Online Map Collections
- Library of Congress Geography & Maps: An Illustrated Guide
Maps and atlases have been part of the Library's collections since its founding in 1800. Since then, the collection has expanded to include globes, aerial photos, special collections, and datasets. This guide explores these diverse holdings. - Library of Congress Map Collections
Images created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright protection. Organized in seven major categories. - World Digital Library, Maps Available Online - Library of Congress
This collection contains cultural heritage materials gathered during the World Digital Library (WDL) project, including thousands of items contributed by partner organizations worldwide as well as content from Library of Congress collections.
This is a direct link to the World Digital Library's 1,800 online maps, from countries and cultures around the world.
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (PCLMC) at the University of Texas comprises more than 350,000 items representing all areas of the world. Since 1995, the PCLMC has digitized 70,000 maps from the print collection and has also forged partnerships with local and national archives to create a more comprehensive online map collection.
- David Rumsey Map Collection
This collection focuses on rare 16th through 21st century maps of North and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, globes, wall maps, school geographies, pocket maps, books of exploration, maritime charts, and a variety of cartographic materials including pocket, wall, children's, and manuscript maps. Items range in date from around 1550 to the present. Digitization of the collection began in 1996 and there are now over 126,000 items online, with new additions added regularly. The site is free and open to the public.
On-campus options
U.S. Geological Survey
The USGS offers a variety of maps, atlases, and GIS tools.
- EarthExplorerProvides access to satellite images, aerial photographs, digital cartographic data, and USGS paper maps
- Historical Topographic Maps - Preserving the PastDigital repository of USGS 1:250,000 scale and larger maps printed between 1884, the inception of the topographic mapping program, and 2006.
- Image Gallery CollectionsIncludes Earth as Art, State Mosaics, and the Journey of Lewis and Clark.
- National Geospatial ProgramProvides leadership for USGS geospatial coordination, production and service activities.
- National MapBase data, map products and geospatial web services
- National Map Small-Scale CollectionAlthough the 1997-2014 Edition of the National Atlas of the United States was retired in September 2014, the National Map continues to offer this free collection of small-scale datasets.
- US TopoUS Topo maps are available free on the Web through the USGS Store. Each map quadrangle is constructed in PDF format.
- The National Atlas of the United StatesThe USGS lists alternative sources for some of the products and services formerly available through the National Atlas program