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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
Bodleian Links
A series of cartographic links provided by the Bodleian Library.
CIA
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.
East Timor maps
Geographical, political, historical and detailed city maps can be viewed.
Euratlas
A periodical historical atlas dedicated to Europe.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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.
Historic Cities
This site contains maps, literature, documents, books and other relevant material concerning the past, present and future of historic cities.
Historic city maps from all over the world
Colorful historic maps of many cities, inluding some in Portugal. Search by year, mapmaker or alphabetically.
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.
Hot-Maps
Accurate and detailed maps of major world cities including Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon subway system map also available.
Images of Early Maps

A list of old map images that are on the web.
Macao "GeoGuide"
An interactive map navigation system running on Pocket PC. It is jointly developed by the Macao Government Cartography and Cadastre Bureau (DSCC) and Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM). Map navigation, feature searching and geographic positioning are the main functions in this first version. Free for downloading.
Mapa Facil (Brazil)
Need directions to a particular address/location in Brazil? This "mapquest" engine enables one to get maps and driving directions.
Map of Mozambique
Provides detailed map of Mozambique by major regions.
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.
Yale Map Collection
An online map collection provided by Yale University.


Last updated on May 8, 2009