Maps for the U.S.
- Atlas of the historical geography of the United StatesThis digital edition reproduces all of the atlas's nearly 700 maps. Many of these beautiful maps are enhanced here in ways impossible in print, animated to show change over time or made clickable to view the underlying data--remarkable maps produced eight decades ago with the functionality of the twenty-first century.
- Digital Collections from the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress
This links to 19 digital collections from the Geography and Maps Division of the Library of Congress. These maps cover exploration & discovery, The Civil War, military maps, railroads, cities and towns and other categories. - Geologic Map of Alaska (USGS)
This map and the associated digital databases are the result of compilation and interpretation of published and unpublished 1:250,000-scale and limited 1:500,000- to 1:63,360-scale maps. Covering the entire state of Alaska, it reflects more than a century of work by a host of geologists and almost two decades of compilation work. - Historical Topographic Maps (USGS)
The USGS has digitized all of their series of topographic maps and put them on the Web. They are freely available for downloading and are georeferenced. - PDF Quads from National Geographic MapsWant the regular USGS topographic maps on a regular page size sheet? Then use this site from National Geographic Maps. You may have to provide an email address to get access.
- Physical Map of the Coterminous United StatesPhysical maps of the United States and individual states or regions.
- USGS Map StoreYou can download free USGS topographic sheets in GeoPDF format. Adobe Reader can read this format.
Maps of New Hampshire
- Topographic Maps of New HampshireFrom the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department, topographic and aerial photographs of the state. Instructions are included on the page.
- Other maps of New HampshireThis page from the Fish & Game Department includes bathymetric maps of selected lakes and ponds in the state, wildlife management units and areas and action habitat maps.
- Historic USGS Maps of New England and New YorkFrom the Government Publications Department of the Library at the University of New Hampshire are scanned maps of the states of New England and New York.
Maps of Vermont
- Map CenterThe Map Center is a part of the Vermont Center for Geographic Information. Besides downloadable maps, there is an interactive site and a Digital Atlas of Vermont.
Maps of Maine
- MEGIS Maps
Downloadable maps from the Maine Office of GIS.
Maps of Massachusetts
- Digital map collections from the Leventhal Map Center from the Boston Public LibraryThe Center collects and preserves maps and atlases, promotes research in the collection, and makes its resources available to the public through its website, exhibitions, publications, lectures, and other programs.
Census maps of the U.S.
An exhibit from NOAA
- Charting a more perfect union ... 1861-1865This is a Civil War collection of maps and charts from NOAA.
- Map showing the distribution of the slave population of the Southern States of the United StatesOne of the first maps to show census data, to use new shading techniques and an early chloropleth map. The data in this map was collected for the 1860 census.
Other place(s) ...
Looking for map images online ...
Look in various image databases. They have maps too!
- AP Images
"Features state, regional and national photos from North America, as well as the best of the international photo report. A second database features the regional European and Asian daily picture reports, along with a selection of their historical photos. - JSTOR image search
This collection has more artistic representations of polar environs and peoples rather than contemporary photographs.
The World
- Dag Hammarskjold Library - Maps
The Library collects maps produced by the UN Geospatial Information Section, treaty maps and maps produced by government agencies and commercial map-makers. Maps from the collection are used by the UN Geospatial Information Section to create new maps, as well as by other members of the UN community in New York to support their research. - David Rumsey CollectionThis site focuses on 18th/19th-century North & South American cartographic materials, including: atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps.
- Digital Collections from the Geography and Map Division of the Library of CongressThis links to 19 digital collections from the Geography and Maps Division of the Library of Congress. These maps cover exploration & discovery, The Civil War, military maps, railroads, cities and towns and other categories.
- Gapminder
Gapminder identifies systematic misconceptions about important global trends and proportions and uses reliable data to develop easy to understand teaching materials to rid people of their misconceptions. - Geology.com
This is one of the largest collections of static maps on the internet. These include a growing collection of over 160 country maps paired with Landsat images. [from the publisher] - Geospatial Information Section of the United NationsMaps from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
- Harvard Map Collection - Digital MapsThis digital collection is a small subset of the entire Harvard Map Collection.
- King's Topographical CollectionThe Topographical Collection of George III contains drawn and printed maps, views and atlases produced between 1500 and 1824 from the British Library.
- Native Land Digital
Native Land Digital strives to create and foster conversations about the history of colonialism, Indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations, through educational resources such as their map and Territory Acknowledgement Guide. They strive to go beyond old ways of talking about Indigenous people and to develop a platform where Indigenous communities can represent themselves and their histories on their own terms. ... - Old Maps Online
The Old Maps Online Portal is a gateway to historical maps in libraries around the world. You can search for digital historical maps across numerous different collections through the geographical interface. - The Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionA collection of scanned maps in various file formats from the University of Texas at Austin. The Central Intelligence Agency produced many of these maps. The collection is divided into Online Maps of Current Interest and Online Maps of General Interest.
- UNEP: Atlas of Our Changing EnvironmentThis interactive atlas from the United Nations Environment Programme provides useful information to all interested in both natural and human-made changes in our planet over the last 30-40 years.
