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Cartographic Associations and Societies (not comprehensive)
| American Association of Geographers |
AAG is a scientific and educational
society founded in 1904. Its 8,400+ members share interests
in the theory, methods, and practice of geography and
geographic education. |
ALA Map and Geography Round Table
online journal: Coordinates |
MAGERT is one of 15 round tables
in the American Library Association (ALA). Formed in 1980,
MAGERT provides a forum
for people interested or involved in any aspect of map or geography
librariansip. |
| Association of American
State Geographers
|
AASG is an organization of the chief executives of
the state geological surveys in 50 states and Puerto Rico. |
Association
of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives
(Association des Cartothéque et Archives Cartographiques du
Canada) |
ACMLA (ACACC) actively serves
as the representative professional group for Canadian map librarians,
cartographic
archivists and others interested in geographic information
in all formats. |
| Boston Map Society |
BMS has its home in the Harvard
Map Collection. The society was formed in 1994 to bring together
people with an interest in collecting, studying,
using, and preserving maps. |
| California Map
Society |
CMS was founded in 1978. The
mission is educational: to preserve and disseminate historical
and contemporary cartography, primarily of California,
for members as well as the general public. |
| International Map Trade Association |
IMTA brings together in one
organization, for mutual benefit persons, firms and institutions
engaged, directly or
indirectly, in the production and sale of maps, globes, travel
guides, spatial information and related products and materials. |
| North American Cartographic Information Society |
NACIS, founded in 1980, is an
organization comprised of specialists from private, academic,
and government organizations whose common interest lies in
facilitating communication in the map information community. |
| North East Map Organization |
NEMO is dedicated to serving as a unifying body for all who use, produce, collect,
and market maps and cartographic information in the Northeast; increasing
communication between all interested in maps; and working with state, regional,
and national organizations and government agencies in dissemination of maps
and cartographic information. |
| SLA Geography and Map Section |
SLA G&M Division was one of the 25 subject divisions within
the Special Libraries Association (SLA) until 2003, when it
officially became a section of the Social Science Division.
The G&M Division
was established in 1941 to encompass all aspects of the production,
procurement, processing, and utilization of geographic and
cartographic materials and includes the professions of geography
and map librarianship. |
| Texas Map Society |
TMS was organized in November 1996 to foster the study, understanding and
collecting of historical maps and the history of cartography. |
| Washington Map Society |
WMS, founded in 1979, supports and promotes map collecting,
cartography, and cartographic history. |
| Western Association of Map Libraries |
WAML is an independent association of map librarians and other people with
an interest in maps and map librarianship. |
Cartographic Bookmark Sites
Current Maps - United States
Individual (U.S.) State Map Sites
| Colorado Atlas of Panoramic Aerial Images |
This atlas presents a series of collections of photorealistic aerial views,
created by Dr. William A. Bowen, containing approximately 1700 computer
generated panoramas. |
Florida: Land Boundary Information System
(LABINS) |
LABINS began in 1984 as a means for distributing survey-related data that is maintained
and managed by federal and state agencies to the general surveying community. |
| Minnesota Maps Online |
Minnesota Historical Society has digitized original public land survey plats, created
during the first government land survey of the state by the U.S. Surveyor General's Office
during the years 1848 to 1907. |
| North Carolina Maps |
North Carolina Maps is a comprehensive, online collection of historic maps from the North Carolina State Archives, the University of North Carolina,
and the Outer Banks History Center. |
| Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse |
The Geospatial Office provides statewide leadership in promoting the use of GIS technology
and ensures the availability of easily accessible, high quality geographic information.
