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    •     This bibliography emphasizes the reference tools in the John C. Pace Library that are concerned with the history of cartography and that help the researcher to locate and identify a particular map. The atlases presented in this bibliography may be found, along with hundreds of other contemporary atlases, in the atlas collection at the end of the Government Documents section on the first floor. Contemporary sheet maps are shelved in map cases in the Reference Department as well as in the map room in the basement. Antiquarian map reproductions may be found in the Special Collections Department.

     
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    Indexes & Abstracts

    Index to Maps in Books and Periodicals. 10 vols. 3 Suppls. 1968-1987. (Ref. GA 300 A5)
    An index to the maps appearing in the books and periodicals in the library of the American Geographical Society. Updated with supplements (Ref. GA 300 A5 Suppl.) at irregular intervals. See also Index to Maps in Earth Science Publications, 1963-1983 (Ref. QE 36 V36 1985).


    Index to Maps of the American Revolution in Books and Periodicals. 1969. (Ref. Z 6026 H6 C55)
    Subtitled: "Illustrating the Revolutionary War and Other Events of the Period 1763-1789"


    Maps Contained in the Publications of the American Bibliography, 1639-1819: An Index and Checklist. 1988. (Ref. GA 405 W3 1988)
    Includes indexing by date of publication, place of publication, name, book title, map title and geographic location.


    Maps of America in Periodicals Before 1800. 1989. (Ref. Z 6027 A5 J64 1989)
    An index to the maps published before 1800 in the following periodicals: Gentleman's Magazine, London Magazine, Political Magazine, Scots Magazine, and Universal Magazine. See also: Maps in British Periodicals, Part 1: Major Monthlies Before 1800 (Ref. GA 300 J6 1990).
     
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    Bibliographies

    America: Early Maps of the World. 1992. (Ref. GA 401 A4313 1992)
    This annotated cartobibliography includes excellent color map reproductions. See also: The Mapping of America, by R.V. Tooley (Ref. Z 6027 N68 M36), and The Mapping of America, by Schwartz and Ehrenburg (Ref. Atlas GA 401 S38).


    The Bibliography of Cartography. 5 vols. in 10 reels. 1973. (Microfilm 780)
    A reproduction of the card catalog of the Geography and Maps Division of the Library of Congress - updated with supplements (Atlas Ref. GA 105.3 L43 1973 Suppl.)


    A Bibliography of Printed Battle Plans of the American Revolution: 1775-1795. 1975. (Ref. Z 6026 H6 N33)
    Describes selected maps of the Revolution based on eyewitness observations of each battle. Does not include manuscript maps


    A Catalogue of Latin American Flat Maps: 1926-1964. 2 Vols. 1969. (Ref. Z 6027 S72 M6)
    A union listing of the maps of all the nations of the South American continent which are held by five major map repositories


    Civil War Maps: An Annotated List of Maps and Atlases in the Library of Congress. 1989. (Ref. GA 405.5 L52 1989)
    Over 2,000 maps and charts and nearly 100 atlases are described in this bibliography. See also: A Guide to Civil War Maps in the National Archives (Special Collections E 468 G8 1986).


    The Discovery of North America. 1969. (Ref. E 101 H32 1969)
    Subtitled: "A Critical Documentary, and Historic Investigation, With an Essay on the Early Cartography of the New World, Including Descriptions of Two Hundred and Fifty Maps or Globes Existing or Lost, Constructed Before the Year 1536..." Includes bibliographic notes


    A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. 1967. 9 Vols. (Ref. Z 6028 U56)
    A descriptive catalog providing a listing of the Library's atlases and a detailed analytical index to areas, subjects, maps, engravers and publishers


    A List of Maps of America in the Library of Congress. 1967. (Ref. Z 6027 A5 U5 1967)
    This monograph describes chronologically the maps of America in books and atlases in the Library of Congress. Each map is separately cataloged. The preface contains a list of works pertaining to cartography.


    A List of Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama. 1973. (Ref. Z 6027 A25 M37)
    Maps of Alabama from statehood (1819) to 1899 are described in this cartobibliography. Libraries holding each map are indicated.


