Mapping+History

These are some good sites for info on **Historical Cartography** and **Mapping History**. If you know of others, and there are many, please post them below.


 * The Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe** - [] - a historical atlas of Europe, one of many.


 * Ancient World Mapping Center** - [] - not as exciting as some, but some good resources.


 * David Rumsey Historical Map Collection** - [] - one of the best resources for quality, historic maps.


 * Lie of the Land: The Secret Life of Maps** - [] - Very informative and interesting tour of historic map uses. Hard to navigate at first but you’ll get the hang of it.


 * Map History / History of Cartography** - [] - links seem more important than the content – there is a lot here worth checking out.


 * Classical Atlas Project** - [] - guess there are more of these sites out there than you’d think.


 * Historic Atlas Resource - Europe** - [] - another of those old maps of Europe sites.


 * Historic Cities: Maps & Documents** - [] - some pretty cool maps old cities.


 * Historical Atlas of the 20th Century** - [] - not the best, but some interesting info.


 * History and Commercial Atlas of China** - [] - in both English and chineese.


 * Medieval Sourcebook: Maps** - [] - more than you’d think about the first cartographers.


 * GIS for History** - [] - essential if you want to get into this field.


 * Teaching the History of Cartography** - [] - tons of info, also, you should check out the table of contents to this online journal for many more articles on mapping history- []

The Newberry Library's **Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography** - [] - tons of links to historic map resources. Probably our single greatest resources in terms of historic map collections, aside from the Smithsonian.

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