History of Maps and Cartography

Thousands of maps available, focusing on "various kinds of transfer and circulation of ideas, knowledge and values around the globe through space and time".

Thematic collections, including:
Cartes marines sur parchemin
L'Afrique en cartes
L'Europe en cartes
La France en cartes
Le Japon en cartes

Includes a georeferencing tutorial.

Charles University's collection of 83 globes, tellurions and an armillary sphere.

One of the largest collections of historical maps on the internet, managed by David Rumsey, Cartography Associates.

Includes a Find-by-Place function.

" The project began as a collaboration between Klokan Technologies GmbH, Switzerland and The Great Britain Historical GIS Project based at the University of Portsmouth, UK thanks to funding from JISC. Since January 2013 is the project improved and maintained by volunteers and the team of Klokan Technologies GmbH in their free time."

By the Smith Center for Cartographic Education.

Searchable database and useful links to other Dutch Collections of maps.

Hundreds of thousands of digitised maps dating from the 16th century to the present day.

Digitised maps, organised geographically and chronologically.

A collections of maps of the Americas starting from the 15th century.