| Geography and the Early United States |
| Maps - The World in Spatial Terms |
| | Rare Maps - Post-Revolutionary Expansion
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| | A collection of maps of America from the post-Revolutionary period (1784-1884) |
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| | U.S. Maps
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| | From the University of Texas, a comprehensive gallery of online maps of the United States. |
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| | Interactive US Historical Maps
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| | An incredible collection - over 50 maps that explore trends and events in American history! |
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| | Rare Maps - Frontier and New South
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| | A collection of maps of the Frontier and New South during the 1800s. |
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| | National Atlas of the United States
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| | The new National Atlas includes products and services designed to stimulate children and adults to visualize and understand complex relationships between environments, places, and people. It contributes to our knowledge of the environmental, resource, demographic, economic, social, political, and historical dimensions of American life.
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| | US Digital Map Library
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| | A great site with State and County Maps,
United States Maps, and
Indian Land Cessions
to the United States Treaty Maps. |
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| | Historic U.S. Maps
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| | An incredible collection of historic U.S. maps, from exploration through 1900! |
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| | U.S. Historical Maps
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| | An unbelievable collection of United States and North American maps, from the 15th century to present. |
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| | History Channel Map Library
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| | An incredible collection of historic maps! |
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| | Railroad Maps of the United States
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| | From the Library of Congress site: "The Railroad maps represent an important historical record, illustrating the growth of travel and settlement as well as the development of industry and agriculture in the United States. They depict the development of cartographic style and technique, highlighting the achievement of early railroaders." |
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| | U.S. Territorial Maps
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| | Maps of the states and territories from the following years: 1775, 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860. |
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| | Making Sense of Maps
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| | Making Sense of Maps offers a place for students and teachers to begin working with maps as historical evidence. The site has an overview of the history of maps and how historians use them, a breakdown of the elements of a map, tips on what questions to ask when analyzing maps, an annotated bibliography, and a guide to finding and using maps online. |
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| | Maps and Country Information
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| | Explore the world by finding an interesting country and then learning about itwith these great maps from the U.S. State Department!
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| | Library of Congress Map Collections 1544-1999
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| | An incredible collection of hundreds of United States maps throughout history ... categories include: Immigration and Settlement, Conservation and Environment, Military Battles and Campaigns, Discovery and Exploration, Transportation and Communication, General Maps. |
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| | Historical Maps of the United States
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| | A collection of various maps from Colonial times to present. Includes maps in the categories: Early Inhabitants, Exploration and Settlement, U.S. Territorial Growth, Later Historical Maps, Maps of National Historic Sites. |
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| | Rare Maps - Civil War
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| | A collection of maps of America during the Civil War era (1861-1865). |
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| | Free/Slave Soil Map - 1820
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| | A look at the United States slave/free boundaries following the Missouri Compromise. |
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| | Map of the Missouri Compromise
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| | A Shockwave-enhanced full-color map of the United States following the Missouri Compromise. |
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| | U.S. Territorial Maps
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| | Maps of the states and territories from the following years: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880. |
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| | Historic Maps of US History
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| | High quality images of historic map documents that illustrate the geographical dimensions of American history. |
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| | Boundaries of the United States
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| | An amazing animated map that shows the progression of state/territorial boundaries in the United States from 1650-1907. |
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| | Panoramic Maps 1847-1929
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| | The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. View several great maps from the Library of Congress at this site! |
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| | Rare Map Collection - The New World
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| | Several fascinating images of maps as designed by cartographers who had limited experiences on the coast of America (1544-1688). |
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| | Development of U.S. Counties
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| | An animated map that demonstrates the development of the counties in the United States. Watch the chronological map change through each decade! |
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| | Historic Maps of New England
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| | From the University of New Hampshire, a collection of town, city, state and regional historical maps for New England. |
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| | New York State Historical Maps
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| | Nineteen images of maps of New York State and adjacent regions from 1556-1895. |
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| | 1895 United States Atlas
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| | A huge collection of beautiful maps of every state in the U.S.A. in 1895! |
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| | Historical Map Archive - U of Alabama
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| | An archive of map images with a focus on Alabama historical maps, but also featuring several historical maps of various regions in North America. |
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| | Rare Maps - Revolutionary America
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| | A collection of 15 maps of America from the Revolutionary Era (1776-1795). |
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