- World Digital LibraryThese are maps within the World Digital Library.
- World Factbook from the Central Intelligence AgencyThe Factbook contains information about the geography, people, economy, industry, government, transportation and defense of the countries of the world. It includes country maps and flags.
- World MapperWorldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
Western Hemisphere
- David Rumsey CollectionThis site focuses on 18th/19th-century North & South American cartographic materials, including: atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps.
- GeoGratis
This is Canada's site for topographic information containing maps, applications, tools and data. - Geology.comThis is one of the largest collections of static maps on the internet. These include a growing collection of over 160 country maps paired with Landsat images. [from the publisher]
- Geology.com (U. S. States)This is a collection of 350 U.S. state maps which include a raised relief map, elevation map, rivers map, political map and roads/cities map. These link to our state and city satellite images, waterfalls map, state high points map and more.
- Historical Topographic Maps of Ontario ProvinceThe Historical Topographic Map Digitization project was initiated by the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Geo Community in 2014. The project created access to high-resolution map scans of early-to-mid 20th century historical topographic maps covering the province of Ontario that preserved historical topographic information and met the needs of current and future users.
- Mapa Cultural de la ArgentinaEl Mapa Cultural permite seleccionar y comparar información cultural y datos socio-demográficos (educación, salud, tecnología, nivel de pobreza, etc.) en cada provincia y en las ciudades más importantes del país.
- The National AtlasOn this page you can find links to hundreds of excellent reference maps developed as part of the 1997-2014 Edition of the National Atlas. The maps are formatted in a standard 8.5- by 11-inch landscape format. Each map can be viewed online, printed, or downloaded.
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionA collection of scanned maps in various file formats from the University of Texas at Austin. The Central Intelligence Agency produced many of these maps. The collection is divided into Online Maps of Current Interest and Online Maps of General Interest.
- UNEP: Atlas of Our Changing EnvironmentThis interactive atlas from the United Nations Environment Programme provides useful information to all interested in both natural and human-made changes in our planet over the last 30-40 years.
Maps of current events
- Places in History (Library of Congress)Not current events, but the observing of anniversaries throughout history. This site looks at History through maps.
- Places in the News (Library of Congress)From the collection of the Geography & Map Division at the Library of Congress, the site uses maps to illustrate happenings in the news. The Division pulls all sorts of maps from their tremendous holdings.
Europe
- Cartoteca DigitalA digital collection of maps from the Institut Catografic de Catalunya (Map Library of Catalonia).
- EuropeanaEuropeana enables people to explore the digital resources of Europe's museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. Images include paintings, drawings, MAPS, photos and pictures of museum objects
- French GeoPortalFrench maps online.
- Geology.comThis is one of the largest collections of static maps on the internet. These include a growing collection of over 160 country maps paired with Landsat images. [from the publisher]
- Maps & ImagesA site that concentrates on older maps. The company is in Italy but their coverage strives to be worldwide.
- National Library of Scotland - Map ImagesIn this resource you can access over 86,000 maps as high-resolution, color images. The maps date between 1560 and 1961 and relate primarily to Scotland. They also have maps beyond Scotland, including England and Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium.
- Ordnance Survey Ireland - 19th Century Historical MapsA collection of mainly 19th century maps of almost 150 cities, towns, and villages in the Republic of Ireland. Most are Town Plans which were surveyed at either five or ten foot to one mile scale between 1837 and 1896.
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionA collection of scanned maps in various file formats from the University of Texas at Austin. The Central Intelligence Agency produced many of these maps. The collection is divided into Online Maps of Current Interest and Online Maps of General Interest.
- UNEP: Atlas of Our Changing EnvironmentThis interactive atlas from the United Nations Environment Programme provides useful information to all interested in both natural and human-made changes in our planet over the last 30-40 years.
- A Vision of Britain Through TimeHistorical maps and data for Britain.
Africa
- AfriterraEarly, historical maps of Africa.
- Geology.comThis is one of the largest collections of static maps on the internet. These include a growing collection of over 160 country maps paired with Landsat images. [from the publisher]
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionA collection of scanned maps in various file formats from the University of Texas at Austin. The Central Intelligence Agency produced many of these maps. The collection is divided into Online Maps of Current Interest and Online Maps of General Interest.
Asia
- Geology.comThis is one of the largest collections of static maps on the internet. These include a growing collection of over 160 country maps paired with Landsat images. [from the publisher]
- Maps from the Islamic Heritage ProjectThis collection contains over 50 maps which highlight the regions in the Project's manuscripts and texts.
- Maps of Israel from the Laor CollectionA selected collection of high resolution images from the National Library of Israel.
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionA collection of scanned maps in various file formats from the University of Texas at Austin. The Central Intelligence Agency produced many of these maps. The collection is divided into Online Maps of Current Interest and Online Maps of General Interest.
Oceania
- Geology.comThis is one of the largest collections of static maps on the internet. These include a growing collection of over 160 country maps paired with Landsat images. [from the publisher]
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionA collection of scanned maps in various file formats from the University of Texas at Austin. The Central Intelligence Agency produced many of these maps. The collection is divided into Online Maps of Current Interest and Online Maps of General Interest.