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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 29,000 maps and images. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented. The collection categories include old and antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, children and manuscript maps. The collection contains more than 50 complete rare atlases, including Thomas Jefferys's American Atlas (1776), Guillaume Delisle's Atlas de Geographie (1731) and John Arrowsmith's London Atlas (1844). Multiple maps from different time periods can be viewed side-by-side. Viewers can also create their own collections of maps that hold particular interest by saving groups of images. Complete cataloging data accompany each image, enabling in-depth searches of the collection. A special Geographic Information System (GIS) Browser allows integr ation and interaction of historical maps with current geospatial data and other historical maps.

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Lisa Saywell

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History - General/Worldwide

Primary Libraries

Historical Society (Wisconsin Library & Archives)

Memorial Library

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