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Historical Maps
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cities in the Americas: A Celebration of the Phelps Stokes Collection 
 "On the American continent, the 19th century was witness to the rapid expansion of boundaries, the growth of existing cities, and the establishment of new urban centers, all copiously recorded by the growing numbers of printmakers active in the United States and its territories. [This exhibition from the New York Public Library] includes examples of 18th-century views of America's founding cities, as well as such dramatic 19th-century formats as the bird's-eye view." http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/print/exhibits/cities/ Topics: Maps, U.S. Maps Last updated Jun 10, 2007 Civil War Maps: Civil War Maps, 1861-1865
"This presentation contains approximately 2,240 Civil War maps and charts and 76 atlases and sketchbooks." Includes related essays. Searchable, and browsable by place, subject, creator, and title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/ Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 9, 2004 David Rumsey Map Collection
Contains images of thousands of historical maps. "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." Searchable and browsable. http://www.davidrumsey.com/ Topics: History, Maps Last updated Aug 15, 2004 The European Discovery of the Pacific
This version of a talk by a cartographic historian discusses the European discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Vasco Nunez de Balboa in September 1513 and how a 1507 world map published in Strasbourg appears to show "America North and South as two very large island-continents ... and beyond them lies an ocean stretching some thousands of miles west." Includes image of the 1507 map. From a UK retailer of maps and travel books. http://www.stanfords.co.uk/articles/mad-about-maps/the-european-discovery-of-the-pacific,125,AR.html Topics: Geography, Geology, Maps, Water Last updated Sep 11, 2007 Heading West, Touring West
This site is based on two New York Public Library exhibitions. The first "traces the evolution from an imagined to a defined and mapped American West. Through impressions of the West in maps from 1540 to 1900, the website presents an overview of the mapping process, which continues today." The second "celebrates the [19th century] creators, promoters, and performers of professional theater, music, and dance who toured the American continent." http://www.nypl.org/west/ Topics: Geography, Maps, Performing Arts, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Mar 15, 2004 Historic Cities
This site has maps, brief facts, and other material about historic cities. Browse by country, city, year, or mapmaker. Maps date from the late 15th through the early 18th centuries. From the Historic Cities Center of the Department of Geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jewish National and University Library. http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/historic_cities.html Topics: Geography, History, Maps Last updated Jan 11, 2006 Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms
This site features thematic sets of historical maps "accompanied by lesson plans written for four grade levels and designed to support a variety of social studies, history, and geography curricula." Themes include exploration, migration, environmental history, transportation, political and military history, and American communities. Also provides a glossary. From the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library. http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps/ Topics: Geography, History, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans, Maps, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Apr 13, 2005 Historic Pittsburgh
This digital collection "provides an opportunity to explore and research the history of Pittsburgh and the surrounding Western Pennsylvania area." This ongoing project currently has hundreds of full-text books from the 19th and 20th centuries and plat maps of the area from 1872 to 1939. Also provides census records and other research help. A joint project of the University of Pittsburgh's Digital Research Library and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/ Topics: Maps, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps Last updated Oct 7, 2005 Historical Map & Chart Project
"This collection contains over 21,000 [navigational] Maps and Charts ranging from the year 1747 to 2001." Search by key word, region, type, year, or chart number. Includes a link "for current navigational products and information on ordering paper nautical charts." From the Cartographic and Geospatial Technology Program (CGTP), Office of Coast Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/historical_zoom.asp Topics: Maps Last updated May 8, 2008 Historical Maps
More than 100 historical maps from around the world. Brief descriptive information is included for each map. Browsable by region, time period, or mapmaker name. Searchable by keyword, mapmaker name, or region. Also includes links to related resources such as maps and mapmakers and early maps of Russia. From the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota. http://bell.lib.umn.edu/hist/ Topics: Geography, History, Libraries & Archives by Type, Maps Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Japanese Historical Maps
Access to more than 100 images and books from the collection of over 2,300 Japanese historical maps dating back to the 15th century. Includes a view of the data, which is an overlay of historical maps with current geospatial data. Viewing maps may require downloading special software, depending on your computer. From the University of California at Berkeley, East Asian Library. http://www.davidrumsey.com/japan/ Topics: History By Place, Maps, Maps by Place Last updated Apr 10, 2007 Jerusalem in Old Maps and Views
This collection of maps and views of the city of Jerusalem and the surrounding area provides a brief history of 15 centuries of cartographic design. These beautiful images of the Holy City and the Holy Land, beginning with a 6th century mosaic, "the oldest detailed map in existence," are more symbolic than representational. From the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Spanish version available. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Jerusalem%20in%20Old%20Maps%20and%20Views Topics: Maps, Maps by Place Last updated Jul 21, 2006 Kansas City Public Library: Local History
Collections of thousands of photographs, brief biographies of notable people, postcards, interactive maps, profiles of buildings and architecture, and more. From the Kansas City (Missouri) Public Library. http://images.kclibrary.org/localhistory/ Topics: Maps, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Lewis & Clark: The Maps of Exploration, 1507-1814
This exhibit of history, maps, and navigational instruments "examines the planning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the cartographic tradition that made the expedition possible." Includes maps of the emerging view of the new continent of North America, French cartographic contributions, and those "made to western exploration by the Virginia gentry." A bibliography and related links are available. From the University of Virginia. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/lewis_clark/ Topics: Discover New Trails at LII, Geography, History, Maps, U.S. Maps, United States History, Washington State: History Last updated Nov 11, 2004 Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West
