• If you are looking for "just a quick map" of something for a report, or have a similar reference question, check out these general sites--most of which do not require a plug-in. More online maps and the like can be found off the Online Reference Links page.

• Oddens Bookmarks A fully searchable site from Utrecht University in the Netherlands that contains much more than just maps. Included are map dealers, carto and geoservers, map collections and libraries, government cartography and the like (over 22,500 links). Two downsides are that this website will lead you to the occasional website where you must pay for images, and the ubiquitous link rot.
• The About.com Geography Page This website contains a lot of information in the way of maps and geography. Look out for the annoying pop-ups.
• The United Nations Cartographic Section Website Color and black/white maps of most countries, regions, and areas of U.N. involvement in.pdf format.
• National Geographic Map Machine From the initial webpage, click on "Printer Friendly Maps" for a clickable (zoomable) map of the world which produces black and white maps.
• The Global Gazetteer Based upon the NIMA GEOnet Names Server, this database contains nearly 3 million cities and towns as well at their latitude and longitude. The U.S. is not listed, however.
• Topozone.com "Seamless" USGS topographic maps (as well as accompanying gazetteer) of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; one of several sites of this nature.
• Maptech MapServer Similar to Topozone.com, but with the added feature of nautical and aeronautical chart coverage.
• EarthExplorer Map Finder from the USGS. A quick way to find out what 7.5 minute map covers the place you want, and to order it.

• ePodunk.com - Free search engine to help web users find information about America cities and towns.

Academic Libraries Map Collection

• UT Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection The "Internet Superhighway" has an express lane to this site because of their large digitized collection (as a result, you will almost always come back to it again and again while searching for online maps). Our neighbors down the road at UT Austin are first on the list of quick maps.
• Harvard University Map Collection The oldest map collection in America.
• Stanford University Map Collection Strong collection of geological, seismological, hydrological, natural hazards, and natural resources maps.
• University of Chicago Map Collection Particular strong holdings of topographic maps, urban maps and thematic maps.
• University of Kansas Map Collection Strong foreign topographic map holdings for the WWII era.
• University of Oregon Map Collection "Strengths of the map collection include maps from every nation in the world, with special emphasis on North America, Central America, Europe, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. The map collection focuses on large-scale topographic maps, plus maps portraying geology, vegetation, city plans, forestry, and historical subjects."
• University of Princeton Strong America West (including Mexico) map collection.
• University of Washington Library Map Collection The largest cartopgraphic collection in Washington State. Provides useful basic information about how to use maps and explanations about different types of map.
• Yale University Map Collection  Strong historical map collection in early (pre-1850) maps of the United States.

Historical Links

• The David Rumsey Map Collection Mr. Rumsey is a private collector with a large collection of historic maps mostly dealing with, but not limited to, North and South America. Only a small amount (currently over 10,000 maps online) of his huge collection have been digitized so far.
• Visual Collections: Cartography. Over 15,000 historical maps available (most from David Rumsey, which are directly available via the above link).
• Library of Congress Map Collections: 1500-1999 The initial page has 7 categories of maps to search. Limited to North America.
• Early Images of Early Maps on the Web A large geographic listing of old maps.
• Ancient World Mapping Center Ancient maps and geographic documents, online maps, gazetteers, links.
• Ancestry.com's Map Center Hundreds of scanned maps available.
• Historic Cities of the World from The Hebrew University of Jeruselem.
• United States Digital Map Library, a USGenWeb archives project. Maps of individual states and counties, various US maps, and maps of Indian land cessions.

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