heritage (VOC / East Indies) - English-language data bank providing a systematic survey of VOC settlements and cartography of the East Indies.
- Philippines: Top Secret - Decoding a WWII Manuscript Map (Harvard) - Online exhibition from the Harvard Map Collection exploring a declassified WWII manuscript map of the Philippines.
- Holy Land: The Leonard and Juliet Rothman Holy Lands Map Collection (Stanford) - 468 high-resolution images of Holy Land maps from Stanford University Libraries.
- Holy Land: The Moldovan Family Holy Land Map Collection (University of Pennsylvania) - 94 high-resolution maps of the Holy Land, 1480-1797, from the Schoenberg Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Holy Land: Maps of the Holy Land and Jerusalem (Google Arts & Culture) - A selection of maps from the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection, accessible via Google Arts & Culture.
- Holy Land: Biblical and Holy Land Maps (University of Alabama) - A selection of Holy Land maps from 1700 onward, drawn from a variety of sources held at the University of Alabama.
- Arabia: Mapping Arabia (Aramco World) - Illustrated article on the cartographic history of the Arabian Peninsula, based on the Bukhari Collection.
- Caribbean Views - Over 1,200 images, maps and texts from the 18th and 19th centuries revealing contrasting experiences of life in the former British colonies.
- Caribmap: A Cartographic History of the West Indies - Comprehensive cartographic history of the Caribbean with high-resolution maps and enlarged details of the several hundred islands and island groups of the West Indies.
- West Indies: Historical Maps and Prints (York University) - Research collection of historical maps and prints of the Caribbean Islands, including photographic prints, photocopies, and facsimiles.
- Historical Maps of Antigua - 23 maps of Antigua from the 18th to 20th centuries, enlargeable to high resolution.
- Puerto Rico: A Patchwork of Plantations (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress illustrated essay on plantation mapping in Puerto Rico, drawn from historical cartographic sources.
- Mappa Mundi Explorer - Interactive explorer of the Mappa Mundi, believed to be made around the year 1300, showing the history, geography and destiny of humanity as understood in Christian Europe in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. Short documentary.
- Denmark: Royal Library and Copenhagen University Library Kort & Atlas - Images from the Map & Atlas collection covering all parts of the world with a strong focus on northern Europe.
- Euratlas Historical Maps of Europe - Gallery of enlargeable high-resolution 19th-century maps covering Germany, Greece, and other European countries, including John Rocque's wall map of European postal routes.
- Russian Military Topographic Map Collection (Indiana University) - Over 1,000 scanned Russian military topographic maps of Europe dated 1883-1947, from Indiana University Libraries.
- 3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary (ELTE Budapest) - High-resolution scans of the detailed late 19th-century Habsburg military topographic survey, one of the most comprehensive mapping projects of Central Europe.
- 18th-Century Maps of Central Europe (University of Chicago) - Sizeable, enlargeable high-resolution collection of 18th-century Central European maps from the University of Chicago Library.
- Spezialkarte der österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie (Library of Congress) - Thousands of sheets from the detailed Habsburg imperial topographic mapping series, held at the Library of Congress.
- Cartesius: Maps, Plans and Aerial Imagery of Belgium - National Belgian portal aggregating high-resolution maps, plans, sketches and aerial images from multiple Belgian heritage institutions.
- Kaart van Ferraris (Royal Library of Belgium) - Complete set of 275 sheets of the 1777 Ferraris map of the Austrian Netherlands, one of the earliest detailed topographic surveys of modern Belgium.
- Geopunt Historische Kaarten (Flanders) - Flemish government geoportal offering very high-resolution georeferenced historical map overlays for Belgium, with map comparison tools.
- Old Maps of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (OldMaps Geolab) - Georeferenced and browsable scans of historical maps covering the historic Czech lands, hosted by the Czech Academy of Sciences.
- Charles University Map Collection - Digital Maps and Atlases - Searchable catalogue of digitized maps and atlases from Charles University Prague's natural science faculty.
- Landkartenarchiv - Archive of German mapping including world atlases, national maps, topographical maps, road maps, panorama maps, railway maps, postal code maps, city maps and special maps.
