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Historic Maps

The Map Collection has original copies of pre-1960 maps as well as a collection of historical atlases. For information see their description of Historic Maps. Historic maps as well as Krolls and Metsker atlases of the region can also be found in Special Collections. Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for the Pacific Northwest are available on microfilm in the Microform & Newspaper Collections. Sanborn maps are available digitially via Seattle Public Library (public library card required)

For links to additional digitized collections of historic maps see Images of Early Maps on the Web.

		Charts and Maps - historic maps from the National Maritime Museum (UK)
		David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - more than 10,000 maps from a private collector
		Early Washington Maps - state and local historic maps
		Historical Map Archive - maps from the University of Alabama collection
		Historical Maps - maps from the Perry-Castaneda collection
		Kaartencollectie - Dutch collection of primarily European historic maps
		Map Collections - historic maps from the Library of Congress
		Maps of Africa - 16th - early 20th century maps
		Unveiling of Britain - British Library maps created between 800 and 1600