Historical Websites

Maps of different parts of Germany at the end of the 18th century drawn by the author and links to maps of the same period show the political division of Germany

Large collection of color-coded atlas maps showing world population, governments, wars, and other historical trends. Many include brief historical commentaries.

Socio- and political maps of 18th and 19th century United States; classical age Mediterranean. Some maps require Shockwave plug-in.

Thousands of high-resolution digital images of maps from the David Rumsey Collection, one of the largest private collections of historic maps in the US. Focus is 18th and 19th c. North and South America cartographic materials.

On-line magazine about antique maps with articles about mapmaking, exhibits, and classified ads.

Antique maps (pre-1800) for the Pacific Ocean and its islands.

World War I Western Front maps, including trench locations for major battles.

University of Texas-Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. 200+ links to other map collections; emphasis on 19th century America maps.

Celestial cartography maps.

On-line exhibitions of antique maps of Turkish Empire and Asia Minor (present day Turkey).

Macedonia from 1477 to 1928. Downloadable.

Collection of historical and educational maps of ancient Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Rome, Middle Ages and Prehistoric Man.

20 maps of the New World, India, Africa, and Asia from 16th and 17th century. Includes 2 11th century Arabic maps.

Western Hemisphere map; historical information with scrolling and zooming map viewer.

Maps of areas referred to by Cornelius Tacitus in "The Histories", A.D. 1.

Maps showing political status of Europe and Mediterranean basin at the end of each century from AD 1 to AD 2000, plus maps of historical battle sites. Site in English and French.

Includes hundreds of Florida maps and detail views from 1584 to the present.

A list of sites with historical maps.

Online gallery of 2,300 early maps of Japan and the World. Collection was acquired by the University of California from the Mitsui family in 1949.

200 period maps and globes from 16th to 19th c., including world, continent, and city maps. Majority of maps are New World. Includes Lada-Mocarski, Cross, and Lanman map collections.

Great Britain maps, 16th through 19th century, divided into counties and regions.

Period maps and atlases from 1507 to 1805 focusing on the exploration of the central and western US.

Historical topographic maps of US East Coast states from 19th and early 20th century, scanned from original US Geological Survey maps

Aerial photographs from the 1930s, 1970s, and 1990s illustrating the growth of several areas in King County, Washington.

National Archives of Canada online exhibition with large collection of digital maps and historical explanation. 16th to 19th century maps of Canada and North America.

Searchable collection of digitized maps in the public domain from North America, 1544-1996. Grouped into categories: cities, environment, exploration, immigration, military, and transportation.