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- David Rumsey Map Collection https://www.davidrumsey.com/ 13 comments
- Largest Early World Map – Monte's 10 Ft. Planisphere of 1587 (2017) https://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2017/11/26/largest-early-world-map-monte-s-10-ft-planisphere-of-1587 2 comments
- 1940 WPA San Francisco Model Now Online https://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2019/1/1/huge-san-francisco-1940-wooden-model-digitized 4 comments
- The Histomap http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200375~3001080:The-Histomap- 12 comments
- The Histomap of Evolution - 10 Million Years of Evolution Visualized, 5-Foot Long Infographic from 1931 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~275397~90048657:The-Histomap-of-Evolution 3 comments dataisbeautiful
- Created in 1918 by Bernard Sleigh, "An Ancient Mappe of Fairyland" comprises in a same imaginary world the geography of dozens places described in Fairy Tale Mythology, Literature and even Greek Mythology. https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/d3d9d8 85 comments books
- Searching for maps made by Ancient Greeks https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY%7E8%7E1%7E291329%7E90063057:Tabula-Asiae-I?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No 5 comments history
- Here is a map of Hindoostan from 1846. Created by Mitchell, Samuel Augustus. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handlemediaplayer?lunamediaid=rumsey~8~1~2031~150066 3 comments india
- A huge and amazing history chart - Adams' Synchronological Chart. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/rumsey~8~1~226099~5505934:composite--adams--synchronological- 3 comments history
- The Histomap. Four Thousand Years Of World History. Relative Power Of Contemporary States, Nations And Empires. Copyright by John B. Sparks. Published by Histomap, Inc. Chicago, Ill. Printed and distributed in the U.S.A. by Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, Ill. - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/rumsey~8~1~200375~3001080?trs=2&qvq=q%3Apub_list_no%3D%221810.000%22%3Blc%3Arumsey%7E8%7E1&mi=1 3 comments history
- A huge and impressive twenty three foot long chart showing 5,885 years of history, from 4004 B.C.. to 1881 A.D. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/6jbrgv 18 comments history
- The Histomap: Four Thousand Years of World History, published 1931 http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/rumsey~8~1~200375~3001080:the-histomap--four-thousand-years-o 4 comments history
- Is there a 21st century equivalent to Rand McNally's 4000-year Histomap? http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200375~3001080:The-Histomap--Four-Thousand-Years-O?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:1810.000;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=1&trs=2 6 comments history
- The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 18,460 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. http://www.davidrumsey.com/ 7 comments history
Linking pages
- So, You Want to Study Geopolitics? – Mackinder Forum https://mackinderforum.org/so-you-want-to-study-geopolitics/ 13 comments
- What Did San Francisco Look Like in the Mid-1800s? | History| Smithsonian Magazine http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/what_did_san_francisco_look_like_in_the_mid-1800s.html?amp%3Butm_medium=em 4 comments
- Virginia Goes to the Birds - The New York Times http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/virginia-goes-to-the-birds/ 4 comments
- Pride & prejudice at high altitude https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/pride-and-prejudice-at-high-altitude 4 comments
- Fish doorbells! Historic sandwiches! 50 of the weirdest, most wonderful corners of the web – picked by an expert | Internet | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/31/fish-doorbells-historic-sandwiches-50-of-the-weirdest-most-wonderful-corners-of-the-web-picked-by-an-expert 1 comment
- Stanford Is About to Have the Dopest Map Collection on Earth | WIRED https://www.wired.com/2016/04/stanford-dopest-map-collection-earth/ 0 comments
- This Interactive Map Compares the New York City of 1836 to Today | History| Smithsonian Magazine http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/This_Interactive_Map_Compares_the_New_York_City_of_1836_to_Today.html 0 comments
- Persuasive Cartography: An Interview with Map Collector PJ Mode - JSTOR Daily https://daily.jstor.org/persuasive-cartography-an-interview-with-map-collector-pj-mode/ 0 comments
- Explore 400 Years of Maps in Google Earth | by Google Earth | Google Earth and Earth Engine | Medium https://medium.com/google-earth/explore-400-years-of-maps-in-google-earth-b3f552a0fedb 0 comments
- A 19th-Century Cartographer Crammed All of Human History into this Map - Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-19thcentury-cartographer-crammed-all-of-human-history-into-this-map 0 comments
- What Did San Francisco Look Like in the Mid-1800s? | History| Smithsonian Magazine http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/What_Did_San_Francisco_Look_Like_in_the_Mid-1800s.html 0 comments
- Before There Could Be a Los Angeles, There Had to be Water | History| Smithsonian Magazine http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Before_There_Could_Be_a_Los_Angeles_There_Had_to_be_Water.html 0 comments
- GitHub - polm/awesome-digital-collections: Publicly accessible digital collections. https://github.com/polm/awesome-digital-collections 0 comments
- The best laid tracks. Stories of San Francisco’s ghost… | by Marcin Wichary | Medium https://medium.com/@mwichary/the-best-laid-tracks-554adf9590a9 0 comments