- Virtual Map Forum - Collection of historical and georeferenced maps of the Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB), with a focus on Central Germany and the period from 1700 to 1950.
- German Maps: Topographische Karte 1:25,000 (BYU) - 3,527 enlargeable high-resolution sheets of the German national topographic survey at 1:25,000 scale, held at Brigham Young University.
- Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online: Historische Karten von Bayern - Searchable collection of historical maps of Bavaria spanning four centuries, from the Bavarian State Library's digital platform.
- Basel University Library - Maps of Switzerland and elsewhere, with a choice of resolution.
- Kartenportal.CH - Swiss metacatalogue aggregating over half a million maps from libraries and archives across Switzerland and beyond, with unified search.
- e-rara: Swiss Rare Books Digitization Platform - Collaborative digitization platform from Swiss libraries making rare books from the 15th to 19th century freely available, including a significant body of atlases and cartographic works.
- Amsterdam University Library Kaartencollectie - Maps covering The Netherlands and the rest of the world, including wall-maps, the work of C. Claesz, water-feature mapping, and more.
- Palaeogeographic Maps of the Netherlands - Palaeogeographic maps from the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed.
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek: Ortelius Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - Complete digitised edition of Abraham Ortelius's landmark world atlas from the National Library of the Netherlands, with all maps enlargeable to high resolution.
- Cassini: Carte de France - All 182 sheets of the first modern topographic survey of France, commissioned by Louis XV and produced 1756-1815, held at the Library of Congress.
- IGN Remonter le temps - French national mapping agency's time-travel viewer providing layered access to the Cassini map, the Carte de l'État-Major (1825-66), and modern IGN surveys for all of France.
- Cassini: Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (EHESS) - Large interactive GIS linking the 18th-century Cassini survey to modern French communes, enabling historical demographic and geographic research.
- Paris in the 19th Century (University of Chicago) - Curated selection of enlargeable high-resolution 19th-century plans of Paris from the University of Chicago Library.
- Treasures from Count Széchényi's Collection (National Széchenyi Library) - High-resolution digitized maps from the founding collection of Hungary's National Library, including rare early printed atlases.
- WIG Maps: Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny 1919-1939 - Scans of interwar Polish military cartographic institute maps at scales from 1:25,000 to 1:300,000, covering Poland and surrounding territories.
- MAPA: Digital Atlas of Ukraine (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute) - GIS-based digital atlas of Ukraine developed by the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, integrating historical and contemporary geographic data.
- Ancient World Mapping Center - Continues the work of the Classical Atlas Project that produced the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, refining the geographic dataset for the ancient Mediterranean world.
- Historiskekort.dk (Danish National Archives) - Digital archive of approximately 100,000 scanned historical maps of Denmark, a major national repository from the Danish geodata agency.
- Københavns Stadsarkiv: Kort og Tegninger - 700 enlargeable high-resolution maps and plans of Copenhagen from the Copenhagen City Archives.
- National Archives of Estonia: Register of Maps - Register describing 75,695 maps held in the National Archives of Estonia, with digital access to a substantial portion of the collection.
- Cadastral Maps of the 17th Century (Vanhakartta.fi) - Several hundred high-resolution 17th-century Finnish estate and cadastral maps, a foundational source for Finnish historical geography.
- Doria: Maps (National Library of Finland) - Nearly 1,400 digitized maps enlargeable to fairly high resolution from the National Library of Finland's digital collections.
- TORA (Topographical Register at the National Archives) - Geocoded register of historical settlement units in Sweden, and a linked open data service connecting historical sources and databases. GitHub.
- Lantmäteriet: Historiska kartor - The Swedish national land survey authority's portal for over 100,000 high-resolution historical maps, including the 17th-century cadastral Häradskartorna series.
- British History Online - Historic maps of London from before 1800 and maps from the 19th-century series of the Ordnance Survey, plus a plethora of digitised primary sources throughout British history.
- Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer (Historic England) - Compilation of archaeological mapping data collected by Historic England over 30 years from modern and historic aerial photographic sources. More info.
- Digimap - Database viewer that includes a variety of georeferenced Ordnance Survey Maps for the UK, as well as various modern basemaps, elevation and other data (requires UK University login).
