Historic Map Resources

The links provided on this page are a sampling of the
various map resources available to researchers. The maps to the right are examples of some of the
maps that can be obtained through these various sources.
Please click the thumbnails for a higher quality version
of each map.

NOAA Historical Map & Chart Project
“From the Image Archives of the Historical
Map & Chart Collection/Office of Coast Survey/National
Ocean Service/NOAA.”
Huge collection of historic nautical charts including many
covering the Huron-Erie Corridor.
http://historicals.ncd.noaa.gov/historicals/histmap.asp

Library and Archives –
Canada ArchiviaNet Online Research Tool
Maps Plans and Charts
Large Collection of historic maps and charts,
some available online.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020154_e.html

Association of Canadian Map Libraries
and Archives (ACMLA)
1815 Map of Detroit River.
http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/assoc/acml/facsarea.html

Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Early regional maps of the Great Lakes States.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html

MSU Map Library
Early Michigan and Canada maps.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/coll/main/maps/mapscan/
MIthumbs.html

University of Alabama Historic Map Archive
Early state and regional maps.
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/index.html

David Rumsey Historic Map Collection
Historic Michigan State Atlas.
http://www.davidrumsey.com/