French Maps
HARVARD-ONLY ACCESS
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).
UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBLE
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.
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
Carte de Cassini
Type in the name of a village and find it on the famous Carte de Cassini. Includes an excellent legend of the symbols used.
Carte de Cassini - EHESS
Full color Cassini map - search, zoom, print from the original.
Historic city maps from all over the world
Colorful historic maps of many cities, including several in France. Search by year, mapmaker or alphabetically.
Map
of France
Interactive map of France.
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.
Maps of Paris - BNF
Maps of Paris - private collections
Military Geography of France
Find illustrations, photos, explanations of the defensive fortifications employed from the gallo-roman walls to WWII.
Paris, 1572, Braun and Hogenberg map I-7
Slides of Paris (c1716-1887). Colorful interactive map emphasizing historic Paris sites as they appear on this and other historic maps.
Paris - Columbia Univ. Art History
Paris, ville antique
Interactive guide to historic gallo-roman Lutecia/Paris.
RATP
Metro map of Paris.
Miscellaneous Map Sources
Bodleian
Links
A series of cartographic links provided by the
Bodleian Library.
Euratlas
A periodical historical atlas dedicated to Europe.
Getty
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Henry
Davis Cartographic Images
A series of links and historical maps provided
by Henry Davis educational consulting.
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.
Historic
Cities
This site contains maps, literature, documents,
books and other relevant material concerning the past, present
and future of historic cities.
Historical
Map Index
A website dedicated to historical maps.
History of Cartography - global
Good overview of what is available online.
Images
of Early Maps
A list of old map images that are on the web.
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.
Mapblast
A general site of street maps for all over the
world.
Mapquest
A general utility for maps and directions.
Multimap
Europe's leading provider of mapping based in the
UK.
Odden's
Bookmarks
A site dedicated to maps and mapping with several
links.
OSSHE
A site with atlas resources for Europe provided
by OSSHE.
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.
Last updated on April 21, 2009