- Ordnance Survey National Grid Maps, 1944-1971 (NLS) - The most detailed Ordnance Survey maps after the Second World War, including all scales of mapping for Scotland, London, England and Wales.
- Matthew Paris' Map of Britain (c. 1255 AD) - Online, clickable interactive version of Matthew Paris' most famous map, the most comprehensive map of Britain of its time. More from the British Library.
- The Gough Map - 14th century map of Great Britain on vellum, depicting rivers and over 600 cities, towns and smaller settlements. Route analysis.
- Ordnance Survey Mapping (British Library) - The most comprehensive, publicly accessible collection of Ordnance Survey maps in the world.
- British Geological Survey Maps Portal - Free online viewing of over 45,000 BGS geological maps and sections covering the British Isles, from 1832 to the present.
- OS Ten-Mile Planning Maps of the United Kingdom, 1940s-1970s (NLS) - 183 sheets of Ordnance Survey "Ten Mile" planning maps covering the full UK at high resolution.
- German Naval Charts, 1938-1945 (NLS) - Twenty-one high-resolution German naval charts of British coastal waters produced during World War II.
- Key to English Place Names - Up-to-date guide to the interpretation of the names of England's cities, towns and villages.
- Goad Fire Insurance Plans of the British Isles - Comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885, invaluable sources of detailed information about urban areas and town centres.
- The Unveiling of Britain, 800-1600 - Selection of maps and views tracing the growing awareness of the form of the British Isles and their place in the wider world from 800 to 1600.
- OS Town Plans of England and Wales, 1840s-1890s (NLS) - Large-scale Ordnance Survey town plans of England and Wales, enlargeable to high resolution from the National Library of Scotland.
- OS One-Inch to the Mile, Old Series, 1801-1869 (NLS) - Complete high-resolution digitisation of the original Ordnance Survey one-inch series for England and Wales.
- OS 25-Inch England and Wales, 1841-1952 (NLS) - 89,800 sheets of Ordnance Survey 25-inch maps covering England and Wales, enlargeable to very high resolution.
- Canalmaps Archive: Historic Maps and Plans of Inland Navigation - Archive of historic maps and plans documenting the canal network of Great Britain.
- Forests and Chases of England and Wales, c.1500 to c.1850 (University of Oxford) - Inventory of early maps and plans of English and Welsh forests and chases, produced by the University of Oxford.
- Lancashire Historic Maps (Lancaster University) - Images of over 60 maps of Lancashire enlargeable to high resolution, covering county, town and estate mapping across multiple centuries.
- Know Your Place - West of England - Interactive GIS showing modern and historic maps side-by-side across the West of England, including Bristol, Bath and surrounding areas.
- Old Hampshire Mapped - Comprehensive catalogue of Hampshire (UK) maps and related items, illustrated from the County Museums Service Collection.
- Crace Collection of London Plans - Over 1,200 maps and plans of the capital brought together by the Victorian designer Frederick Crace.
- Layers of London - Collaborative project presenting twelve significant historical maps of London from 1520 to the present day, with crowdsourced place-history contributions.
- Charles Booth Poverty Survey Maps, 1886-1903 (LSE) - The full digitised archive of Charles Booth's landmark social survey of London, including the famous poverty maps and notebooks.
- London Picture Archive: Maps (London Metropolitan Archives) - Over 1,600 maps of London enlargeable to high resolution, from the London Metropolitan Archives.
- OS Maps of London, Five Feet to the Mile, 1893-1896 (NLS) - 753 sheets of the most detailed published Ordnance Survey maps of London, enlargeable to very high resolution.
- OS Six-Inch Ireland, 1st and Later Editions, 1820s-1960s (NLS) - Comprehensive NLS digitisation of all editions of the six-inch Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland from the 1820s through the 1960s.
- Early Irish Maps from State Papers, c.1558-c.1610 (The National Archives) - Over 70 maps from the English State Papers depicting Irish plantations, coastlines and territories from the Elizabethan period.
- Historical Maps of County Clare (Clare Library) - Internet GIS based on the 1842 Ordnance Survey, with a range of historical maps of County Clare.
- Charting the Nation - Image collection including maps in atlases and bound books, together with manuscript and printed texts relating to the geography and mapping of Scotland from 1550 to 1740 and beyond.
