Rare maps

Specialists

Libraries

Blogs

California as an Island Hits the KZSU airwaves! | May 18, 2017
The Stunning Early Infographics and Maps of the 1800s | January 31, 2017
Phil Hatfield, British Library: Two talks on maps, digital mapping and his book "Lines in the ice: Exploring the roof of the world" | October 27, 2016
California Map Society / Rumsey Map Center Paper Award | October 11, 2016
Index Maps in EarthWorks | September 27, 2016

Topic guides

Find rare maps online
John Speed and John Ogilby, 15-16th century cartographers
Geographic atlases
Warren Heckrotte gold rush maps
Maps to the Masses

Course guides

CLASSGEN 61N
Classical California

Notable collections

  • The David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University Libraries

    David Rumsey Map Collection

    18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials

  • Maps of Africa

    Antiquarian maps of Africa from the collections of the late Dr. Oscar I. Norwich and the Stanford University Libraries.