Cartographic Resources

American Memory Project: Library of Congress online map collections.
Art Source International: Antique map dealer sells over 300 original maps of NH plus much more.
Ask USGS: Biology, hydrology, geology and mapping information.
Atlapedia Online: Full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics of countries.
Blank and Outline Maps: Printable outline maps of the world, free " for educational or personal use at home or in the classroom."
Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science: Rich array of resources for spatial analysis of social science data.
CIA Maps and Publications Released to the Public
Color Landform Atlas of the United States: Also includes an excellent external links section for each state.
Cornell's Digital Earth: Create maps displaying land, oceans, borders, roads, lakes, rivers, railroads, and other geographical data.

Dictionary of Abbreviations & Acronyms in GIS, Cartography & Remote Sensing
Digital Atlases from the Electronic Map Library: California Geographical Survey collection of digital atlases in the continuing American Cities Atlas Project.
Digital GIS Data: Link collection including links to state GIS and data centers.
Electronic Map Library: Includes an excellent collection of digital atlases.
EnviroMapper: Use EPA Spatial data at national, state, and county levels.
Expedia Maps: Address finder, worldwide place finder, driving directions, and business finder.
geoCommunity: Wide ranging resources for GIS users including the GIS Data Depot.
Geography: About.com geography and cartography links.
Geography Network: Access to GIS information and geographic tools.
GEOID - Geoscience Inreactive Database: Cornell University's interactive map of the world is a compilation or geological data.
Global Gazetteer: Directory of world cities and towns.
GNIS - Geographic Names Information System: USGS database of almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.
Historical Map and Chart Collection: Includes some historical charts of NH Coast.
University of Kentucky Geography Resource List
LL Bean's ParkSearch: Database of over 1,400 state and national parks.
Map and Aerial Photography Library at University of Oregon
Map and Geography Round Table Education Committee GIS Guides: Tutorials on mapping with Arcview and MapInfo plus guides to GIS resources.
MapBlast: Map creation and driving directions. Choose the "locate anything" tab to get latitude and longtitude for any location.
USGS Map Dealers: USGS list of map dealers by state.
Map History on the Web: Links to historic map collections by the British Library.
Maporama: Good source for international city maps and US major metropolitan areas.
Maptech Mapserver: View, print or e-mail topograhical, aeronautical, and nautical maps free.
MapQuest: Features include an interactive atlas, TripQuest, and personalized maps.
MapQuest MapStore: Subject search 75,000 maps and atlases for sale. Includes an excellent topographic map index.
Maps.com: Online map store also features online maps and interactive maps.
Massachusetts Electronic Atlas: Create and query maps displaying information about Massachusetts.
Microsoft Terraserver: Millions of searchable & downloadable aerial photos and satellite images, including some of New Hampshire.
National Atlas of the United States: Design and explore your own maps or view interactive multimedia maps.
National Geographic Map Machine
National Historical Geographic Information System: Sponsored by the Minnesota Population Center, this site provides free, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the U.S. from 1790 to 2000.
New Hampshire Granit Net: New Hampshire statewide geographic information system.
New York State Pathfinder: Links to approximately 200 digital images of maps of New York State.
NEMO - North East Map Organization
Odden's Bookmarks: Links to all things cartographic.
Panoramic Maps 1847-1909 (Library of Congress)
Perry-Castenada Library Map Collection: More than 2100 public domain maps.
Place Name Servers on the Internet: Links to GNIS, US Gazetter, and specific place name sites by state or country.
David Rumsey Collection: Extensive historical map collection.
Sanborn and Other Fire Insurance Maps: The UC Berkeley Earth Sciences and Map Library has a Union List of Sanborn and Other Fire Insurance Maps that indicates both owning institutions and maps that are available online.
SPOT Images - Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre: Browsable archive of more than 4,500,000 satellite images dating back to 1992.
Thesaurus of Geographic Names: Browsable and searchable database of 900,000 place names from the Getty Information Institute.
Tiger Mapping Service - U.S. Census Bureau: In addition to standard mapping features, TMS offers access to 1990 census data which can be plotted onto maps.
TopoZone: Interactive topo map of the entire US.
Topographic Map Symbols: Online version of USGS guide to topographic map symbols.
United Nations Cartographic Section: Two primary map collections, general and peacekeeping, available in PDF format.
USGS Home Page
USGS Maps on Demand: USGS program provides access (for a $20.00 fee) to infrequently requested maps.
USGS Status Graphics: Availability of USGS geospatial data and aerial photography products.
USGS Greenwood Digital Information Products Archive: Access to digital thematic maps, databases, reports, open-file reports, and professional papers.
WorldPress.Org: Good set of map links.
Yale University's Map Links: Links to various world map collections.
1895 Atlas

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Last updated February 13, 2012