- Roy Military Survey of Scotland, 1747-55 (NLS) - The 'Great Map' providing a uniform graphic snapshot of the entire Scottish mainland, the most detailed map surviving for many Highland areas for the entire 18th century.
- NLS Early Maps of Scotland, 1560-1928 - Around 1,300 high-resolution images spanning the full history of Scottish cartography, including Gordon and Pont manuscript maps.
- NLS Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 - All 49 maps from Joan Blaeu's 1654 Atlas Novus of Scotland in very high resolution, with zoomable viewing.
- NLS Timothy Pont's Mapping of Scotland, Late 16th Century - Very high-resolution zoomable maps from Timothy Pont's late 16th-century survey, the earliest detailed mapping of Scotland.
- NLS OS Six-Inch, 1st Edition, Scotland, 1843-1882 - Very high-resolution scans of the first six-inch Ordnance Survey covering the entire Scottish mainland.
- NLS OS Large-Scale Scottish Town Plans, 1847-1895 - Around 1,900 large-scale town plans of Scottish towns at zoomable high resolution.
- NLS Estate Maps of Scotland, 1772-1878 - Selected high-resolution estate plans documenting Scottish land ownership and landscape.
- NLS Bathymetrical Survey of Scottish Fresh-Water Lochs, 1897-1909 - 232 high-resolution zoomable bathymetric survey maps of Scottish freshwater lochs.
- NLS Military Maps of Scotland, 18th Century - Nearly 400 high-resolution military maps of Scotland from the 18th century.
- NLS Coasts of Scotland on Marine Charts, 1580-1850 - Chronological selection of marine charts depicting the Scottish coastline from 1580 to 1850.
- ScotlandsPlaces - Joint searchable portal enabling access to historical maps, place names, and cultural heritage records across multiple Scottish national collections.
- National Library of Wales Maps - Digital gallery of maps from the National Library of Wales.
- Maps of Wales - Historical maps of Wales.
- County Maps - County-level maps of Wales.
- Estate Maps - Historical property and land maps from Welsh collections.
- Town Plans - Historical town plans from Wales.
- Welsh Tithe Maps - Collection of tithe maps documenting land ownership and usage in Wales.
- Idris Mathias' Manuscript Map of the Lower Teifi Valley - Beautiful manuscript map of the lower Teifi Valley.
- Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Library of Congress collection of 1,492 bird's-eye view maps of American towns and cities, showing streets, buildings, and landscape features in perspective.
- Exploring the Early Americas - Library of Congress exhibition tracing the history of the Americas through pre-Columbian to early colonial maps, manuscripts, and artifacts.
- US Census Statistical Atlases 1870-1920 - Historical US Census statistical atlases documenting population, economic, and geographic data through maps.
- American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection - Maps ranging from early maps of Asia to historical maps of Wisconsin and Milwaukee, and other American cities, states, and national parks.
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Library of Congress collection of large-scale maps depicting the layout of American cities and towns, produced for fire insurance underwriters from 1867-1970. Covers over 12,000 cities and towns.
- Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Library of Congress collection of 635 maps documenting the planning and construction of the American railroad network.
- Cities and Towns - Library of Congress collection of panoramic and bird's-eye view maps of American cities and towns.
- Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase - Library of Congress collection of 70 high-resolution maps tracing European exploration and the Louisiana Purchase territory.
- Transportation and Communication - Library of Congress collection of 865 maps documenting American roads, canals, railroads, and communication networks.
- New England Historic and Placename Directory - Directory containing over 100,000 place names.
- The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789 - Library of Congress collection of maps documenting the geographic context of the American Revolution.
- Rochambeau Collection - 66 high-resolution manuscript and printed maps from the Library of Congress, documenting the French role in the American Revolutionary War.
- Civil War Maps - Library of Congress collection of maps from the American Civil War.
- The Hotchkiss Map Collection: Confederate Army Maps - 348 manuscript maps compiled by Confederate topographic engineer Jedediah Hotchkiss, primarily depicting Virginia and surrounding areas.
- Military Battles and Campaigns - Library of Congress collection of over 4,000 maps and charts of military battles and campaigns from the American Revolution through World War I.
- Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society - Maps and other Civil War materials from the New-York Historical Society.
- PastMaps - Collection of historical maps from Maine and more (paid).
- John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota - Material on Minnesota, the USA and the rest of the world.
- The NYC Space/Time Directory - Digital time-travel service for New York City from the New York Public Library, using historical maps and collections rich in geospatial data.
- The W. H. Pugsley Collection of Early Canadian Maps (McGill) - Fifty very high-resolution images of early maps of North America and Canada from McGill University Library.
- Canadian County Atlas Digital Project (McGill) - Searchable database of 19th-century county atlases from Ontario with high-resolution images and biographical data.
- Nova Scotia Historical Maps (Nova Scotia Archives) - Collection of 55 maps from the Nova Scotia Archives covering the province from early colonial periods onward.
- Ontario Historical Topographic Map Digitization Project (OCUL) - Over 1,000 historical topographic maps of Ontario, enlargeable in sections, from the Ontario Council of University Libraries.
- Pan Inuit Trails Atlas - Collaborative atlas showing how the Canadian Arctic has long been explored and inhabited by Inuit peoples, drawing on oral history and archival sources.
- Maps of the French and Indian War (Massachusetts Historical Society) - Fourteen enlargeable high-resolution maps of eastern North America and Canada from the Massachusetts Historical Society.
- The Barren Lands: J. B. Tyrrell's Expeditions, 1892-1894 (University of Toronto) - University of Toronto digital collection covering Tyrrell's mapping expeditions into the Canadian subarctic.
- Mapas Indígenas Novohispanos (Archivo General de la Nación) - Over 60 indigenous maps from New Spain held by the Archivo General de la Nación, dating 1539-1764.
- Mapas, Planos e Ilustraciones (AGN) - Online search interface for the map, plan, and illustration holdings of Mexico's Archivo General de la Nación.
- The Codex Quetzalecatzin (Library of Congress) - Aztec-period Nahuatl codex relating to land tenure and genealogy, held at the Library of Congress and enlargeable to high resolution.
- imagineRio (Rice University) - Rice University mapping project illustrating the social and urban evolution of Rio de Janeiro through georeferenced historical maps and views.
- Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Latin American Cities (University of Chicago) - Zoomable high-resolution maps of Latin American cities from the University of Chicago Library map collection.
- Mapas de América (Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia) - Maps of the Americas enlargeable to high resolution from the Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia.
- Codex Trujillo del Perú (World Digital Library) - Unpublished 18th-century collection of maps of the Peruvian episcopate, with portraits, city plans, and indigenous language tables.
- Galápagos Islands: History and Cartography - Illustrated cartographic history of the Galápagos Islands with medium-resolution images and detailed analytical texts by John Woram.
- A Guide to Reading and Analysing Historic Maps (NLS) - Step-by-step guide to reading and analysing historical maps from the National Library of Scotland.
- Library of Congress Teacher Resources: Maps - Teaching materials, lesson plans, and classroom activities from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
- Cartographic Fakes, Forgeries and Facsimiles Likely to Deceive - Guide to identifying fake maps as well as a list of known forgeries.
- Guide to Figuring out the Age of an Undated World Map (xkcd) - Flowchart for determining when a world map was made.
- Researching Boundaries of Parishes and Counties (NLS) - Guide to researching historical boundaries using maps.
- Researching Climate Change (NLS) - Guide to using historical maps for climate change research.
- Researching House and Building History (NLS) - Guide to researching property history using historical maps.
- Researching Local History (NLS) - Guide to local history research using historical maps.
- Researching Woodland History (NLS) - Guide to researching the history of woodlands using historical maps.
- Historical Maps in GIS by David Rumsey and Meredith Williams - Guide to using historical maps in Geographic Information Systems.
- Georeferencing in ArcGIS - Story map tutorial on georeferencing historical maps in ArcGIS.
- Georeferencing Tutorial for a Graduate Digital Humanities Course - Video tutorial by Ryan Cordell using ArcGIS.
- Digitising Map Data in QGIS - Tutorial on digitising map data in QGIS.
- Georeferencing in QGIS - Video tutorial on georeferencing in QGIS.
