Historical Atlas of the 20th Century:
Large collection of color-coded atlas maps showing world population,
governments, wars, and other historical trends. Many include brief
historical commentaries.
http://www.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
Dutch City maps from the Blaeu Atlas 1649/1652:
50 Holland city maps from 1650 atlas Toonneel der Steden. Site is in
English; some maps include city histories in Dutch.
http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/blaeu.html
OSSHE Historic Atlas Resource Library:
Socio- and political maps of 18th and 19th century United States;
classical age Mediterranean. Some maps require Shockwave plug-in.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/
University of Bern (Switzerland) Ryhiner Project:
16th to 18th c. maps of Germany, Switzerland, and France from the
University and Canton archives.
http://www.stub.unibe.ch/stub/ryhiner/ryhiner.html
David Rumsey Collection:
Over 6,000 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.
http://www.davidrumsey.com
Discus Media 1900 European Maps Collection:
Collection of over 800 images of maps displaying the Old World as it
looked like about 100 years ago. City maps, area maps.
http://www.discusmedia.com/1900.htm
MapForum.com:
On-line magazine about antique maps with articles about mapmaking,
exhibits, and classified ads.
http://www.mapforum.com
United States Library of Congress Map Collections:
Searchable collection of digitized maps in the public domain from
North America, 1544-1996. Grouped into categories: cities,
environment, exploration, immigration, military, and transportation.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
GeoHistory:
Comprehensive package of interactive historical maps
http://www.geohistory.com/
Henry Davis Cartographic Images:
300 high-resolution images of period maps divided into Ancient,
Medieval, and Renaissance periods. Emphasis on world maps.
http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/
Trenches on the Web - WWI Map Room:
World War I Western Front maps, including trench locations for major
battles.
http://www.worldwar1.com/maproom.htm
Piri Reis Map:
Partial map (c. 1513?) discovered in 1929 depicting eastern Americas
and Antarctica. Map is drawn in portolan style (radiating circles)
and credited to Turkish admiral.
http://www.survive2012.com/pirireismap.html
Boundaries of the Contiguous United States:
Animation showing the evolution of state boundaries in the United
States from the original 13 colonies to its present state.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html
Perry-Casteneda Library Map Collection:
University of Texas-Austin Perry-Castaأ±eda Library Map Collection.
200+ links to other map collections; emphasis on 19th century
America maps.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html
Russian Cartography of the Baltic Sea, 18th century:
Atlas of the Baltic Sea (Atlas vsego Baltiiskago morya...) by
Aleksei Nagaev 1757. High and low resolution images photographed
from the University of Helsinki Library.
http://www.karttaikkuna.fi/Russia
United States 1895 Atlas:
Large images grouped by state from an 1985 US Atlas.
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895
Turkey in Maps:
On-line exhibitions of antique maps of Turkish Empire and Asia Minor
(present day Turkey).
http://turkeyinmaps.com
Historical Maps From Early America:
1790 - 1810 maps of United States, including Revolutionary War
battle areas. Historical notes with each map.
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/maps/index.html
FEEFHS Map Room:
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.
http://www.feefhs.org/maps/indexmap.html
Michigan & the Great Lakes:
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.
http://www.geocities.com/ronsmaps61/
John Snow's London, 1859:
A historical map with sites of Victorian London during the time of
Dr. John Snow (1813-58), the prominent epidemiologist and
anesthesiologist.
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/1859map/map1859.html
James Ford Bell Library:
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.
http://www.bell.lib.umn.edu/historical/Hist.html
Genmaps:
Great Britain maps, 16th thru 19th century, divided into counties /
regions.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps
Finland Info:
Antique maps showing Finland in relation to the rest of Europe. Maps
from 15th c. to modern. Includes some historical commentary.
