Map Resources
Collections of Canadian Historic Maps
Sectional Maps | ACMLA Historic Maps | Antique Maps Canada CD |
Provides links to 1 to 3 mile scale sectional maps, with coverage mainly of the prairies. Discover maps (in jpg format) through the Sectional Maps application. |
Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) historic map facsimiles represent a significant number of important maps of North America, however ancient world maps, Canadian city bird's eye views and regional maps are also included. Link to a list of maps, or contact SANDS to see print copies, or portfolio volumes. |
Link to a list of 89 antique maps with thumbnail images. Click on the thumbnail map to download or view its high resolution MrSid format image. Catalogue record. |
Historic Map Websites
Alberta Sources |
Other Canada Wide Sources | |
Calgary in 1924 Glenbow Museum Library Map Collections Calgary Public Library Community Heritage and Family History Digital Library Peel's and Prairie Provinces Maps Provincial Archives of Alberta Alberta Township Plans and Field Notes |
National Archives of Canada - Maps and cartographic items Canadian Sessional Papers Maps Historical Atlas of Canada Early Canadian topographic maps, from University of Ottawa Historical National Topographic System (NTS): 1:50,000 Scale Maps, Data, & GIS Canadian Geographic Map Maker Indian Reserves - Western Canada Western Land Grants (1870-1930) Hudson's Bay Company Archives - Post Maps Search Aid The Canadian West online exhibition maps Rootsweb Historical Maps Digitization Project Exploration of Canada: Mapmakers Canadian County Atlas Digital Project Federal Township Survey Plans and Field Notes Scanned 1:50k NTS Maps from McGill University at Canadiana |
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Other Provinces | ||
Manitoba Historical Maps' Photostream on Flickr BC Archives Cartographic Records Historic Cartographic Collections regarding British Columbia Historical Topographic Maps of Ontario Ontario Boundaries, Names and Regional Governments Historic maps of Quebec |
David Rumsey Map Collection
Historic 18th and 19th century maps, primarily of North and South America
Library of Congress Map Collections
Seven major categories of digital maps from the Geography & Map Division of the Library of Congress
Mapping Montana and the west – Montana Memory Project
Includes contributions from various Montana institutions, including the Montana Historical Society Research Center and The University of Montana Mansfield Library.
University of Montana – Historic Maps Digital Collection
Selected from the Library’s Regional and Historic Map collection representing Montana and the greater northwest
Washington Secretary of State – Historical Maps
This digital collection draws from state and territorial government records, historic books, federal documents and the Northwest collection. Requires DjVu plugin to view maps
American West
Sources from the Everett D. Graff Collection at the Newbury Library, Chicago. Note - Access is restricted to University of Calgary students, staff and faculty. Authentication is required if logging in offsite.
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Collection of over 5000 worldwide historical maps and atlases
Office of Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Collection
Contains over 20,000 maps and charts from the late 1700s to present day and includes some of the nation's earliest nautical charts, hydrographic surveys, topographic surveys, geodetic surveys, city plans and Civil War battle maps
Old Maps Online
An easy-to-use gateway to historical maps in libraries around the world
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
University of Texas at Austin An excellent source for screen sized maps of world nations
Colorado School of Mines - Interactive Index
Links to scanned topographic maps of the world, at various scales, are available from the interactive webmap
Britain - Ordnance Survey, First Edition
Historical County Maps search tool (Scale 1:10,560)
GenMaps: Historic United Kingdom maps
Online images of English, Welsh and Scottish maps from their beginnings to the early 20th Century
Vision of Britain Through Time
Vision of Britain system includes the complete text of accounts of journeys around Britain, census reports and historical maps
Ordnance Survey Maps - 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952
A project by the National Library of Scotland, provides topographic mapping covering most parts of southeast England and Wales from the 1840s to the 1950s
Maps of Scotland
Maps date between 1560 and 1964 and relate primarily to Scotland, however also has some maps of areas beyond
WWI Trench Maps and Aerial Photographs
McMaster University Library is providing digital access, and the ability to download copies for non-commercial purposes only
Wartime and Scotland Historic Aerial Photography
The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives (TARA) contains millions of military reconnaissance images of locations throughout the world declassified by the UK Ministry of Defence. The Scottish "National Collection" contains the largest and most significant collection of historic and contemporary aerial imagery of Scotland
Map History / History of Cartography
Gateway site to the subject by Tony Campbell, retired Map Librarian of the British Library with over 1200 links to images of early maps on the web
Historical Maps of the Habsburg Empire
Mapire contains scanned and georeferenced mosaics of historic military survey maps of the Hungarian Empire, along with other European city and country maps
Austro-Hungarian Empire
1:200,000 Mitteleuropa map series published in Vienna between 1877 and 1914
Historic Eastern European Maps
The Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) was organized in 1992 as an umbrella organization that promotes family research in eastern and central Europe without any ethnic, religious, or social distinctions
Map Archive of Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny (WIG)
Contains online maps published by the Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919-1939), as well as other Central European areas
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