    The Lowery Collection. A Descriptive List of the Spanish Possessions Within the Present Limits of the United States, 1502-1820. 1912. (Ref. Z 6021 A5 U6)
    A chronologically arranged bibliography of 750 maps with a subject, author and title index


    The Mapping of the World. 1984. (Atlas Ref. GA 300 S48 1984)
    Subtitled: "Early Printed World Maps, 1472-1700." In addition to extensive annotations, this bibliography includes black and white map reproductions. See also: Maps and Map-Makers of the Aegean (Atlas Ref. GA 881 S65).


    Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies; 1750-1789. 1981. (Ref. GA 401 N68 U54 1981)
    Over 2,000 Eighteenth Century maps of the new world in the Library of Congress are described in this bibliography.


    Maps and Charts Published in America Before 1800: A Bibliography. 1978. (Ref. Z 6027 U5 W47 1978)
    An annotated, chronological list of separately published maps and charts as well as other sources - such as atlases, gazetteers, almanacs, and magazines


    Maps and Mapping of Africa: A Resource Guide. 1997. (Ref. GA 1341 M3 1997)
    An attempt to provide a comprehensive guide to the sources of maps and mapping information dealing with Africa and its various political units


    Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office. 2 Vols. 1967-82. (Ref. Z 6028 G767)
    A cartobibliography of maps previously indexed or identified in other published works. Contents: Vol.1, British Isles, 410-1860; Vol. 2, America and the West Indies. See also The Printed Maps in the Atlases of Great Britain and Ireland: A Bibliography, 1579-1870 (Ref. Z 6027 G7 C5 1977).


    Maps of Famous Cartographers Depicting North America 1977. (Ref. Z 6027 M62 K2 1977)
    Subtitled: "An Historical Atlas of the Great Lakes and Michigan, with Bibliography of the Printed Maps of Michigan to 1880"


    Research Catalog of Maps of America to 1860 in the William L. Clements Library. 4 Vols. 1972. (Special Collections GA 300 W55)
    The separately printed and manuscript maps, as well as the maps in atlases and books in the Clements Library are listed in this catalog.


    The Southeast in Early Maps. 1962. (Ref. Atlas GA 405 C8 1962)
    Subtitled: "With an Annotated Check List of Printed and Manuscript Regional and Local Maps of Southeastern North America During the Colonial Period." This source also contains an important introductory essay on the historical cartography of the region.


    Toward a Cartobibliography of Florida Before1784: With References to their Locations in Florida Libraries and Major Libraries in the United States. 1955. (Ref Z 6027 F6 R7)
    Approximately three-hundred maps of the state and their locations in 28 map repositories are described in this bibliography.
     
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    Gazetteers

    The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. 3 vols. 1998. (Ref. G 103.5 C65 1998)
    An excellent source for identifying place names. Other gazetteers in the reference collection include the following: Chamber's World Gazetteer (Ref. Desk G 103.5 C453 1988), Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (Ref. G 103.5 W42 1988) & FWB, Statesman's Year-book World Gazetteer (Ref. G 103.5 P38 1986), and The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas (Ref. Atlas G 105 I57).
     
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    Handbooks

    Aerial Photo Sourcebook. 1998. (Ref. TR 810 C64 1998)
    This guide to sources of aerial photos of the United States includes chapters on photo interpretation. Includes an extensive bibliography arranged under forty subject headings, a glossary, and a list of relevant journals


    Antique Maps. 1983. (Ref. GA 197.3 M67 1983)
    A comprehensive guide for the collector which covers the history, personalities, and questions and answers concerning antiquarian maps


    Antique Maps, Sea Charts, City Views, Celestial Charts, and Battle Plans. 1985, 1991. (Ref. GA 197.3 A57)
    A price guide based on retail prices from dealer catalogs


    The World in Perspective. 1989. (Ref. GA 110 C34 1989)
    Subtitled: "A Directory of World Map Projections," this handbook describes the theory of map projection and includes formulas for 68 different projections.
     
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    Directories

    Guide to U. S. Map Resources. 1990. (Ref. GA 193 U5 C62 1990)
    A descriptive guide to the maps, remotely sensed images, globes, relief models, cartographic books, and special collections contained in the nation's map libraries. See also: Map User's Sourcebook (Ref. GA 105.3 F44 1982), and Scholar's Guide to Washington, D.C. For Cartography and Remote Sensing Imagery (Ref. GA 193 U5 E37 1987).
     
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    Biographical Sources

    Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers. 1979. (Ref. GA 198 T66) Suppl., 1985. (Ref. GA 198 T66 Suppl.)
    Persons associated with the production of maps from the earliest times to the year 1900 are listed with brief entries.
     
