History of Maps and Cartography

Materials on map projections developed by Peter H. Dana, University of Texas at Austin.

A project detailing how maps were constructed in the Middle Ages, using the Gough Map as a case study.

A database of links and resources relating to the history of maps; managed by Tony Campbell.

Explore the famous Hereford Mappa Mundi.

A showcase project for Digital Mappa (see Tools).

A free online tools for creating projects, linking texts and images, and make them searchable.

A "free, online platform for geospatial visualization. It enables humanities and social science scholars to create digital “atlases” featuring high-resolution images of historic maps." No software installation required.

Open source map warper / map georectifier, developed by Tim Waters.

Online resource offering the OSM (Open Street Map) infrastructure for projects using historical materials.

Managed by Pelagios Commons, Recogito is an open source platform that allows users to annotate maps collaboratively, use semantics to tag places and people, and export data onto other projects.

StoryMap is a "free tool to help you tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of events."

Calendar of map-related events and exhibitions.

News relating to the history of geography and cartography; in Spanish.