| US_Flag_Etiquette Care, respect and history of the American flag. |
| Abandoned_Mines_of_Colorado_Springs_&_El_Paso_County Locates mine shafts around Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| Antiquarian_Maps_at_the_Reed_College_Library Collection of 100 maps from around the world, 15th to 19th century. Reed College Library, Oregon. |
| Antique_Maps_of_the_Pacific_Ocean Antique maps (pre-1800) for the Pacific Ocean and its islands. |
| Athena_Review_Image_Archive__New_World_Maps_and_Site_Plans Maps of Columbus' voyages, 16th c. Central and South America. |
| Athena_Review_Image_Archive__Old_World_Maps_and_Site_Plans Maps of Roman Gaul, 60 - 50 BC. |
| Atlas_Coelestis Celestial cartography maps. |
| Bodleian_Library_-_The_Map_Case Sample of images from Oxford's collection, focusing on Great Britain. |
| Boundaries_of_the_Contiguous_United_States Animation showing the evolution of state boundaries in the United States from the original 13 colonies to its present state. |
| Canada_at_Scale__Maps_of_our_History National Archives of Canada online exhibition with large collection of digital maps and historical explanation. 16th to 19th century maps of Canada and North America. |
| Chorographia_Britanniae Images and commentary on the Chorographia Britanniae, an atlas of the counties of England and Wales, first published in 1742 by Thomas Badeslade and William Henry Toms. |
| Collectio_Felbar 16th to 19th century maps and views of Croatia, Dalmatia and Istria. |
| Diego_Gutierrez_Map_of_America,_1562 Western Hemisphere map; site includes historical information with scrolling and zooming map viewer. |
| Discus_Media_1900_European_Maps_Collection Collection of over 800 images of maps displaying the Old World as it looked like about 100 years ago. City maps, area maps. |
| Dutch_City_maps_from_the_Blaeu_Atlas_1649/1652 50 Holland city maps from 1650 atlas Toonneel der Steden. Site is in English; some maps include city histories in Dutch. |
| Exploring_Florida Includes hundreds of Florida maps and detail views from 1584 to the present. |
| FEEFHS_Map_Room 50 detailed maps of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, and the Baltics from the 1882 Blackie and Sons atlas. Federation of East European Family History Societies. |
| Finland_History Maps showing the history of the Finnish-related people of Russia. Includes maps of city locations, name changes, and much commentary. |
| Finland_Info Antique maps showing Finland in relation to the rest of Europe. Maps from 15th c. to modern. Includes some historical commentary. |
| F_Y_R__Macedonia_from_Antiquity_to_Present_Day Macedonia from 1477 to 1928. Downloadable. |
| Genmaps Great Britain maps, 16th through 19th century, divided into counties and regions. |
| GeoHistory Comprehensive package of interactive historical maps |
| Germany_at_the_End_of_the_18th_Century Maps of different parts of Germany at the end of the 18th century drawn by the author and links to maps of the same period show the political division of Germany |
| Gleadless_net Old maps of Gleadless, Norton and surrounding areas of southern Sheffield, England. |
| Henry_Davis_Cartographic_Images 300 high-resolution images of period maps divided into Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance periods. Emphasis on world maps. |
| Historical_Atlas_of_the_20th_Century Large collection of color-coded atlas maps showing world population, governments, wars, and other historical trends. Many include brief historical commentaries. |
| History_Link_101_Map_Page Collection of historical and educational maps of ancient Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Rome, Middle Ages and Prehistoric Man. |
| Holy_Roman_Empire_1789-1815 German states and principalities from 17th to 19th c. |
| Images_of_Early_Maps_on_the_Web Comprehensive list of sites containing historical maps. |
| India_Political_History 20 political maps of India from the ancient times to the modern. Also includes a brief history of India. |
| James_Ford_Bell_Library 30 explorer and mariner maps of 15th to 19th century, concentrating on world maps and the Americas. Most maps can be zoomed in to see details. University of Minnesota. |
| Janssonius_Map_of_the_Netherlands 1658. View entire map, or divided into modern provinces. |
| Japanese_Historical_Maps_from_UC_Berkeley Online gallery of 2,300 early maps of Japan and the World. Collection was acquired by the University of California from the Mitsui family in 1949. |
| Jerusalem Twenty maps of the city of Jerusalem from 6th to 19th century with commentary from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
| John_Snow\'s_London,_1859 A historical map with sites of Victorian London during the time of Dr. John Snow (1813-58), the prominent epidemiologist and anesthesiologist. |
| King_County_Aerial_Photos__Historical_vs_Recent Aerial photographs from the 1930's, 1970's, and 1990's illustrating the growth of several areas in King County, WA. |
| Le_Grand_Atlas_by_Johan_Blaeu Images of the French Edition (1667, 12 Volumes) of Le Grand Atlas by Johan Blaeu. |
| Map_Reference A Web bibliography of non-printed reference material on the history of maps and cartography. |
| MapForum_com On-line magazine about antique maps with articles about mapmaking, exhibits, and classified ads. |
| Michican_Historical_Museum___What\'s_Cool_About_Maps? The "What's Cool About Maps" exhibit at the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing, features 29 historic maps of the Great Lakes region from 1669 to 1882. |
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