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From site: "The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 20,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American 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. Some examples are United States map, maps New York, California map, Arizona map, America map, New York City map, Chicago map, and Colorado map. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy and family history. "

The American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection currently contains over 500 maps, ranging from early maps of Asia to historical maps of Wisconsin and Milwaukee, and other American cities, states, and national parks. The digital collection is under continuing development.

The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789 represents an important historical record of the mapping of North America and the Caribbean. Most of the items presented here are documented in Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789: A Guide to the Collections in the Library of Congress compiled by John R. Sellers and Patricia Molen van Ee in 1981. The bibliography contains approximately 2,000 maps and charts. Over the next several years many of the maps and charts in this bibliography will be added to the online collection each month.

"A new look at a 425-year-old map has yielded a tantalizing clue about the fate of the Lost Colony"

Good news for researchers: Collaboration and pooling of resources reveals a unique discovery of the first importance.

Within the next few days, http://historical.maptech.com will be redirected to http://historical.mytopo.com. Current topo maps will be available shortly thereafter at http://mapserver.mytopo.com.

As a special service to the mapping community, Maptech is proud to host this collection of historic USGS topographic maps. This ongoing project is headed by historian Christopher Marshall and compiled through the efforts of many individuals. We are honored to be the stewards of this fine collection, making it available to all via the World Wide Web.

"Lookbackmaps is a network of neighborhood historians, historical photo enthusiasts, historians, book publishers and others who collaborate to map history.\n\nThrough the online digitization of high-resolution public photo collections and geotagging technology, Lookbackmaps creates collaborative, standardized views into the past.\n\n \n\nThere's something in being human that wonders what was here before us-who occupied this space, how did they live, what did they leave behind? By mapping the millions of historical photos available through public libraries and private collections on the web, we start to piece together the puzzle."

"As a special service to the mapping community, MyTopo is proud to host this collection of historic USGS topographic maps. This ongoing project is headed by historian Christopher Marshall and compiled through the efforts of many individuals. We are honored to be the stewards of this fine collection, making it available to all via the World Wide Web."

links to historical maps

"This website is an illustrated searchable online catalog of historical information viewed through the filter of roadside and other permanent outdoor markers, monuments, and plaques. It contains photographs, inscription transcriptions, marker locations, maps, additional information and commentary, and links to more information. Anyone can add new markers to the database and update existing marker pages with new photographs, links, information and commentary."

Georgia historic maps

Within this site you will find maps, directions and historical information about many of the 17 cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. You will find photos and interesting facts about the cemeteries and many of the famous people interred there. Not only can you perform searches of the over 500,000 burial records, but be sure to check out the Historical, News and F.A.Q. sections.

"World History : HyperHistory Online navigates through 3 000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; civilization timelines; events and facts; and historical maps"

interactive historical state and county maps

An online store selling digitized copies of historic maps.

Includes historical maps dating from 1747.

Huge collection of maps.