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Images of early maps on the web

1. Index to the largest map image sites

(i.e. those with [apparently] 300 maps at least)


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Size, of course, is not necessarily the most important consideration. Praise should be given to those sites with high resolution images - i.e. those of research quality, in which every name is clearly legible - organised around a coherent theme, and properly referenced. Happily, many of those in this summary listing meet those requirements. See also a note about 'Innovative' sites.

Some of the sites, such as the Library of Congress's 'American Memory' or David Rumsey's privately sponsored Collection, are deservedly well known. Others of comparable size are not. Of note are the large numbers of high quality images on, for example, the New South Wales 'Parish Map' site (35,000), and the 85,000 19th century plans of Great Britain available via the Landmark/Ordnance Survey site.

The sites are given in the order they appear in this listing and linked to the relevant page or section. NB. Many are still being developed and the totals given may be out of date. Others have not been listed because there is no easy way of estimating the number of images.



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