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This subcategory contains 61 links By state. Some cities and towns. Map This exhibit illustrates and describes a selection of original rare and historic maps chosen from the Map Collection of the University of Arizona Library. They portray a region of New Spain once called Pimería and chronicle four centuries of mapping from the earliest map of the region in the collection, a 1556 view of North and South America, up to the Gadsden Purchase of 1854 when Pimería Alta--or southern Arizona--was acquired by the United States from Mexico. An interdisciplinary research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Explore the changing European view of the world in the animated history of maps across the centuries. Each map tells a unique story of contemporary knowledge, full of belief and prejudice. Explore the changing European view of the world in the animated history of maps across the centuries. Each map tells a unique story of contemporary knowledge, full of belief and prejudice. A free short animation but mostly videos for sale. Shaded relief map from Texas. Computer map animation--a great new way to visualize history! 4000 year animation shows empires growing and countries changing. History of Europe, Africa, and Asia from the earliest countries to the year 1000. Poltical map An animated image file showing the historical evolution of the boundaries of tne first 48 states. "The focal point of the Map Collections is the Map Library which provides access to maps, atlases and globes of all parts of the world dating back to the 15th century. It also acts as a Library-wide advisory service for cartographic materials dating back to the early medieval period." Ancient, medieval, and renaissance maps. Topographical map. Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection Topographic maps arranged by states. From Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection Excellent resource from the University of Oregon. "Dr Peter Whitfield is the author of several books on the history of mapping, including The Image of the World - Twenty Centuries of World Maps, The Mapping of the Heavens, The Charting of the Oceans - Ten Centuries of Maritime Maps, New Found Lands - Maps in the History of Exploration, Cities of the World: A History in Maps and London: A Life in Maps." World maps in Russian. Great collection of old and current maps from the University of Georgia. This site is a joint project of the Historic Cities Center of the Department of Geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jewish National and University Library. The project was made possible by a generous grant of the Council for Higher Education in Israel - Planning & Budgeting committee (VATAT). The site is intended to contain maps, literature, documents, books and other relevant material concerning the past, present and future of historic cities and to facilitate the location of similar content on the web. This site by the US Office of Coast Survey provides access to historic coastal charts and maps dating mainly from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Geography of Faith and Its Wars Across History Part of a larger collection of images on Hungary. Valuable to students and researchers. The maps cover all periods of Hungarian history. "IEG-MAPS contains downloadable maps on five general themes: * Germany's territorial and political development since 1812; * German economic integration in the 19th century; * The administrative development of larger German territorial states since 1815; * The development of lines of transport (rail, road, inland navigations and canals); * Europe's territorial and political development since 1812; All maps can be viewed and downloaded (in Postscript and PDF formats)." and scenic postcards. History of Cartography Cities. University of Chicago Library's Map Collection. "Here are maps showing various aspects of Latin American geography: physical features (North America, South America), temperatures (January, July), rainfall, and vegetation." The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library is a public private partnership launched in 2004 to preserve and provide free public access to the Boston Public Library's historically significant collection of 200,000 maps and 5,000 atlases. "Whether you are a surfer, academic or collector - welcome. All the worthwhile information about early maps can be found here, directly or indirectly." The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin All kinds of maps. Has map games. WW2 military maps Solely the US Historical maps. "The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Known also as bird's-eye views, perspective maps, and aero views, panoramic maps are nonphotographic representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle. Although not generally drawn to scale, they show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective." by Roy Ritchie "Depicting with accuracy the states of this continent every first day of each centennial year from AD 1 to AD 1700" This historical atlas is showing the political status of Europe as an instant description, at the end of each century from 1 to 1600 AD From a great map library U.S.A. Maps links. "The Barrington Atlas, created by the Classical Atlas Project, is a reference work of permanent value. It has an exceptionally broad appeal to everyone worldwide with an interest in ancient Greeks and Romans, the lands they penetrated, and the peoples and cultures they encountered in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Scholars and libraries should all find it essential, although it is not just for them. It is also for students, travelers and lovers of fine cartography." Maps, spacial data and GIS on the Internet - and how to find them. Links to catalogues of map holdings, map collections and map archives,map curatorship and map history, map institutions, map events and many others .... Mostly Georgia but also Southern. Roads and railroads In French. Maps. Cultural maps. " In the recent past map production was revolutionised by the advent of sophisticated computer software in the graphics industry and now an extremely rapid technological development is going on in the electronic dissemination of all kinds of information, including maps. Much of this dissemination is on the Internet, using the World Wide Web. Although web maps have some disadvantages compared to traditional paper maps, particularly in terms of size and portability, the virtual, temporary characteristics of web maps are advantages. These maps can be distributed easily and if changes occur, the supplier has to update only one single map and all the users immediately have access to the updated version. One other advantage is that most web maps are produced on demand. In some cases the user can decide which map to see and what its contents will be." A full line of historic topgraphic and oil company maps. All maps are for trade, but can also be purchased. |
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