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Cartography/History of Cartography

This research guide will help you find books, print journals and other resources about Cartography. Cartography studies the history of maps and mapmaking and interpretation of maps.
  • Introduction
  • Understanding maps
  • Finding books
  • Finding journals & magazines
  • More cartographic resources
  • History of cartography
    • United States
    • South America
  • Projections
  • Geovisualization
  • Art & cartography
  • History through maps
  • Societies, etc.
  • Digital mapping
  • Animated maps
  • Map humor
  • Web mapping This link opens in a new window
  • Google Earth & Maps
  • Map Mashups
  • Citing cartographic information
  • Geographic Information Systems This link opens in a new window
  • Maps & Atlases This link opens in a new window
  • Scholarly communication This link opens in a new window

Keeping up with the journal literature in Cartography

Relevant journal titles

You can find published literature on cartography and its history in many publications. You can use a specific, subject index such as Academic Search Complete, GeoRef, or Web of Science to find articles. Listed below are a couple of relevant journals. You can also use the search box at the top of the page.

  • Bibliographia cartographica by Berlin State Library
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    Call Number: Electronic journal
    This journal is an annual bibliography of all books, articles and assorted papers written about cartography.
  • The Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers by The Society
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    Call Number: Baker-Berry GA 101 .S62 A3
    The SoC Bulletin was the journal of the Society of Cartographers. It contained articles of broad cartographic interest, reports on developments in desktop mapping and GIS, substantial review sections on maps, atlases and cartographic literature, and information and announcements about new publications and meetings relating to the subject. ...
  • Issue cover artCartographica: the international journal for geographic information and geovisualization by Canadian Cartographic Association
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    Call Number: Electronic journal
    Cartographica delivers cutting-edge international research in all aspects of cartography (including the production, design, use, cognitive understanding, and history of maps), geovisualization, and GIScience. ...
  • Issue cover artCartography and geographic information systems/science by American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
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    Call Number: Electronic journal
    Cartography and Geographic Information Science (CaGIS) is the official publication of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society. The Society supports research, education, and practices that improve the understanding, creation, analysis, and use of maps and geographic information. The CaGIS journal implements the objectives of the Society by publishing authoritative peer-reviewed articles that report on innovative research in cartography and geographic information science. ...
  • Journal logoE-perimetron
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    Call Number: Electronic journal
    This electronic journal aims to combines issues on history of cartography and maps with a variety of possibilities offered by the new digital information and communication technologies.
  • Issue cover artImago Mundi by International Society for the History of Cartography
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    Call Number: Electronic journal
    Imago Mundi is an English-language journal devoted to the study of early maps in all their aspects. Full-length articles, with abstracts in English, French, German and Spanish, deal with the history and interpretation of non-current maps and mapmaking in any part of the world. ...
  • Journal artJournal of Maps by Taylor & Francis
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    Call Number: Electronic journal
    In its broadest sense, the Journal of Maps ( JoM ) is concerned with social and physical processes that take place on a geographical scale. ... the common theme being the use of maps or spatial diagrams to advance understanding.
  • Resource logoAcademic search complete by EBSCO
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    • Database
    Call Number: Electronic resource
    A scholarly, interdisciplinary article index and a good starting place for article searching on any subject.
  • Resource logoGeoRef by Elsevier
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    • Database
    Call Number: Electronic resource
    This index covers all areas of the Earth Sciences. It also covers a wide range of Physical Geography too.
  • Resource logoThe web of science citation databases by ISI (Institute for Scientific Information)
    • On Campus or VPN
    • Database
    Call Number: Electronic resource
    The online version of 3 separate ISI indexes: Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index and, Social Sciences Citation Index.
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  • Last Updated: May 14, 2025 12:07 PM
  • URL: https://researchguides.dartmouth.edu/cartography
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