Maps & Atlases

“Documenting the early maps of Africa” (about 2000 of them)

Over 500 digital maps, covering U.S. and international history

Historical representations of American cities and towns, conservation and environment, discovery and exploration, cultural landscapes, military battles and campaigns, and transportation and communication.

Features a searchable "historic map index" for over 100 distinct online map collections

More than 3700 maps covering time periods up to the late 1800's

Over 20,000 images, with emphasis on historical North and South America

A searchable database of Washington state maps provided by the Washington State University in cooperation with the University of Washington and the Tacoma Public Library.

Indexed by mapmaker, region and date.

This is from one of the largest digital map collections on the Web.

“Charting the last 400 years of development of Illinois and the [old] Northwest Territory”; also includes maps of Mexico, Canada and South America

67 non-copyrighted maps representing lands ceded by American Indian nations between 1776 and 1894

An interactive program for illustrating American, Latin American, African and European history

Over 20,000 images from the National Library of Scotland

For Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

Historical maps depicting the political situation at the end of each century" from year 1 to year 2000.

Search or browse "more than 16,000 maps, charts, plans and views from the 16th to the 18th century, covering the whole globe." From the Universitat Bern (text in German)

"Three 17th century atlases and over 500 map sheets from the 16th through the 19th century" from Gettysburg College.