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Primary Sources: Maps

Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.

Maps

-American Memory: Maps

Historical map collection from the Library of Congress.

-Historical Map Web Sites

Extensive list of links to historical map collections online. From the Perry-Castaneda Library.

-Government and Geographic Data Services: 16th-20th Century Maps of Africa

The collection includes maps of Africa spanning from the 16th century through the twentieth century.

-Medieval Maps and Images 

Large selection of map images.

-World Digital LIbrary: Maps

More than 300 map images, dating from 8000BC to 1949AD and representing at least 100 geographic areas.