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August 17, 2006
Panoramic Maps 1847–1929, Library of Congress
Library link
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html
Short description
Panoramic maps of US and Canadian cities and towns during the late 19th-early 20th centuries. The maps are searchable by keyword, geographic location, subject index, creator index and title index.
Source website
Copyright and usage conditions
http://www.loc.gov/homepage/legal.html#copyright
US Historic Maps, Digital History
Library link
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/maps/maps.cfm
Short description
Links to many historic maps divided by period, topic and region.
Source website
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Copyright and usage conditions
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/copyright.cfm
Historical Map Collection, David Rumsey
Library link
http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html
Short description
Over 13,100 online maps focussing on rare 18-19th century North and South America maps.
Source website
http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html
Copyright and usage conditions
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Antiquarian Maps
Library link
http://web.reed.edu/resources/library/maps/
Short description
The maps are browsable by date, title, mapmaker, or geographical area.
Source website
Copyright and usage conditions
http://web.reed.edu/resources/library/maps/copy.html
American Shores, Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region, NYPL Digital Collections
Library link
http://www.nypl.org/research/midatlantic/index.html
Short description
The Mid-Atlantic region of North America (from New York south to Virginia) examined through maps created up to 1850. Includes many high resolution maps with a zoom facility and commentary.
Source website
Copyright and usage conditions
Browse using the subject index. NYPL will not let us post live deep-links.
African Burial ground, NYPL Digital Collections
Library link
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/afb/shell.html
Short description
An interactive resource which enables the viewer to explore the largest intact colonial African burial ground in America. The site was set up by NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Source website
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
Copyright and usage conditions
NYPL won’t let us
http://www.nypl.org/permissions/
African American Migration
Library link
http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm?bhcp=1
Short description
This website focuses on 13 distinct migrations that ‘formed and transformed African America’. You can browse by image, map or text. There is also a glossary and timeline.
Source website
Copyright and usage conditions
http://www.inmotionaame.org/copies.cfm