David Rumsey Historical
Maps (free/$)
The historical map collection has over 25,000 maps and images
online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th
century North American and South American maps
and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of
the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are
also represented.
Library of Congress Maps (free)
The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress
holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map
Collections represents only a small fraction, those
that have been converted to digital form.
Arphax Publishing (free
to browse/$ to order)
Locate your ancestor's Federal or Texas land purchase by
simply finding them in one of our indexes, which direct you to a
map of first-land-owners. And now you can learn who your ancestors'
neighbors were or the history of settlement in area of interest to
you! The Family
Maps and Texas Land Survey
Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that
make your landowner and parcel-boundary research easier than
ever.
MapMaker (free-ish)
Create a map of places you've visited (or want to visit or
dream about or know people from) and get HTML code that you can
embed in your profile on Flickr, Facebook, your blog or any other
web page
Old Maps Online (free)
Search for online digital historical maps across numerous
different collections via a geographical search. Search by typing a
place-name or by clicking in the map window, and narrow by date.
The search results provide a direct link to the map image on the
website of the host institution
University of Alabama Historical Map
Archive (free)
The Historical Map Archive is a digitized collection of
selected map holdings from sources including the University of
Alabama Map Library, the W. S. Hoole Special Collections
Library, the Rucker Agee Map Collection of
the Birmingham Public Library, the Geological Survey
of Alabama, Samford University Special Collections Library,
and the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Historic Map Works (free/$)
Over 1,595,471 individual images for you to explore.
Track your ancestors to their homes; see the roads they traveled
on, and the names of the neighbors they talked with. Multiple
layers allow you to see an area change through time, and our
Geocode feature allows you to compare historical and modern
maps.
The Map Room (free)
Part of Rootsweb. Contains maps from Africa, Canada,
British Isles, Germany, Europe, North America, and USA, across many
different time periods.
Maps of Pennsylvania (free)
Images of the region and state from the 16th to the 21st
century. The maps are organized chronologically, with road
maps separate.
Trails.com (free)
Search topographic and aerial maps by state or
province.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map
Collection (free)
Part of the University of Texas Library. Hosts
historical maps of the United States. Includes links to
historic maps on other websites.
HistoryGeo ($)
Subscription service built to deliver maps created by Arphax
Publishing (and a growing number of historical atlases) over the
web to both PC and Mac users. Take snapshots, add custom
markers, chart and animate migrations, and much more!
EarthPoint (free/$)
Results from the searchable records from the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) can be plugged into this nifty little tool, which
will show you (in Google Earth) where your ancestor's land was
located.
Worldology (free)
Interactive European maps with history.
What Was There (free)
A virtual time machine of sorts that allows users to navigate
familiar streets as they appeared in the past. Anyone can
easily upload a photograph with two straightforward tags to provide
context: Location and Year.
Norman B. Leventhal Map
Center (free)
The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public
Library is dedicated to the creative educational use of its
cartographic holdings, which extend from the 15th century to the
present.