Since the 1990s, collector David Rumsey has digitized and made freely available his thousands of historical maps; his site has long been one of the best resources for cartography. While his ...

Robert Berlo on one of his many road trips. Maps from Robert Berlo’s collection, donated after his death to the Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections at Stanford University. A detail from ...

A map collection used by British monarch King George III has been made available to the public. The collection includes maps from famous events like Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo and the American War ...

Stanford, Calif. — The new David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford University feels like a secret clubhouse for map lovers. To get there, you pass through a nondescript door in the library and climb two ...

A.D. 1498. The Discovery of America. An 1830 map from Edward Quin of London showing black clouds receding from the borders to indicate the expansion of geographical knowledge over time Stanford ...

The discovery that real estate agent Matthew Greenberg made when he stepped inside a Mount Washington cottage will put the Los Angeles Public Library on the map. Stashed everywhere in the ...

History and geography lovers rejoice! You can now see and even download incredible maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection database. The website contains more than ...

Oculi Mundi, a new online collection, shares the artistry of early creators. By Susanne Fowler Reporting from London Centuries before global positioning systems and computer-aided design software, ...

The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has roughly 8000 UN authored maps in its collection. This map collection is unique in its scope, relating to the work of the United Nations through the decades. The ...