Planiglobe beta. Library of Congress Maps Collections. The Library of Congress Search by Keyword | Browse by Geographic Location Index | Subject Index | Creator Index | Title Index The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form. The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress.
These images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright protection. Map Collections is organized according to seven major categories. Searching Map Collections The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The Library of Congress presents these documents as part of the record of the past. Special Presentations: Places in History. UN Maps and Graphics. Map Maker Trust - Africa. Commons:Map resources. Note. Commons: ('commons' followed by a colon) is a namespace for internal Commons work, and for resource pages on the Commons.
See: {{resources}} and Category:Commons resources. One can search the Commons namespace via the advanced tab at Special:Search. To find categorized maps, atlases, and satellite pictures please see: Category:Maps - maps for Wikipedia sites in many languages.Category:WikiAtlas - current and historical atlases for many nations and regions.Category:Satellite pictures - categorized satellite photos. Map resource subpages[edit] The subpages are a repository of various files useful to the en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps community in creating new maps for various wiki projects. Where to request new or improved maps[edit] Wikimedia Commons map resources[edit] commons.wikimedia.org Category:Commons maps - A map work category with many resources.Commons:WikiProject Atlas - for working on atlases.Category:WikiAtlas Assistance - altas help, templates, progress.
[edit] Templates[edit] Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - UT Library Online.