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Atlases
See the hundreds of Atlases in the Library Catalog which include numerous political, topographical, and demographic maps.
Collections of Digital Maps
- Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970)Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) provides more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. These maps are large-scale plans containing data that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures. This includes information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers.
- Antiquarian MapsReed College
- South Caroliniana Map CollectionTaken together, the maps chart the state's urbanization over time. The collection also contains a number of maps dating from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, which are vital to researchers interested in the history of cartography.
- Historical Map ArchiveUniversity of Alabama collection.