Digital Map Collections
Maps give us important glimpses into how the map-makers saw the world around them. Looking for some great map collections that you can check out online? Read our list below!
The British Library’s map collection contains over 4 million maps! Explore its fascinating collection from within the UK and around the world.
Explore this vast collection of maps, spanning mostly across North and South America from the 16th through 21st centuries.
This site houses digitized maps that are owned by institutions across Massachusetts. Many of the collections focus on local history, but other map collections span the globe.
Explore the fascinating history of the city of New Orleans through this digitized map collection.
Browse their vast collection that spans from 16th-century Europe to 20th-century California.
Leventhal Map & Education Center
This map branch of the Boston Public Library holds more than a quarter of a million historic maps, from all over the globe. Many of these maps have been digitized for free in their online collection.
The Library of Congress is most well known for its collection of books, but the library also collects many other objects, including maps! Some of these maps have been digitized and can be searched on the library’s online catalog.
The Newberry Library contains a vast array of maps, many of which have been digitized. Explore historic maps ranging from their strengths in early modern European history through travel maps from the 20th century.
Explore the New York Public Library’s vast collection of historical maps, focusing on NYC and the world beyond.
Explore collections of maps from across the centuries and around the world, especially focusing on local Illinois history.
Learn to Analyze Maps
Circa’s history experts teach students how to analyze sources like maps so that they can learn to draw their own conclusions about the past.