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Maps Online

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See also: Gazetteers, Geology, Maps at CC, Maps tools, Maps topos, and Satellite Imagery and search the Tiger catalog for maps owned by Tutt Library

 

May of these sites are not from the Federal Government.

 

Atlas and Street Maps, Trail Maps

 

 

Atlases - search in the TIGER catalog which links to some online resources as well as maps at Tutt Library

 

To find trail maps for Colorado - a few for Utah, check in TIGER

 

Routes & Directions

Find an address and driving directions; these are based on the Census Bureau's

TIGER/Line database of US streets:

 

Mile-By-Mile -bonanza of free, printable highway travel guides for the US, Canada, and Mexico; you'll see the most popular scenic drives with pictorial detail and .pdf routes for download

 

City & Campus Maps and Guides

 

 

Country & World Maps

 

Space

 

Collections

 

 

US Maps

 

Outline & Page-Sized Maps

  • CIA reference maps in Docs Stacks at Pr Ex 3.10/4: {alpha by title}
  • Blank & Outline Maps - sites with copyright free or free-for-non-commercial-use maps of countries, the USA, regions, states, and counties, etc. (About.com)
  • National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas - display/print black & white printable maps in GIF or Adobe Acrobat format
  • Outline Maps - downloadable free outline maps and online interactive map-making sites, and sites with maps for sale
  • Maps from Infoplease - printable maps and outlines
  • TopoZone.com - topo in small, medium, and large print to 1 page

 

Historical

  • Ameican memory map collection - high quality maps from Civil War to panoramic views, some foreign country (Library of Congress - Geography and Map Division)
  • Sanborn maps - collection of fire insurance maps for cities in Colorado 1883-1922; tutorial
  • Historical Maps Online - images of maps charting the last 400 years of historical development in Illinois and the Northwest Territory. Designed to appeal both to map aficionados and to educational institutions, the project aims to provide a broad spectrum of content, from expert scholarship of mapmakers and mapmaking to general knowledge about cartography and history (University of Illinois Library and University Press)
  • Rare Map Collection - more than 800 historic maps of North America spanning nearly 500 years (University of Georgia)
  • David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - 18th and 19th century North and South America cartographic materials with some of Europe, Asia, and Africa
  • Map Collection 1544-1996 - American Memory Collection including Sandborn maps and other public domain maps
  • Civil War maps - American Memory Collection (Library of Congress)
  • US Panoramic Maps 1847-1909 (Library of Congress)
  • Perry-Castaneda LMC - a library collection of maps both recent and old maps worldwide; over 300 U.S.
  • USGS Map Catalog: Culture and History - historic U.S. maps from 1501 to 1844. Maps include: Indian Lands, Early Indian Tribes, Lewis and Clark, Routes of the Principal Explorers, 1857 Map of the USA, Emerging Nation (first map of the United States, made in 1784), Electing the President (2000), Public Land Surveys Map (1776 through 1965), outline map of the U.S., etc.
  • Historic Maps in the Classroom - lesson plans built around historically important maps on 18 topics: Columbus's world (1482), an Indian map of the Southeast (1721), Captain Cook and Hawaii (1778), "Nouvelle Orleans" and nearby French settlements (1723), the road from Missouri to Oregon (1843), turnpikes, canals, and railroads (1835), the transcontinental rail network (1878), a British plan of Boston (1775), World War II (1944), a farm in Illinois (1874), and Los Angeles (1979), and more. (NEH)

 

Miscellaneous

 

Thematic Map Resources

  • Deadly Maps - complete collection of maps from Carnegie's, Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats
  • Maps of War - in this case Iraq, great animated clip of the Imperial History of the Middle East
  • USGS Map Catalog: Culture and History - historic U.S. maps from 1501 to 1844. Maps include: Indian Lands, Early Indian Tribes, Lewis and Clark, Routes of the Principal Explorers, 1857 Map of the USA, Emerging Nation (first map of the United States, made in 1784), Electing the President (2000), Public Land Surveys Map (1776 through 1965), outline map of the U.S., etc.
  • Printable Maps From the National Atlas (Pdf files print on 8.5" x 11" paper)
  • Federal Lands and Indian Reservations
  • 108th Congress Congressional District Map - Each map shows the Congressional District overlaid on top of State and county boundaries along with interstate and US highways, select streams and water bodies, and major cities.
  • Presidential Elections: 1789-2000 - 14 standard 8.5 by 11-inch pages

 

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