This is a selection of freely-available online resources related to geography, cartography, and the study of maps. These resources can be accessed from anywhere
Online Resources (external and available offsite)
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E-ResourceHistory of Cartography External History of Cartography is a research, editorial, and publishing project drawing international attention to the history of maps and mapping. The Project's major work is the multi-volume History of Cartography series. -
E-ResourceH-Maps External H-Maps by International Society for the History of the Map and H-Net is an international digital forum in the historical study of the making, circulation, use and preservation of maps from the ancient to the contemporary period.
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Software, E-ResourceThe National Geologic Map Database The National Geologic Map Database provides free online access to summary statistics and GIS files for U.S. censuses and other nationwide surveys from 1790 through the present.
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E-ResourceThe National Map The National Map combines National Atlas of the United States with the National map to a single source for geospatial and cartographic information. This transformation is projected to streamline access to maps, data and information from the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP). NGP is a collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for…
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Software, E-ResourceOnline Guide to U.S. Map Collections External Online Guide to U.S. Map Collections is a crowdsourced directory of map collections, big and small, across the United States. Searchable by subject specialties, keyword, and geography presented spatially.
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E-ResourceOld Maps Online External Old Maps Online provides a centralized interface to search, view, and download historical maps from many contributing partner institutions.
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E-ResourceTopoView TopoView by the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP) is an interface to view maps from the USGS’s US Topo series and earlier Historical Topographic Map Collection (HTMC).