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CIA World Factbook
Produced and published annually by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides brief factual and graphical surveys of the economic, geographic and political conditions of some 267 countries, dependent areas and other entities.

Columbia Gazetteer of the World
Provides descriptions of more than 165,000 places in the world. It offers access through 3 types of searches (place name, type of place, and keyword).

ALL-ACCESSIBLE

Harvard Map Collection
The Harvard Map Collection is the oldest map collection in America. The collection has grown to include ca. 400,000 maps, over 6,000 atlases, and several thousand reference books. Topographic maps, nautical charts and thematic maps provide an excellent research collection representing all chronological periods and notable map makers. The Map Collection also has a strong commitment to digital resources, including historical images and the Harvard Geospatial Library.

The History of Cartography Project - U of Wisconsin
David Woodward's mammoth history of cartography project with maps and some of the most learned commentary to accompany them.

Maps of Paris & France

Map of France
Interactive map of France.

Carte de Cassini
Type in the name of a village and find it on the famous Carte de Cassini. Includes an excellent legend ( http://parbelle.club.fr/cassini/legende.html ) of the symbols used.

Carte de Cassini - BNF
Interactive map of Paris region - zoom in and out without reloading the page.

Carte de Cassini - EHESS
Full color Cassini map - search, zoom, print from the original (site in progress)

Maps of Paris - private collections

Maps of Paris - BNF

Paris - Columbia Univ. Art History

Slides of Paris (c1716-1887)
Paris, 1572, Braun and Hogenberg map I-7
Colorful interactive map emphasizing historic Paris sites as they appear on this and other historic maps.

Map of Paris - Kyoto University Library
Once you get past the foreign text, the 1734 map is brilliant.

Historic city maps from all over the world
Colorful historic maps of many cities, including several in France. Search by year, mapmaker or alphabetically.

Paris, ville antique
Interactive guide to historic gallo-roman Lutecia/Paris.

RATP
Metro map of Paris.

Map History of Europe
A site full of links to images of early maps on the web. If you enjoy unpacking, this is a great resource.

Military Geography of France
Find illustrations, photos, explanations of the defensive fortifications employed from the gallo-roman walls to WWII.

Miscellaneous Map Sources

Lonely Planet Guide Maps: Algeria, France, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Senegal, Switzerland, Belgium, Morocco, Tunisia
National maps with information and facts for the traveler on each country's history, culture, currency, etc.

History of Cartography - global
Good overview of what is available online.

Multimap
Europe's leading provider of mapping based in the UK.

Bodleian Links
A series of cartographic links provided by the Bodleian Library.

Henry Davis Cartographic Images
A series of links and historical maps provided by Henry Davis educational consulting.

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Historic Cities
This site contains maps, literature, documents, books and other relevant material concerning the past, present and future of historic cities.

Historical Atlas Maplinks
A list of sites with historical maps provided by the Historical Atlas of the 20th Century.

Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
An excellent resource for maps and figures regarding the 20th Century Europe.

Historical Map Index
A website dedicated to historical maps.

Images of Early Maps
A list of old map images that are on the web.

Yale Map Collection
An online map collection provided by Yale University.

Mapblast
A general site of street maps for all over the world.

Mapquest
A general utility for maps and directions.

Odden's Bookmarks
A site dedicated to maps and mapping with several links.

OSSHE
A site with atlas resources for Europe provided by OSSHE.

Euratlas
A periodical historical atlas dedicated to Europe.

WWII maps
A collection of maps from World War II listed by date.

1900 European Maps
A collection of European maps from 1900 provided by Discusmedia.

Internet Catalog of Maps
A catalog of links of various map resources.

Perry-Castañeda Historical Maps
A collection of historical maps provided by the Perry-Castañeda Map Collection.

WAML
Western Association of Map Libraries.

WWW-VL
A list of links to historical map resources.

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Last updated on September 18, 2007