Research Guides: History Guide: Map Collections

Maps in the EMU Library

Michigan County Histories and Atlases
An online collection of 428 Michigan county histories and atlases.

Sanborn Insurance Maps - Michigan This link opens in a new window
Detailed historical town and city maps from 1880s to 1950s
Subjects: Historic Preservation, Local History, Geography, Genealogy

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
Documents boundary changes in all 50 states through 2000.
Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States
Interactive maps documenting the natural environment, settlement and migration, geographical boundaries, military history, and more.
Sanborn Maps
A searchable collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.

American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection
A collection of more than 14,000 maps.
David Rumsey Map Collection
Browse more than 100,00 map images from the 1500's through the present.
Harvard Map Collection - Scanned Maps
Scanned maps and atlases from Harvard Library's collection.
Historical Map Archive (Index Site)
Includes historical maps on every continent from pre-1700 to mid-1900s.
John Carter Brown Library Map Collection
Historical world maps from 1480's through 1930.
Library of Congress - Map Collections
Gateway to the Library of Congress' extensive digitized map holdings.
Mapping History Project
Thematic maps of U.S., European, African, and Latin American history.
New York Public Library Map Collection
The collection includes thousands of historical maps and atlases.
Old Maps Online
This site indexes nearly 500,000 historical maps from major digital collections from around the world.
Osher Map Library
A collection of digitized sheet maps, atlases, and books.
Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) Historical Map Collection
This collection is arranged by continent/world region, and then alphabetically by subject.
Persuasive Maps: The PJ Mode Collection

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