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Maps for any region of the globe are
available from the United Nations Cartographic Section:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm.
The Central Intelligence Agency World Fact
Book offers a wealth of information regularly updated by country.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/.
The National Geographic Society's Map Machine, an interactive world atlas: http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/.
The Library of Congress Online Catalog includes more than 200,000 maps, which is only a fraction of their collection. Most maps received by the library after 1968 are included; historic maps older than this are not. LOC's American Memory digital library also contains a large selection of historical maps, including Maps Of Discovery And Exploration (1500 - 2003) and American Civil War (1861 - 1865) Maps.
Maps of Europe from The Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe.html.
Europe Map Archive (OSSHE Historical & Cultural Atlas Resource): http://www.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/maps.html.
Maps of Africa available from The African Studies Center at the Univeristy of Pennsylvania:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/CIA_Maps/menu_CIA.html.
South Africa Maps from The Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/south_africa.html.
A wealth of mapped information on China, including economic,political,and health-related topics, maintained by Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) under contract NAS5-03117 to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): http://sedac.ciesin.org/china/.
General maps of Australia available from Geoscience Australia (Commonwealth of Australia): http://www.ga.gov.au/map/images.jsp.
Interactive geological and topographic maps of Australia and Antarctica available from Geoscience Australia (Commonwealth of Australia): http://www.agso.gov.au/map/.
Australian cliamte maps from the Commonwealth of Australia's Bureau Of Meterology: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/austmaps/.
Information on coastal change and the glaciers of
Antarctica / the Polar Regions.
United States Geological Survey:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/factsheet/fs50-98/.
Polar Regions and Oceans maps from The Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/polar.html.
Virtual Antarctica:
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/va/expedition/maps/cont.map.html.
WorldAtlas.com: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/samerica/samap.htm.
Maps of the Americas from The Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas.html.
National Atlas of the United States.
Interactive mapping products available from the U. S. Census Bureau through American FactFinder.
GeoServ is an interactive map database created and maintained by the Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada: http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/clf/geoserv.asp.
Maps of the Americas from The Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas.html.
North America Map Archive (OSSHE Historical & Cultural Atlas Resource): http://www.uoregon.edu/~atlas/america/maps.html.
MapQuest provides maps, directions, airport plans for anywhere in U.S. and Canada: http://www.mapquest.com/.
A similar site, sponsored by Yahoo!, allows you to type in the street address and city, zip code, or country for maps and directions: http://maps.yahoo.com/.
More than 4,000 pages of free Mexico maps, plus pictures. Available maps include topographic sheets in 1:250,000: http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/.
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin owns perhaps the most comprehensive collection of Texas maps, including TXDOT [Texas Department of Transportation] County Highway Maps: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/texas.html.
Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Texas [SMU campus and valid SMU students/faculty/staff ONLY].
Dallas (And Other Cities In Texas)
Murphy & Bolanz Block and Addition Books for Dallas County, 1880-1920 from The Dallas Public Library.
Texas City Maps from The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/texas_cities.html.