(Updates and A-Z Listing) |
Current Maps - World
| Atlapedia
Online |
Political and physical
maps of the world, continents, regions, and individual countries. |
| Canada - Geospatial Data |
Access to Natural Resources Canada topographic maps, thematic maps, and geospatial
data. |
| Map Library of Catalonia |
Presents zoomable views and bibliographic descriptions of maps in the
collections of the Institut Cartográfic de Catalunya. |
| Geology.com |
A site for geologists, earth scientists, students, teachers and others
who are interested in geology or searching for geological information. |
Library
of Congress
Contemporary Maps 1960
- present |
Downloadable public
domain digital modern maps of the world, regions, and individual
countries. |
National
Geographic Society
Maps and Geography |
Access to modern
world, regional, and country thematic maps including the National
Geographic Map Machine an atlas of the world. |
| Open Russian e-library |
This e-library was created by the Russian State Library.
Maps
of Russia from the 15th-20th centuries. Maps
of the world from the 15th-20th century. It is in Russian only. |
United States Central Intelligence Agency
World Factbook, Reference Maps |
Reference maps of
the world, continents, and individual countries. |
United
States Department of State
Background Notes |
Country information
including reference maps and geographic, historic, political,
government, and economic summaries. |
| University
of Texas Library |
Modern maps of the
world, regions, and individual countries. |
Geographic Information
about countries, states and the world
Historic Maps - United States
Historic Maps - World
| Afriterra |
A non-profit Cartographic Library and Archive assembling
and preserving the original rare maps of Africa in a definitive place for education and
interpretation. |
| David Rumsey Historical
Map Collection |
Access to 18th and 19th century maps of the world, continents,
countries, and individual states. |
| Dutch Cadastral Maps |
Access to Dutch 1:50,000 topographic maps from 2000, or Dutch communal
cadastral maps from 1832. (in Dutch) |
| Geography at About.com
|
Includes links to many historic map sites. |
| Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Asian Cities |
Scans of sheet maps of Asian (or partly Asian) cities that are held at
the University of Chicago Library's Map Collection. |
Library of Congress
Map Collections |
Downloadable public domain digital historic
maps of the world, regions, and individual countries. |
Map History/History
of Cartography
The Gateway to the Subject |
Includes links to sites containing early world map images
on the web. |
| Mongolian Maps |
These maps are indexed via a grid system, allowing the user to
search via features (temple, relay station, watch post). |
| old-maps.co.uk |
To locate a map, enter a place name, address or coordinate (OS Grid Reference) then click the Search button. |
University of Oregon
Mapping History |
A historical & cultural atlas with interactive online
maps focusing on early European and American history. |
Purchasing Maps Online
| Irish Townland Maps |
Surveyed between 1829 and 1843, our Irish Townland Maps are packed with detail and are of superb quality and craftsmanship. |
| Map Link |
Retailers of all types of maps, including travel maps, international
and U.S. topographic maps, globes, atlases, and guidebooks. |
| Maps.com |
Retailers of all types of maps, including travel maps, international and U.S. topographic
maps, globes, atlases, guidebooks, and historic maps from the Library's collection. |
| National Geographic Society
|
Retailers of all types of maps, including travel maps, international
and U.S. topographic maps, globes, atlases, and guidebooks. |
| National Geographic
Historical Maps |
Classic historical maps from the National Geographic archives. |
| Omni Resources |
Retailers of all types of maps, including travel
maps, international and U.S. topographic maps, globes, atlases,
and guidebooks. |
| Rand McNally |
Retailers of all types of maps, including travel maps, international
and U.S. topographic maps, globes, atlases, and guidebooks. |
| United States Geological
Survey |
Information about buying printed maps, print on demand, historical topographical maps,
and downloading digital scans of topographical maps. |
| United States Geological
Survey |
Selected Mapping and GIS Related Websites - providing online access and ordering. |
Journals
| e_Perimetron |
The principal aim of this journal is to couple issueson history of cartography
and maps with a variety of possibilities offered by the new digital information and
communication technologies. |
Cartobibliographies
| Pennsylvania Maps Prior to 1800 |
A cartobibliography of all printed and manuscript maps of Pennsylvania in the Geography
& Map Division, Library of Congress and unique maps of Pennsylvania located in other
libraries (not found in the Library of Congress). It also includes historical maps drafted
after 1800 that show Pennsylvania as it was prior to 1800. |
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