Now where was that?
Posted by: Barbara Bibel
Maps are both useful and fascinating. Seeing how people viewed the world in the past is an important part of history. The David Rumsey Map Collection contains over 150,000 maps from the 18th and 19th century: atlases, globes, wall maps, pocket maps, school geographies, and maritime charts as well as books of exploration. 22,000 of them have been digitized for viewing at http://www.davidrumsey.com/. They are mostly maps of North and South America, but there are a few world maps and maps of Europe, Asia, and Africa as well. Users may search the index of thumbnails, click on a map, and enlarge it and pan to browse in detail. They may also purchase reproductions from the collection. The site also links to other map collections such as the Japanese Historical Map Collection at UC Berkeley’s East Asian Library and the Farber Gravestone Collection. This is a wonderful resource for historians, genealogists, and anyone who enjoys maps.
