Map Collections

Age of Exploration Routes (1400-1600)

Al-Idrisi World Map

The Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq, commonly known in the West as the Tabula Rogeriana, is an atlas commissi

Blaeu Atlas Maior — World

The Atlas Maior is the final version of Joan Blaeu's atlas, published in Amsterdam between 1662 and 1672, in Latin, Fren

Blaeu World Map (1664)

Joan Blaeu's stunning double-hemisphere world map from the Atlas Maior, considered one of the finest achievements of Dut

British Empire Map (1886)

The Imperial Federation was a series of proposals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to create a federal union to

Cantino Planisphere

The Cantino planisphere or Cantino world map is a manuscript Portuguese world map preserved at the Biblioteca Estense in

Cassini Map of France

The Cassini Map or Academy's Map is the first topographic and geometric map made of the Kingdom of France as a whole. It

Cassini Map of France (1789)

The first topographic map of an entire country, based on triangulation surveys — a milestone in scientific cartography

Cold War World Map (1947-1991)

Cook's Chart of New Zealand

Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to

Coronelli Globe Gores — Asia

Vincenzo Maria Coronelli was an Italian Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known

Dymaxion Map (Fuller)

The Dymaxion map projection, also called the Fuller projection, is a kind of polyhedral map projection of the Earth's su

Fra Mauro Map

The Fra Mauro map is a map of the world made around 1450 by the Italian (Venetian) cartographer Fra Mauro, which is “c

Hereford Mappa Mundi

The Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest medieval map still known to exist, depicting the known world. It is a religious

Homann Map of Africa

Johann Baptist Homann was a German geographer and cartographer, who also made maps of the Americas. From the Nuremberg

Jaillot Map of North America

Alexis-Hubert Jaillot was a geographer and French cartographer, publisher at Paris, from the late 17th century and begin

Japanese Map of Asia (1914)

The earliest known term used for maps in Japan is believed to be kata, which was probably in use until roughly the 8th c

Louisiana Purchase Map (1803)

Map of Antarctica (1940s)

The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to

Map of South America (1700)

Guillaume Delisle, also spelled Guillaume de l'Isle, or Guillelmo Delille was a French cartographer known for his popula

Map of the British Empire (1886)

A striking imperial map showing the vast extent of the British Empire at its height, when it controlled a quarter of the

Medieval Europe (1200)

Mercator World Map (1569)

Gerardus Mercator's famous projection revolutionized navigation and remains one of the most widely used map projections.

Mercator World Map (1569)

The Mercator world map of 1569 is titled Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendate Accommodat

Mughal Empire Map (1700)

Ortelius Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is considered to be the first true modern atlas. Written by Abraham Ortelius, strongly encourage

Ottoman Empire Map (1683)

Peters Projection World Map

The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts m

Ptolemy World Map

The Ptolemy world map is a map of the world known to Greco-Roman societies in the 2nd century. It is based on the descri

Roman Empire at its Height (117 AD)

Scramble for Africa (1885)

Silk Road Trade Routes

Soviet Military Map

The Soviet Union created the most comprehensive mapping of the entire world ever attempted, mapping foreign countries in

Tabula Peutingeriana

Tabula Peutingeriana, also known as Peutinger's Tabula, Peutinger tables and Peutinger Table, is an illustrated itinerar

Tabula Rogeriana (1154)

Al-Idrisi's masterpiece of medieval cartography, one of the most advanced world maps of the medieval period.

USGS Topographic Map

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States Departme

Voyages of Columbus (1492-1504)

Waldseemüller Map (1507)

The first map to use the name "America," this groundbreaking map showed the New World as a separate continent.

Waldseemüller Map (1507)

The Waldseemüller map or Universalis Cosmographia is a printed wall map of the world by the German cartographer Martin

World War I Map (1914-1918)