Map
History / History of Cartography
Tools for discovering the history of cartography here include
recommended literature,
collections, conferences, map dealers, exhibitions, map collections
and collecting,
globes, societies, and current research.
Map
and Geographic Information Center - UConn
Maps and GeoSpatial data for CT from state to town levels, New
England and the U.S. from UConn's Map and Geographic Information
Center.
Mathematics
of Cartography
The relationship of maps and mathematics is presented. Also
included is a history
of maps.
Map
Collections: 1500-1999
This searchable American Memory collection, from the Library
of Congress, is also browsable by subject, creator, geographic location,
and title.
Map
Projections
An introduction to map projections (cylindrical, conic, azimuthal,
and others)
and an explanation of the distortions resulting from each. Each
definition provides
an illustration.
Oddens'
Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
A comprehensive listing of cartographic sites. More than 20,000
unannotated
links to mapping information on the Web organized in categories.
Searchable
by keyword and/or location.
Out
of this World
Subtitled The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas, this online
exhibit presents the history
of celestial cartography, covering the period from 1482 to 1851.
From the Linda Hall
Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
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