Maps from the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program
- The National Geospatial Program | USGS
The NGP provides a foundation of digital geospatial data representing the topography, natural landscape, and manmade environment of the United States.
The National Geospatial Program of the USGS produces the following maps:
- Historical Topographic Map CollectionThe HTMC provides a digital repository of USGS 1:250,000 scale and larger maps printed between 1884 and 2006.
- Topographic MapsThe U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program publishes a variety of geospatial data products and services via The National Map. Find current and historical U.S. Topos. Build a USGS topographic map (OnDemand Topo maps) with choice of format, area of interest, scale, and National Map content
On-Campus Map Resources
Notable 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
These images were 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.