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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.
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.
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.
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.
Exploring Florida Includes hundreds of Florida maps and detail views from 1584 to the present.
Genmaps Great Britain maps, 16th through 19th century, divided into counties and regions.
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.
Prehistoric Globalization Maps that change history. Paper on maps predating Columbus including a section on fraudulent maps.
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.
Janssonius Map of the Netherlands 1658. View entire map, or divided into modern provinces.
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
WWII Maps 100 black and white WWII maps indexed by date, many with troop movement and battle locations indicated.
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.
Antiquarian Maps at the Reed College Library Collection of 100 maps from around the world, 15th to 19th century. Reed College Library, Oregon.
Diego Gutierrez Map of America, 1562 Western Hemisphere map; site includes historical information with scrolling and zooming map viewer.
Abandoned Mines of Colorado Springs & El Paso County Locates mine shafts around Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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.
Finland Info Antique maps showing Finland in relation to the rest of Europe. Maps from 15th c. to modern. Includes some historical commentary.
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.
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.
Map Reference A Web bibliography of non-printed reference material on the history of maps and cartography.
Athena Review Image Archive: New World Maps and Site Plans Maps of Columbus' voyages, 16th c. Central and South America.
Athena Review Image Archive: Old World Maps and Site Plans Maps of Roman Gaul, 60 - 50 BC.
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.
Le Grand Atlas by Johan Blaeu Images of the French Edition (1667, 12 Volumes) of Le Grand Atlas by Johan Blaeu.
Atlas Coelestis Celestial cartography maps.
Bodleian Library - The Map Case Sample of images from Oxford's collection, focusing on Great Britain.
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.
David Rumsey Collection 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.
Japanese Historical Maps from UC Berkeley 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.
USMA Department of History Map Library A comprehensive source of scanned battle maps from the ancient Greeks to the present provided by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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.
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.
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.
Collectio Felbar 16th to 19th century maps and views of Croatia, Dalmatia and Istria.
India Political History 20 political maps of India from the ancient times to the modern. Also includes a brief history of India.
Finland History Maps showing the history of the Finnish-related people of Russia. Includes maps of city locations, name changes, and much commentary.
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.
Holy Roman Empire 1789-1815 German states and principalities from 17th to 19th c.
GeoHistory Comprehensive package of interactive historical maps
Gleadless.net Old maps of Gleadless, Norton and surrounding areas of southern Sheffield, England.
Henry Davis Cartographic Images 300 high-resolution images of period maps divided into Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance periods. Emphasis on world maps.
History Link 101 Map Page Collection of historical and educational maps of ancient Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Rome, Middle Ages and Prehistoric Man.
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
Jerusalem Twenty maps of the city of Jerusalem from 6th to 19th century with commentary from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection University of Texas-Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. 200+ links to other map collections; emphasis on 19th century America maps.
University of Virginia: Maps from Columbus to Lewis and Clark Period maps and atlases from 1507 to 1805 focusing on the exploration of the central and western US.
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.
United States 1895 Atlas Large images grouped by state from an 1895 US Atlas.
MapForum.com On-line magazine about antique maps with articles about mapmaking, exhibits, and classified ads.
Images of Early Maps on the Web Comprehensive list of sites containing historical maps.
Roman Maps : Tacitus Maps of areas referred to by Cornelius Tacitus in "The Histories", A.D. 1.
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.
Antique Maps of the Pacific Ocean Antique maps (pre-1800) for the Pacific Ocean and its islands.
United States Digital Map Library Online archive of state, county, and treaty maps.
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.
Ryhiner Map Collection 16th to 18th c. maps of Germany, Switzerland, and France from the University and Canton archives from the University of Bern in Switzerland.
Turkey in Maps On-line exhibitions of antique maps of Turkish Empire and Asia Minor (present day Turkey).
F.Y.R. Macedonia from Antiquity to Present Day Macedonia from 1477 to 1928. Downloadable.
Trenches on the Web - WWI Map Room World War I Western Front maps, including trench locations for major battles.
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.