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General maps and world maps

MapQuest   - Find directions for and explore towns and cities worldwide. Display addresses on a map, view nearby businesses, get driving directions and maps, and plan a trip with city information. Also includes aerial photographs of selected areas.

Atlapedia Online - Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Atlas of the Biosphere - A collection of maps, schematics, and information about human-environment interactions, directed at the education community.

Cornell's Digital Earth - Use this interactive atlas to create maps displaying land, oceans, borders, roads, lakes, rivers, roads, railroads, faults, mines, seismicity, and other geological, geographical, and geophysical data.

Excite Maps - Map a world address or get driving directions.

Expedia Maps - United States road maps by address, and driving directions and maps of the world.

Gheos World Guide - Maps, flags, anthems, currencies, and other statistics on the world's countries.

Graphic Maps - Has overview maps of each continent, and country-level maps.

Great Circle Calculator - A useful site for calculating direct line distances between any two points on the globe.

Green Map System - Chart the ecologically significant places in cities around the globe.

Map Machine - Access to political and physical maps and information for anywhere in the world by the National Geographic Society.

Map Maker - Generates maps from latitude and longitude inputs.

Maps Planet - Free online maps and related geographical resources.

Maps.com - Downloadable digital maps, paper maps, travel accessories and atlases.

MSN Learning & Research - Maps Center - Zoomable maps of all countries.

MSN Maps & Directions - Online street maps and driving direction generators for the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe, as well as static reference maps at the continental level.

Multimap - Maps of UK at 1/10000 including OS Landranger, other countries varying down to 1/200000.

National Geographic Map Machine - Dynamic maps in a variety of formats.

Quick Maps of the World - Small GIF maps of the countries of the world.

Rand McNally - Online maps, driving directions, and travel store.

Scale Finder - Converts representative fraction scales to linear scales and vice-versa.

TerraFly - Aerial photography of the United States, searchable by place name or geographic coordinates.

United Nations: Cartographic Section - General country and special issues maps.

World Atlas - A complete atlas of the world featuring several thousand place names and colorful, accurate maps.

World Atlas 2000 - A collection of online maps and geographical data.

Worldwide Country Maps - Map for all countries in the world.

Map directories and collections online

Oddens' Bookmarks   - A search engine and directory with over 17,000 links to sites with and about maps.

About.com: Maps - Several links to map-related sites, sorted into categories such as cartography and historic maps.

AGSC Links to Internet Resources - Categorized and annotated links to several sites.

Alexandria Digital Library - Map related websites sorted by subject.

All Directions Map Portal - Covering all aspects of maps and cartography from SearchKing.com.

All the World's Maps - Provides access to national maps and maps pinpointing major cities for countries.

Bodleian Library Map Room - About one hundred map links, divided by category.

Infomine Maps and GIS Search - A database of scholarly maps and GIS instructional resources.

Map Digger - Searchable directory of free online maps.

Map Guide - Provide links to map sites in the world, organized by continent.

Mapping for the Web - Index of links to a few mapping sites.

Maps and Geography Index - Useful index of U.S. state maps with geographical facts and data.

Maps and References - Categorized links to a few hundred sites.

Maps Finder, The - Offers links to topographical and sky map resources as well as links to topics like atlases and libraries for example.

Maps Guide - Provides a variety of links to map-related sites, sorted into categories such as geographic information systems and cartography.

Maps on Other Web Sites - Categorized directory of several hundred links to online maps.

Mapsarea.com - Directory of links to map related topics like libraries, magazines and health atlases for example.

Riback's Hotlist - Listing of map and travel publishing and retailing websites.

Streetmap - Links to a variety of different types of map sites as well as maps of countries all over the world.

The World of Maps - Links to cataloges of map collections and archives. In English and German.

WWWVL: Cartography Resources - Descriptive links on cartography, mapping and GIS.

Historic maps

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.

Antiquarian Maps at the Reed College Library - Collection of 100 maps from around the world, 15th to 19th century. Reed College Library, Oregon.

Antique Maps of the Pacific Ocean - Antique maps (pre-1800) for the Pacific Ocean and its islands.

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.

Atlas Coelestis - Celestial cartography maps.

Balkans, 1829 - 1829 military map of Balkans. Site text is in German.

Bodleian Library - The Map Case - Sample of images from Oxford's collection, focusing on Great Britain.

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.

B@tavia 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.

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.

Catalan Atlas - Atlas circa 1375 attributed to Cresques Abraham showing Europe and Asia. Site includes detailed description and analysis.

Collectio Felbar - 16th to 19th century maps and views of Croatia, Dalmatia and Istria.

Diego Gutierrez Map of America, 1562 - Western Hemisphere map; site includes historical information with scrolling and zooming map viewer.

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.

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.

Exploring Florida - Includes hundreds of Florida maps and detail views from 1584 to the present.

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.

Finland History - Maps showing the history of the Finnish-related people of Russia. Includes maps of city locations, name changes, and much commentary.

Finland Info - Antique maps showing Finland in relation to the rest of Europe. Maps from 15th c. to modern. Includes some historical commentary.

F.Y.R. Macedonia from Antiquity to Present Day - Macedonia from 1477 to 1928. Downloadable.

Genmaps - Great Britain maps, 16th thru 19th century, divided into counties / regions.

GeoHistory - Comprehensive package of interactive historical maps

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

Henry Davis Cartographic Images - 300 high-resolution images of period maps divided into Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance periods. Emphasis on world maps.

Historical Atlas of Europe - Online historical maps showing political status of Europe at the end of each century from AD 1 to AD 1700.

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.

Historical Maps From Early America - 1790 - 1810 maps of United States, including Revolutionary War battle areas. Historical notes with each map.

Historical Maps Index - Find historical maps from around the world.

History Link 101 Map Page - Collection of historical and educational maps of ancient Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Rome, Middle Ages and Prehistoric Man.

Holy Roman Empire 1789-1815 - German states and principalities from 17th to 19th c.

Images of Early Maps on the Web - Comprehensive list of sites containing historical maps.

India Political History - 20 political maps of India from the ancient times to the modern. Also includes a brief history of India.

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.

Janssonius Map of the Netherlands - 1658. View entire map, or divided into modern provinces.

Jerusalem - Twenty maps of the city of Jerusalem from 6th to 19th century with commentary from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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.

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.

Map Reference - A Web bibliography of non-printed reference material on the history of maps and cartography.

MapForum.com - On-line magazine about antique maps with articles about mapmaking, exhibits, and classified ads.

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.

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.

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.

Perry-Casteneda Library Map Collection - University of Texas-Austin Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection. 200+ links to other map collections; emphasis on 19th century America maps.

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.

Roman Maps : Tacitus - Maps of areas referred to by Cornelius Tacitus in "The Histories", A.D. 1.

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.

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.

Trenches on the Web - WWI Map Room - World War I Western Front maps, including trench locations for major battles.

Turkey in Maps - On-line exhibitions of antique maps of Turkish Empire and Asia Minor (present day Turkey).

United States 1895 Atlas - Large images grouped by state from an 1985 US Atlas.

United States Digital Map Library - Online archive of state, county, and treaty maps.

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.

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.

University of Bern (Switzerland) Ryhiner Project - 16th to 18th c. maps of Germany, Switzerland, and France from the University and Canton archives.

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.

WWII Maps - 100 black and white WWII maps indexed by date, many with troop movement and battle locations indicated.

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.

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.