Maps & Cartography

The American Geographical Society Library (AGS) Digital Map Collection: Includes the most frequently requested maps from the holdings of the AGS Library. The current selection ranges from early maps of Asia and Australia to historical maps of American cities, states, and national parks.  Many rare, historical maps of Milwaukee and Wisconsin are in the Collection.  Source:  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Cartography and Map Resources: A section of Internet Resources for Geography and Geology, Michael Ritter's award-winning list of geography/geology resources on the Internet. Includes educational resources and mapping resources and archives. Source: Keith Rice, UWSP Department of Geography and Geology.

David Rumsey Collection: Includes 156 high resolution scans of maps and views of Wisconsin dating from 1778-1889.   They include 142 maps and views from Snyder, Van Vechten & Co.’s Historical Atlas of Wisconsin, 1878. This atlas includes detailed maps of each county and most cities, plus lithographic views of farms, commercial buildings and prominent citizens. Among other maps at the site are the 1866 and 1879 General Land Office maps of Wisconsin. Overall, the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 8,800 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps. Source:  © Cartography Associates.

EarthaMaps: (formerly CyberRouter) Choose "Build a Route." Enter starting and ending locations of your travel and find the quickest way to get to your destination. Includes route maps and distance, mileage and time details. Source: ©2001 DeLorme.

Geodata: Serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and is a good "one stop" place for federal, state, and local geographic data. Source: Intergovernmental Board of Directors composed of state, local, tribal and Federal representatives.

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS): contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. The Federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's location by State, county, and geographic coordinates.  Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

Historical Maps Online: Electronic images of maps charting the last 400 years of historical development in Illinois and the Northwest Territory.  Source: University of Illinois Library and University of Illinois Press.

HomeTownLocater Gazetteer: Provides easy access to Census information and topographical features. Users can browse by physical and cultural features of the United States, arranged by individual state. From each state listing, users can learn about various physical and cultural attributes within each county, such as hospitals, bays, airports, oilfield, and post offices. After browsing a list of each type of feature, users can elect to view an aerial photograph of the feature and its environs as well. Census 2000 information can be browsed by city, town, village, county, or zip code.  Also, users can use the My House feature to obtain a photo of the street they live on and use a distance finder to calculate the distance between two cities, towns, or zip codes. Source: HomeTownLocater.

Japanese Historical Map Collection: contains about 2,300 early maps of Japan and the World, . from the University of California Berkeley campus in the East Asian Library. Represented online are about 100 maps and books from the collection.  Source: © Regents of the University of California on behalf of the East Asian Library.

Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Map Collections:  The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form.  The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress. Map Collections is organized according to seven major categories: Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and Exploration, General Maps, Immigration and Settlement, Military Battles and Campaigns, and Transportation and Communication.  Source: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

MapQuest: A street-level database of U.S. maps searchable by address, state, city, or business. Source: ©1995 GeoSystems Global Corporation.

Maps and References: Produced by the University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research, Maps and References is intended to be an introductory guide to map resources available via the World Wide Web. Topical listings include United States (National, State, City, and Regional); Foreign Countries (National and City); Interactive Maps (General, Java, VRML, and Animations); Map Libraries; Historical Map Exhibits/Collections; Tutorials about Maps and Mapmaking; and Map Stores and Resellers. Source: Compiled by Mark MacLennan, University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research.

Maps on Other Web Sites from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.  Includes General, Cartographic Reference, City, Country, Historical, Outline, State, and Weather Map Sites.  Guide to thousands of Web map sites.   Source: University of Texas at Austin.

National Atlas of the United States of America:  This site offers a variety of customization tools for maps, such as printing, viewing, layering, interactive, ordering wall maps, and articles of the geography of America. It also includes an integrated data section for map professionals to use with GIS applications. Source: U.S. Dept. of Interior.

National Geographic Map Machine:  National Geographic has teamed up with the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) to develop a highly innovative Web site to access maps and geographic data online.  The resources  include dynamic maps and geographic data organized by themes, such as political, cultural, physical, and weather, including maps and information on recent earthquakes, transportation density, political boundaries, ecological regions, land-use zones, and natural hazards. The Map Machine contains geographic data acquired from several U.S. government organizations, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  Source: National Geographic and the Environmental Systems Research Institute

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection:  Currently the P-C electronic collection contains about 5,000 map images. The collection includes maps of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, polar regions and oceans, Russia and the former Soviet Republics, the United States, national parks, monuments and historic sites, historical maps of the United States, and major metropolitan Areas. Source: University of Texas at Austin.

TIGER Mapping Service: The purpose of the TIGER Map Service project is to provide good-quality, national scale, street-level maps to users of the World Wide Web. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

TopoZone:  Find topographical maps for the entire U. S.; also a great source for custom digital topographic data sets for Web, GIS, and CAD applications.  Source: Maps a la carte, Inc.

Where to Buy Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.  A selective listing of map sellers, includes New Maps, Antiquarian Maps, and Maps by Type.  Source: University of Texas at Austin.

Wisconsin Digital Map Library:  Includes digital copies of historical Wisconsin maps by state, county, city, and miscellaneous.  Source: State Map Coordinator  Kelly Mullins, hosted by RootsWeb.

Wisconsin DNR Lake Maps Directory: Online digital maps for each lake in Wisconsin.  Arranged alphabetically and/or by counties.  Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection.

Wisconsin Maps & Gazetteers:  Links to online maps and collections.  Source: Copyright © 1999, 2000 Kelly Mullins, WIGenWeb Webmistress, hosted by RootsWeb.

Wisconsin Maps and Geographic Information Systems Resources: Includes Atlases and Gazetteers, State Maps, Cultural/Economic Maps, Physical Maps, Geology and Landforms, Hydrology, Land Use/Land cover, Soils, Vegetation and Wildlife, Satellite and Space Shuttle Imagery, Geographic Information Systems resources, and other map resources.  Source: Michael Ritter, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Department of Geography/Geology.

Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office:  The Maps Section provides information about a variety of maps and mapping-related topics in Wisconsin and across the country. These pages are a general introduction and guide to various sources for both hard-copy and digital maps.  Source: Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office.

Yahoo! Maps: Produces a detailed map using street address, intersection, city, state (U.S. addresses only). Source: ©1994-96 Yahoo!