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Maps & Atlases
Think you're going places? Maybe better make sure you've got your
directions straight first....
Map of Connecticut, 1787
Atlases and Maps
Enviromapper
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/em/index.html
Perhaps thereÕs a map for everyone; these are for those concerned
about the environment. Explore these maps to find out which facilities
in your community are regulated by the Environmental Protection
Agency, discover environmental statistics about your area, locate
Superfund sites, and more.
The
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia
http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html
Online collection of more than 800 historic maps spanning nearly
500 years, from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth
century.
Historic USGS
Maps of New England & New York
http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm
The University of New Hampshire's Dimond Library's Government Documents
Department created this online collection of over 1100 USGS topographic
maps which offer complete geographical coverage of New England from
the 1890s to 1950s. The collection also includes 222 maps of New
York state.
IAM
http://iam.classics.unc.edu/index.html
IAM is an on-line atlas of the ancient Mediterranean world. These
pages provide downloadable, prinitable ancient maps of the world.
Site was created as a cooperative effort by the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and the American Philological Associations
Classical Atlas Project.
Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com
With a catchy "where to go, how to get there!" slogan,
this is a sight probably more popular for its driving directions
feature than anything else. Simply type in your starting point and
destination, and youÕll get a map plus written directions, including
estimated driving time.
National
Geographic Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html
An amazing site for locating maps of anywhere on Earth, plus
a few places outside of Earth. Easily searched by keyword, this
site even handles variations in geographic names without a hitch.
Very, very cool.
Online
Vegitation and Plant Distribution Map
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/vegmaps.html
Extensive collection organized by area by Claire Englander, University
of California Library, Berkeley: and Phil Hoehn, David Rumsey Collection,
San Francisco. Maps on biodiversity, fossil records, vegitation,
forests, erosion, etc.
Subways of
the World
http://www.reed.edu/~reyn/transport.html
Links to world subway and other transportation information resources.
Whether you plan to ride the on the London Tube or the Muchen strassenbahn,
the printable maps are a wonderful resource to any traveller.
U.S. Gazetteer
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
Unfortunately, this map database is a little dated as it is based
on the 1990 Census Lookup server. This gazetteer is used to identify
places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census datar.
You can search by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional),
or 5-digit zip code
U.S. Topographic Maps
http://nationalmap.gov/
The National Mapping Program of the U.S. Geological Surveys. Information
about mapping and ordering maps.
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