Guides: How Do I Find ~ Maps and Atlases: Home

Print Maps and Atlases

A large number of the library's atlases are part of the reference collection located on the first floor. The bigger atlases are shelved along the wall at the end of the reference section furthest from the front entrance. A sizeable number of smaller atlases are shelved with the other reference books. Many of these have Library of Congress numbers beginning with the letter G.

You may have a better chance of finding what you need by searching the library's catalog before you browse the shelves. Try adding some of the phrases listed below to searches in the library catalog.

atlases
maps

Digital Collections

AtoZ Maps Online This link opens in a new window
Collection of more than 146,000 proprietary and royalty-free maps. All maps are high resolution starting at 300dpi with some as large as poster-size. Many maps are PowerPoint-ready. Updated monthly.

Atlascope
Atlascope has digitalized 101 cumbersome street atlases of Boston and neighboring cities from 1873 to 1938.
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
More than 32,000 maps and images focusing on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America.
Library of Congress - Maps
The Library of Congress has custody of the world's largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection, some of which have been converted to digital form.
National Geographic Maps
The National Geographic Society's online maps page.
New York Public Library Map Collections
More than 15,000 digital items from the library's map collection.
NOAA Online Chart Viewer
Nautical charts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
More than 11,000 maps scanned by the University of Texas Libraries. Most are in the public domain.
more...less...
Please credit the University of Texas Libraries as the source of the scanned images.
United Nations Cartographic Section
More than 100 maps organized by region and country.
USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer
The full catalog of USGS topographic surveys all on one site and searchable by city.

Interactive Maps

EnviroMapper
Single point of access to select U.S. EPA environmental data. This Web site provides access to several EPA databases to provide you with information about environmental activities that may affect air, water, and land anywhere in the United States.
Google Earth
View high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery, elevation terrain, road and street labels, business listings, and more.
National Geographic Mapmaker Interactive
An interactive mapping experience with rich layers of information on the physical earth, oceans, culture, and more.
New York Public Library Map Warper
The NYPL Map Warper is a tool for digitally aligning ("rectifying") historical maps from the NYPL's collections to match today's precise maps. Visitors can browse already rectified maps or assist the NYPL by aligning a map.
United States Census Bureau: Geography
Find geographic data and products such as the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, KMLs, TIGERweb, cartographic boundary files, geographic relationship files, and reference and thematic maps.
World Freedom Atlas
A geovisualization tool for world statistics designed for social scientists, journalists, NGO/IGO workers, and others who wish to have a better understanding of freedom, democracy, human rights, and good governance. It covers the years 1990-2006.
WorldMap
WorldMap is an open source web mapping platform developed by the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard that allows users to create their own mapping applications and publish maps in a variety of dynamic ways.

New York State Maps

The Adirondack Atlas by Jerry C. Jenkins; Andy Keal
Call Number: Ref F127.A2 J46 2004
Publication Date: 2004
A geographic portrait of the Adirondack Park with 450 full-color maps and 250 figures, graphs, tables, charts, and scientific drawings.
New York Atlas and Gazetteer by DeLorme Map Staff
Call Number: Ref Atlas Table G1250 .D4 1998
Publication Date: 1998
GPS grids and topo maps for the entire state.

New York Public Library Map Collections
More than 15,000 digital items from the library's map collection.
New York Public Library Map Warper
The NYPL Map Warper is a tool for digitally aligning ("rectifying") historical maps from the NYPL's collections to match today's precise maps. Visitors can browse already rectified maps or assist the NYPL by aligning a map.
NYS Adirondack Park Agency - Maps and GIS
Wide variety of maps of the Adirondack region. Features maps showing land use, broadband availability, population, easements, Forest Preserve lands, land cover, schools, towers, viewshed protection, zip codes, lakes and ponds entirely surrounded by Forest Preserve lands, snowmobile use, and military training routes.

New York State Atlas
Call Number: Ref Atlas Table G1250 .N4 1998
Road maps for the entire state.

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Mapping Gateway
Collection of static and interactive maps for exploring the state's forests, recreation areas, wildlife distribution, and other natural resources.