- Using LiDAR Layers for Landscape Research (NLS) - Guide to using LiDAR data with historical maps for landscape research.
- Re-using Georeferenced Maps (NLS) - Guide to re-using georeferenced maps within GIS and other software.
- Re-using Map Datasets (NLS) - Guide to re-using map datasets within GIS and other software.
- The Luso-Hispanic World in Maps - Library of Congress guide to manuscript maps to 1900 depicting Spain, Portugal, and their colonial territories.
- Map History/History of Cartography - Long-running general information site with information about old maps, both on the web and in the real world.
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QGIS - Free, open-source desktop GIS used for creating, editing, visualising, analysing and publishing geospatial information. Training material. Tutorials. LinkedIn Learning.
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ArcGIS Online - Completely web-based GIS useful for viewing, sharing and editing data, with an increasing amount of published open GIS data. Tutorial.
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MapAnalyst - Software application for the accuracy analysis of old maps, computing distortion grids and other types of visualizations that illustrate geometrical accuracy and distortion. Paper.
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Map Warper - Open source map geo-rectification, warping and georeferencing application.
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Georeferencer - Crowdsourced georeferencing for map library collections.
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HiRoNEx - Python tool for automatic, fully unsupervised extraction of historical road networks from historical maps.
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MapReader - End-to-end computer vision pipeline for exploring and analyzing images at scale, developed to analyze large collections of historical maps.
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desCartes - Recognises roads on old maps and converts them to vector lines for GIS applications and historical transport network analysis.
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Allmaps - Curating, georeferencing and exploring for IIIF maps across libraries, archives and museums worldwide.
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StoryRoute - AI-powered GPS audio tour guide that generates location-based historical narrations as you explore cities, landmarks, and heritage sites, using LLMs and OpenStreetMap geospatial data.
- Old Maps Online - Search catalog that allows visitors to explore and discover the beauty of historical maps depicting a past geographical place of their interest.
- National Library of Scotland's Map Finder - Search tool for finding historical maps of Scotland and beyond from the National Library of Scotland.
- MapRank Search - Geographic search interface for the David Rumsey Map Collection, allowing discovery of historical maps by location and date.
- Historical Maps Vectorization Tools - Toolbox to vectorize fluvial corridor objects on historical maps.
- Historic Maps API Layers (NLS) - Georeferenced map layers of Great Britain and Ireland for re-use from the National Library of Scotland.
- World Historical Gazetteer - Collection of content and services that permit world historians, their students, and the general public to do spatial and temporal reasoning and visualization in a data rich environment at global and trans-regional scales.
- Pleiades - Community-built gazetteer and graph of ancient places, publishing authoritative information about ancient places and spaces under open license.
- eBay Antique Maps - Antique maps, atlases and globes on eBay.
- International Map Collector's Society - Society of collectors, dealers, librarians, academics and enthusiasts who share their common interest in antique and vintage maps.
- mapschool - Free introduction to geo, covering general geospatial terms, techniques and more.
- Cartography Portal on Wikipedia - Wikipedia's portal for cartography-related articles.
- Awesome Digital Humanities - Software for humanities scholars using quantitative or computational methods.
- Awesome GIS - All things Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
- Awesome QGIS - All things QGIS, the FOSS GIS program.
- Awesome ArcGIS - Resource list/wiki for ArcGIS users and developers.
- Awesome Earth Observation Code - Tools, tutorials, code, helpful projects, links about Earth Observation and geospatial.
- Awesome GEE - Google Earth Engine resources.
- Awesome GeoJSON - GeoJSON utilities that will make your life easier.
- Awesome Geospatial - Long list of geospatial tools and resources.
- Awesome Geospatial Companies - List of 500+ geospatial companies.
- Awesome Open Geoscience - Curated from repositories that make geoscientists' lives easier or more awesome.
- Awesome Remote Sensing Change Detection - Datasets, codes, researchers and contests related to remote sensing change detection.
- Awesome Satellite Imagery Datasets - Satellite imagery datasets with annotations for computer vision and deep learning.
- Awesome Vector Tiles - Implementations of the Mapbox Vector Tile specification.
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This list includes resources from various institutions worldwide dedicated to historical cartography and mapping.