Geography and Maps: An Illustrated Guide
Access: Publicly available resource
Description: Online guide to the Library of Congress Geography & Maps Division cartographic collections, which consist of over 4 million maps, 53,000 atlases, 300 globes, and other geographic materials. The Guide highlights a selection of valuable and interesting atlases; describes many of the Division's special collections, including the archives of a selection of 19th and mid-20th century cartographers; outlines the scope of the vast number of single maps and multisheet series in the general collections; describes a sample of globes and terrain models; and mentions the latest advances in cartographic technology with reference to aerial photographs and remote sensory imagery. The guide includes:
- Atlases
- Special Collections
- General Collections
- Globes and Terrain Models
- Aerial Photographs and Remote Sensing Images
- Digital Data and Geographic Information Systems
- List of Special Collections
Coverage: Various Dates
Subject(s):
Geography & Maps
Related Databases
Other Related Links:
American Memory: Map Collections
Bodleian Library Map Room
Cultural Maps in American Studies (UVA)
Geography and Map Division External Links
Japanese Historical Maps (UC Berkeley)
National Atlas of the United States
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Tiger Map Service (U.S. Census Bureau)
