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Exploration and Cartography - Web links
If you would like to exchange links or to suggest an interesting link,
please contact Tom Sander, SHD Web Content Manager at sanderva@erols.com. |
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Imago Mundi is the only English-language scholarly periodical devoted exclusively to the history of maps, mapping and map-related ideas. It deals with all facets of the history and interpretation of maps and mapmaking in any part of the world, at any period.
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Cartography - Calendars of Events & Exhibitions
Up-to-date listing of dates, details and links for forthcoming Symposia, Meetings,
Map Fairs and other events of interest to cartographers world wide. Maintained by
John Docktor - send your announcements to
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Discoverers
Web
Probably the most comprehensive link list on the Internet for sites about voyages
of discovery and exploration. Very intelligently sorted by period, region and numerous
user-friendly subheadings. Maintained by Andre Engels. |
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Maritime
History
An excellent bibliography and list of links, particularly
strong on ships and shipwrecks. Part of an Index of Resources for Historians, maintained
jointly by Lynn Nelson, University of Kansas, and Eric Marzo, University of
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A Guide to Maritime History
Information on the Internet
Systematically arranged list of links on many maritime subjects, including ships,
navigation, books and libraries, and maritime history maintained by Peter McCraken,
Reference Librarian of the Joyner Library, East Carolina University. |
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History
of Cartography gateway
Early maps, old maps or historical maps (i.e. the history of cartography), and the activities associated with them, form the subject of this excellent site compiled by Tony
Campbell. |
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Oddens' Bookmarks
This is the homepage for the very comprehensive and searchable links database assembled by Roelof P. Oddens, University of Utrecht. It contains a multitude of links pertinent to maps and mapping. Go to
BROWSE and open new cartographic
horizons. |
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Oddens' Bookmarks - Cartographic and Geographic Societies
This link leads to a worldwide listing of societies.
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Hakluyt
Society
Publications
in English of records, journals and charts of voyages, travels, naval expeditions and
other geographical material distributed to members. Back issues of previous publications
available. Complete
Bibliography |
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Philip Lee Phillips Society
Support group of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. Publishes periodic bulletin and holds annual scholarly meeting in Washington and other US locations. |
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Royal Geographical Society
Information on all aspects of the work of the Royal Geographical Society, one of
the largest learned societies devoted to geographical science (13,000 members).
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Washington Map Society
US-based society with international membership, monthly meetings, field trips, scholarly writing prize, and three-issue per year journal
The Portolan |
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Brussels International Map Collectors’ Circle
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The BIMCC brings together all those interested in ancient maps, as collectors, scholars, dealers, or mere amateurs. It meets several times during the year in Belgium and other European locations. An extensive newsletter is published in English, which is also the language of all meetings.
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
With a collection of over four million items, this national resource is constantly adding material to its web site.
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The
James Ford Bell Library
The James Ford Bell Library is a collection of 15,000 rare books, 2,500 maps, and 2,500 manuscripts from the period 1400-1800, documenting the expansion of
Europe. The website includes high resolution images of many
fine historical maps.
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The California Map Society holds two full-day meetings a year – winter in the south and summer in the north, publishes a quarterly newsletter, and has some fine California maps at their website under “Images and Stories.” |
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection's Historical Map Web Site
A University of Texas at Austin site. Modern and historical maps especially useful for students are available for download in pdf format.
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William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan
The library’s map collection may be accessed at this site.
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Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection
of the University of Georgia.
Heavy emphasis on the State of Georgia
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Princeton University
2003-2006 marks the 100th anniversary of Amundsen's successful transit of the Northwest Passage.
Princeton’s exhibition on the subject has ended, but the maps and photos are still available online.
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The David Rumsey Collection
focuses on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials.
The site provides very sophisticated, high-resolution access to images
of representative examples from the collection, and an excellent
search facility to locate maps in the collection.
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North Carolina-based Society focusing on map collecting and discoveries.
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The Columbus Navigation Home Page
Time-line,
articles, bibliography and links, maintained by Keith Pickering.
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Galápagos Islands: History and Cartography
Maintained by SHD Member John Woram, this site provides an in-depth hyper-linked resource of maps, manuscripts, and books pertinent to the islands. The HTML document format lends itself nicely to bringing some order to the bibliography.
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Library of Congress: The Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake
The Kraus Collection comprises important primary and secondary materials about Drake's voyages throughout the then Spanish territory of the Americas. It consists of 60 items--16 manuscripts, 29 books, 8 maps and views, and 7 medals and portraits. The materials range in date from 1579 to 1765. |
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Captain
Cook Society
This
site contains a wealth of information and links related to James Cook, together with
information on how to join the Society and on its quarterly publication,
Cook's
Log. |
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| An organization of scholars dedicated to the study of the expansion of Europe and the world-wide response to that expansion, from its beginnings in the fourteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century. |
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The Maritime
History Virtual Archives
An extremely comprehensive list of maritime history links and a valuable digest,
indexed by subject, of material transcribed from early books on maritime subjects.
Maintained by Lars Bruzelius.
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"Port", links catalogue of provided
by the National Maritime Museum of the UK
An excellent catalogue of annotated maritime links
accessed via a search interface. Maritime events list, the Museum's on-line journal,
information on the Museum's collections and publications, University courses, research
resources.
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Web Site of the Duyfken 1606
Replica Foundation.
This attractive site tells the story of the original voyage of Australia's first
known European visitor, the Dutch ship Duyfken ("little Dove") in 1606, and
keeps you up to date with the progress on the full-scale replica as she is built and
tested at Freemantle, Australia. |
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International Antiquarian Mapsellers Association
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IAMA promotes the professional trade in antiquarian, collectible maps and related books and promotes public interest, appreciation and education with respect to antiquarian maps and related works. The site includes information for collectors (recommended reading), about map fairs, and to other sites via a good listing of links.
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New World Explorers, Inc.
is dedicated to historical research of seafaring exploration voyages in the Spanish New World during the prehistoric and early historic period. Another goal and function of the corporation is to publish scholarly papers of independent historians related to this period. Topics of interest are: early navigation, early cartography, the voyages of Columbus and Ponce de Leon, and the origin and voyages of the seafaring Chontal Maya from the Yucatan. |
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The
Champlain Society
The society’s mission is to increase public awareness of and access to Canada's rich store of historical records. A site link leads to the Society’s digital collection of rare publications that chronicle the development of Canadian history |
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22nd International Conference
on the History of Cartography
Berne, Switzerland
8-13 July 2007
www.ichc2007.ch |
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23rd International Conference
on the History of Cartography
Copenhagen, Denmark
12 - 17 July 2009
http://www.ichc2009.dk |
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This site contains maps of Jerusalem, and basic information concerning the map-makers and the history of cartography in Jerusalem. It is joint project of the Jewish National and University Library and the Department of Geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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