A cooperative project of several organizations, this site provides access to Lewis and Clark maps, with related activities and lesson plans. http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/ Topics: Discover New Trails at LII, Geography, History, Lesson Plans, Maps, U.S. Maps, United States History, Washington State: History Last updated Jan 11, 2004 Maps of the French and Indian War
Fourteen historic maps, with accompanying facts about the pivotal battles of the French and Indian War. From the collection of The Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/maps/Intro/FISplash.htm Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Jul 25, 2002 Maps of the Pimería: Early Cartography of the Southwest
"Pimería was a province or region--never precisely defined--of Spanish colonial Mexico encompassing what is now southern Arizona and northern Sonora, the name being derived from the Pima Indians who live in the region." This site includes over twenty-five maps, ranging in date from 1556 to 1854. Each map features a description and information about the cartographer; some also have brief historical background notes. From the University of Arizona Library. http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/pimeriamaps/ Topics: History By Place, Maps, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 1, 2006 Mexico: From Empire to Revolution
This online exhibit presents photographs dating from Mexico's appointment of Benito Juarez as Acting President in 1857 up to the Revolution in 1910. Contains a chronology, maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and information on the photographers featured in the exhibit (including Desire Charnay, Francois Aubert, Augustus Le Plongeon, and William Henry Jackson). From the Getty Research Institute. http://getty.edu/research/conducting_research/digitized_collections/mexico/ Topics: History By Place, Maps, Maps by Place, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jun 3, 2004 Military Battles and Campaigns
"Maps showing campaigns of major military conflicts including troop movements, defensive structures and groundworks, roads to and from sites of military engagements, campsites, and local buildings, topography and vegetation.... [Many of the] maps provide information ... not available elsewhere." Most maps are of the United States. Includes themed collections on the American Revolution and the Civil War. Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/milhome.html Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated May 25, 2004 Missing and Stolen Map Database
This missing map database, started in early 2008, "is one of many efforts in the fight against international thefts of cultural property. This is free of charge, fully searchable, [and] international in scope." Browse or search for maps by author, title, and other factors. As of December 2008, only a few maps were listed. Submitting a map requires free registration. From the International Antiquarian Mapsellers Association (IAMA). http://www.missingmaps.info/ Topics: Maps Last updated Dec 8, 2008 National Library of Scotland: Maps From Our Collections
Several searchable map collections. Includes "Maps of Scotland, 1560-1928" (hundreds of maps, including those of the country, counties, town plans/views, and sea charts); "Pont's Maps of Scotland, ca. 1583 - 1596" (manuscript maps made by Timothy Pont of Renaissance Scotland); "Military Maps of Scotland" (from the 18th century); and "Ordnance Survey Town Plans, 1847-1895." http://www.nls.uk/maps/ Topics: Maps, Maps by Place Last updated Dec 9, 2006 Nevada History in Maps
Maps from "the U.S. government, Nevada and other state or territorial governments, publishers of commercial maps and atlases local and national, and associations such as the Lincoln Highway Association. ... By constraint of available material, the history presented is focused on western settlement. Although few were found, maps representing Native American settlements or culture were included." From librarian Linda Newman at the Mary B. Ansari Map Library at the University of Nevada, Reno. http://www.delamare.unr.edu/maps/digitalcollections/nvhistory/ Topics: California: Environment & Energy, California: Science, Geography, Geology, History, Maps, Scientific Themes, Technology, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 1, 2006 New York State Historical Maps
Twenty historical maps, listed in chronological order from 1556 to 1895, illustrating early New York. From the University Libraries, State University of New York at Stony Brook. http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/nymaps.htm Topics: Maps, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 2, 2006 old-maps.co.uk
Approximately 85,000 images of maps (1:10,560 scale) of Great Britain published between 1846 and 1899. Also included is a county name gazetteer of over 40,000 towns and villages found in the counties for that period. Search by place name, co-ordinate, or modern-day address, or browse by place of interest. http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ Topics: History By Place, Maps, Maps by Place Last updated Mar 2, 2006 Panoramic Maps 1847-1929
A collection of panoramic maps from the United States and Canada, mostly of cities. Searchable by keyword, and browsable by geographic location, subject, creator, and title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/ Topics: Maps, Maps by Place, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 2, 2006 Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe
This atlas by cartographer Christos Nüssli depicts "with accuracy the states of this continent every first day of each centennial year from AD 1 to AD 1700." There is a special section of maps of the Roman Empire and a link to a collection of Roman Imperial battle maps. Available in French and English. http://www.euratlas.com/ Topics: Geography, History, History By Place, Maps, Maps by Place Last updated Nov 26, 2006 A Set of Plans and Forts in America, 1765
"Published in 1765 by Mary Ann Rocque, widow of John Rocque and Topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Glouchester, this book contains 30 plans of forts in North America. Published after the English victory over the French, Rocque's plans were drawn from previously published maps." Some of the towns and fortifications depicted are Albany, New York, Montreal, Quebec, Ticonderoga, Fort George, and Halifax. From the collection of The Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/maps/PlansandForts/intro.htm Topics: History By Place, Maps, Maps by Place, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Mar 2, 2006 The Unveiling of Britain
This collection of hundreds of "maps and views traces the growing awareness of the form of British Isles and their place in the wider world during the years between 800 and 1600." Includes descriptive text, a zoom-in tool, and large-format options for each image. A part of the British Library Collect Britain project. http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/unveiling/ Topics: Geography, History, Maps, Maps by Place, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Mar 30, 2005 Web Exclusive: Mason-Dixon Line
This April 2008 article describes an exhibit at the Maryland Historical Society of the U.S. surveying community's "'Holy Grail'-- the original 1768 Mason-Dixon map," a "six-foot-long map of the 'boundary between the provinces of Maryland and Pennsylvania,' ... popularly known as the Mason-Dixon Line, [which] was considered the divider between North and South, free and slave states." From Point of Beginning, a surveying and mapping publication. http://www.pobonline.com/Articles/Features/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000324405 Topics: Maps Last updated Dec 8, 2008 |
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