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The David Rumsey Map Center enables and promotes interdisciplinary scholarship through the use of cartographic information in all forms—from paper
Libraries
Acquires and preserves manuscripts, rare books, and university archives.
Blogs
- A Tribute | April 29, 2016
- The Atlantic Magazine features our California as an Island Map | December 2, 2015
- The William Smith Map in a Finnish Newspaper | December 2, 2015
- Adventures in oversized imaging: digitizing the Ōmi Kuni-ezu 近江國絵圖 Japanese Tax Map from 1837 | November 17, 2015
- John Casper Branner's Map of Brazil: Original or Facsimile? | April 24, 2015
Topic guides
| Guide | Created by | Last Updated | Subject tag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finding Rare Maps Online | G. Salim Mohammed | 2016-06-01 | Rare maps, Geography, Maps |
| John Speed and John Ogilby, 15-16th Century Cartographers | G. Salim Mohammed | 2013-12-20 | Rare maps, Maps |
| Geographic Atlases | G. Salim Mohammed | 2014-06-04 | Rare maps, Geography, Maps |
| Gaihōzu: Japanese Imperial Maps | Julie Sweetkind-Singer | 2015-10-21 | Digital collections, Rare maps, Chinese studies, East Asian studies, Japanese studies, Korean studies, Geography, Maps |
| Warren Heckrotte gold rush maps | Julie Sweetkind-Singer | 2016-01-13 | Rare maps, Western Americana, Geology, Maps, State government information, US federal government information |
| Maps to the Masses | Julie Sweetkind-Singer | 2016-02-05 | Rare maps, Maps |
Course guides
| Course number | Term | Guide | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLASSGEN 61N | Winter | Classical California | Grant Parker |
Notable collections
Antiquarian maps of Africa from the collections of the late Dr. Oscar I. Norwich and the Stanford University Libraries.
Subject Librarians
Head and Curator, David Rumsey Map Center
(650) 723-5100
Assistant Director of Geospatial, Cartographic and Scientific Data & Services, Head of the Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
(650) 725-1102
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