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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 ACCESS
1900 European Maps
A collection of European maps from 1900 provided by Discusmedia.
Bodleian Links
A series of cartographic links provided by the Bodleian Library.
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.
Euratlas
A periodical historical atlas dedicated to Europe.
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Detailed maps and country profiles, centering on geographical and agricultural resources.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Global Gazetteer
This is a directory of 2880532 of the world's cities and towns, sorted by country and linked to a map for each town.
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.
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.
Historical Map Index
A website dedicated to historical maps.
Historic Cities
This site contains maps, literature, documents, books and other relevant material concerning the past, present and future of historic cities.
Images of Early Maps
A list of old map images that are on the web.
Mapquest
A general utility for maps and directions.
MSN Maps
A general site of street maps for all over the world.
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.
TimeMaps Atlas of World History
WAML
Western Association of Map Libraries.
WWII maps
A collection of maps from World War II listed by date.
Yale Map Collection
An online map collection provided by Yale University.


Last updated on April 21, 2009