- CIA World Fact Book
Maps, country flags, and background material on the geography, people,
government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational
issues for countries around the globe. Sections include Country Listings,
Reference Maps, Notes and Definitions, and Appendixes.
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
- Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI)
This site is an international project to develop and distribute digital data on historical and
archaeological resources. It is managed by the International and Area Studies department at the
University of California-Berkeley. Useful as a tool for visualizing and analyzing historical and
cultural phenomena, it has a special module on the damage done to Iraqi antiquities during the
Iraq War of 2003.
http://www.ecai.org/
- Map Collections: 1544-1999
Library of Congress site offering many old and new maps, including military,
environmental, immigration, transportation, cities, and towns. Search
by keyword or browse the indexes. It's possible to zoom in and out,
adjusting the map sizes.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/
- Map History / History of Cartography: THE Gateway to the Subject
Use this site to find information about old maps, both on the web and in the real world. The site's 100 'pages'
offer comment and guidance, and 4,500 annotated links - selected for relevance and quality.
http://www.maphistory.info/
- Map Machine
National Geographic Society's electronic maps web site acts as a historical
and cultural atlas with Dynamic Maps and Flags and Facts for over 190
independent nations, plus U.S. states and Canadian provinces. There
are also maps related to current news stories and links to more map sites.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/
- MapQuest
This travel site provides free access to driving directions (door to
door or city to city) between any two points in the U.S. and Canada.
It also can provide a map, given an address, in either country. Since
the maps can be sized, users can get an overview of an area or city,
or see specific streets within a city.
http://www.mapquest.com
- nationalatlas.gov
The National Atlas is the product of the U.S. Geological Service’s coordination of geographically oriented data from
more than 20 federal agencies. It portrays a wide range of culture and physical phenomena, including information on
health, the environment, demography, agriculture, climate and geology. Of special note is the custom mapping tool,
MapMaker, which allows users to create custom maps of any area in the U.S. at any scale.
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
- Oddens' Bookmarks: The
Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
Extensive collection of cartographic links that is both browsable and searchable.
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
A collection of high resolution map scans covering a variety of topics and geographical areas. Especially useful
for maps of current topics in the news. Contains numerous links to other map collection sites. An excellent place
to start exploring.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
- Welcome to Flags of the World
Read more than 14,100 pages about flags and view more than 25,200 images
of flags. Searchable by keywords. The Flag Detective gives help identifying
flags. Includes a bibliography of flag books and links to other flag sites.
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/
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