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AboutA guide to map resources on the internet. Prepared by the NDU Library staff in support of the courses, conferences, and research requirements of the National Defense University.
: Start Here : General Map Resources : Civil War Maps : Other Conflict Maps :
:Peacekeeping : Imagery : Government Mapping : Map Resources :


New Maps -- Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East


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  • Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (current and historical maps)
  • MapQuest (international city maps, trip planning)

    GENERAL MAP RESOURCES

  • Odden’s Bookmarks (Universiteit Utrecht—7000 links to maps, gazeteers, electronic atlas, etc.)
  • Alexandria Digital Library
  • University of Virginia Geostat (Geospatial and Statistical Data Center)
  • Penn State Maps Library (Excellent links to other sources of maps)

  • The Library of Congress Map Collections
  • Cyber Geography Research(Atlas of Cyberspace, maps of internet, network backbones, historical maps of ARPANET)
  • United Nations Cartographic Section Maps and Geographic Information Resources
  • National Geographic Maps & Geography
  • Electronic Map Library Digitized representations of 1990 Census information

  • Maps of the Roman Empire Large selection of maps, including battle maps. [note: this page does not seem to work with IE, please use Netscape]
  • Middle East Maps
  • National Atlas of Canada Online
  • Settlement Maps - Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, Golan Heights
  • United Arab Emirates - City Maps
  • Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
  • West Point Maps
  • 1790-1810 Maps of United States, Including Revolutionary War Battle Areas. Historical Notes with each map.
  • Palestine Maps
  • UN Palestine Maps
  • Maps of the Arab World
  • Interactive map of Downtown Washington, DC. An interactive, hypermedia map of downtown Washington, DC - requires a fast connection and a high screen resolution.

    IMAGERY

  • Microsoft Terraserver
  • USGS Earthshots
  • NASA radar imagery
  • TopoZoneA source of topographic maps.
  • A Searchable Directory of Images, Visualizations, and Animations of the Earth
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    CIVIL WAR MAPS

  • The University of Kansas, Thomas R. Smith Map Library
  • The University of Georgia, Rare Map Collection
  • Air University Civil War Maps
  • American Civil War. Civil War Battles contains maps; also a variety of Civil War information.

    OTHER CONFLICT MAPS

  • West Point Atlas of Major Conflicts presents strategic and historical maps covering major conflicts in U.S. history.
  • Normandy virtual reality homepage
  • Korean War Project
  • WWII Theaters
  • Gulf War Maps - Center For Military History
  • Gulf War Maps - Frontline
  • Desert Storm Maps
  • Korean War Maps
  • World War I Maps
  • World War II Maps
  • Arab-Israel Conflict in Maps
  • South East Asian War - Area Of Operations (Vietnam War)
  • 1:250K Vietnam Charts
  • Cambodia - United States Defence Mapping Agency, Topgraphic Center
    1:250K Northern Laos Charts
  • 1:250K Southern Laos Charts

    PEACEKEEPING

  • Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations
  • RELIEF Web Map Centre, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

  • Bosnialink
  • Alexandria Digital Library

    GOVERNMENT MAPPING SITES

  • The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
  • National Mapping Information (USGS)
  • USGS (listing of maps)
  • National Atlas (USGS)
  • NOAA
  • National Atlas of Canada and Related Geographical Resources
  • British Ordinance Survey (Britain’s national mapping agency, includes GIS)
  • Office of Coast Survey Historical Map and Chart Collection

    MAPPING RELATED RESOURCES

  • Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  • CIA World Factbook
  • Canadian Geographic Names
  • Travlang (dictionaries, currency exchange rates, hotels, etc. worldwide)
  • Currency Converter/Calculator
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