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/mapseng.html
History Link 101 Map Page:
Collection of historical and educational maps of ancient Africa,
China, Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Rome, Middle Ages and Prehistoric
Man.
http://www.historylink101.com/historical_maps.htm
Yale University Map Collection:
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.
http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/online.html
Catalan Atlas:
Atlas circa 1375 attributed to Cresques Abraham showing Europe and
Asia. Site includes detailed description and analysis.
http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/manuscrits/aman6.htm
Holy Roman Empire 1789-1815:
German states and principalities from 17th to 19th c.
http://www.geocities.com/vrozn/
Bodleian Library - The Map Case:
Sample of images from Oxford's collection, focusing on Great
Britain.
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/mapcase2.htm
Collectio Felbar:
16th to 19th century maps and views of Croatia, Dalmatia and Istria.
http://www.felbar.com/
San Jose State University Art of Cartography:
20 maps of the New World, India, Africa, and Asia from 16th and 17th
century. Includes 2 11th century Arabic maps.
http://gallery.sjsu.edu/cartography/maps/index.html
Diego Gutierrez Map of America, 1562:
Western Hemisphere map; site includes historical information with
scrolling and zooming map viewer.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gutierrz.html
Janssonius Map of the Netherlands:
1658. View entire map, or divided into modern provinces.
http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/janssonius/janssonius.html
Germany at the End of the 18th Century:
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
http://www.hoeckmann.de/deutschland/index.htm
India Political History:
20 political maps of India from the ancient times to the modern.
Also includes a brief history of India.
http://www.geocities.com/narenp/history/maps.htm
Images of Early Maps on the Web:
Comprehensive list of sites containing historical maps.
http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/maps/webimages.html
Roman Maps : Tacitus:
Maps of areas referred to by Cornelius Tacitus in "The Histories",
A.D. 1.
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/tacitusc/histries/indexm.htm
Periodical historical Atlas of Europe:
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.
http://www.euratlas.com/summary.htm
Michican Historical Museum : What's Cool About Maps?:
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.
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/special/coolmaps/index.html
Finland History:
Maps showing the history of the Finnish-related people of Russia.
Includes maps of city locations, name changes, and much commentary.
http://www.geocities.com/ojoronen/FINMAPS.HTM
Map Reference:
A Web bibliography of non-printed reference material on the history
of maps and cartography.
http://www.andropov.com/mapref/
Jerusalem:
Twenty maps of the city of Jerusalem from 6th to 19th century with
commentary from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/maps.html
Exploring Florida:
Includes hundreds of Florida maps and detail views from 1584 to the
present.
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/maps.htm
WWII Maps:
100 black and white WWII maps indexed by date, many with troop
movement and battle locations indicated.
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Index/picindexmaps.html
Balkans, 1829:
1829 military map of Balkans. Site text is in German.
http://www25.brinkster.com/mcmk/balkan
King County Aerial Photos: Historical vs Recent:
Aerial photographs from the 1930's, 1970's, and 1990's illustrating
the growth of several areas in King County, WA.
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/topics/map/aerials/Compare.htm
Wyoming Historical Maps:
Wyoming state maps depicting the emigrant trails of the late 1800s.
Eleven maps prepared by L. C. Bishop available in small to large
resolutions.
http://wyshs.org/maps.htm
Canada at Scale: Maps of our History:
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.
http://www.archives.ca/05/0514_e.html
United States NOAA Office of Coast Survey:
Nautical charts and sketches of the United States coast from the
18th and 19th c. sorted by state.
http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/csdl/ctp/abstract.htm
Antiquarian Maps at the Reed College Library:
Collection of 100 maps from around the world, 15th to 19th century.
Reed College Library, Oregon.
http://library.reed.edu/collections/antmaps/
Batavia Virtual Museum:
Collection of maps from the 17th and 18th century, as part of a site
on the history of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Commentary in
English and Dutch.
http://batavia.UGent.be/museum/
Chorographia Britanniae:
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.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/badeslade
Le Grand Atlas by Johan Blaeu:
Images of the French Edition (1667, 12 Volumes) of Le Grand Atlas by
Johan Blaeu.
http://www.blaeuatlas.com/
US Historical Topographic Maps:
Historical topographic maps of US East Coast states from 19th and
early 20th century, scanned from original US Geological Survey maps
http://historical.maptech.com/