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    Atlases

    The Cartography of North America, 1500-1800. 1987. (Ref. Atlas GA 401 P67 1987) & FWB
    A survey of the history of map making and its application to North America. See also the following additional atlases in the Atlas Reference collection: America in Maps Dating from 1500 to 1856 (Ref. Oversize Atlas G 1100 A45 1976), Landmarks of Mapmaking (Ref. Atlas GA 201 B74), A Book of Old Maps (Ref. Atlas GA 400 H65 F5 1969), Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States (Ref. Atlas G 1201 S1 P3 1932), The English Pilot (Ref. Oversize Atlas G 1106 P5 E5 1689A), and United States Coastal Charts, 1783-1861 (Ref. Atlas GA 405 G88 1984).
     
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    CD-ROMs

        The following selected list of map products on CD-ROM are available in the Government Documents Department.

    LandView... . (U.S. Docs. Electronic Media)
    A series of maps produced by the U.S. Government which displays various features including hazardous waste sites, WSGS data and maps, juristictional boundaries; road, river and railroad networks, landmarks and other features for the United States


    TIGER/Line. (U.S. Docs Electronic Media C 3.279:...)
    Provides census maps that depict cartographic information delineated by streets, rivers, railroads, and additional data
     
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    Internet Sites

    Alabama Maps (and others)
    http://alabamamaps.ua.edu


    American Memory Collection - Historical Maps
    http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/collections:@field(FLD003+@band(origf+Map)):heading=Original+Format%3a+Maps


    California Coast
    http://www.californiacoastline.org


    Color Landform Atlas of the United States
    http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html


    David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
    http://davidrumsey.com/index4.html


    EROS Data Center: Earth Resources Observation Systems
    http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/eros-home.html


    Florida Geographic Data Library
    http://www.fgdl.org


    Florida State Maps (State Library)
    http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/fgils/maps.html


    HazardMaps
    http://www.HazardMaps.gov


    Hurricane Ivan - Flood Recovery Maps
    http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/recoverydata/ivan/about.shtm


    Library of Congress Maps
    http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html


    MapQuest
    http://www.mapquest.com


    Maps On Us
    http://www.MapsOnUs.com


    Mathematics of Cartography
    http://math.rice.edu/!lanius/pres/map


    Microsoft TERRAserver
    http://www.TERRAserver.microsoft.com


    National Atlas of the United States
    http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/


    National Geospatial & Intelligence Agency
    http://www.nima.mil/portal/site/nga01/">http://www.nima.mil/portal/site/nga01/


    National Mapping Information
    http://mapping.usgs.gov


    PALMM World Map Collections
    http://palmm.fcla.edu/map

    Sanborn Maps
    http://palmm.fcla.edu/sanborn/

    Space Library
    http://Samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov

    Terrafly
    http://www.terrafly.com


    Tiger Map Service
    http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl


    Topozone
    http://www.topozone.com


    UCB Earth Sciences & Map Library HomePage
    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART


    U.N. Maps
    http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/index.htm


    U.S. Census Bureau Official Statistics - 2000
    http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html


    U.S. Census Bureau: State & County QuickFacts
    http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html


    USPS Zip Code Lookup
    http://www.usps.com/zip4/


    UWF GIS
    http://www.uwf.edu/GIS


    Windows Live Local
    http://local.live.com/


    World Sites Atlas:
    http://www.sitesatlas.com/
     
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    Metalists

    Earthquake Maps on the Web
    http://cires.colorado.edu/people/jones.craig/Web_EQs.html


    Geography World
    http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/maps.html


    Google Maps Online
    http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Maps/


    GPS Links
    http://www.gpsy.com/gpsinfo/


    John R. Borchert Map Library
    http://www-map.lib.umn.edu


    Map and Geographic Information Center
    http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/


    Map Machine
    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/


    Map Vendors & Publishers
    http://docs.lib.duke.edu/maps/guides/comm.html


    Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
    http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html


    Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection: Weather Map Sites
    http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/map_sites/wea_sites.html


    RefDesk Maps Links
    http://www.refdesk.com/factmaps.html


    The World of Maps
    http://www.maps.ethz.ch


    Yahoo- Maps
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Geography/Cartography/Maps


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    University of West Florida Library
    Last Updated: July 2006
    Links Maintained by Bryan Reingruber: May 2006