Cartography
GEO 225, Fall 2009
Geography & Meteorology Valapariso University
History of Cartography Virtual Field Trip
History Maps vs. Historical Maps
Prehistoric and Early Maps
Babylonian Map of the World From the British Museum. To see this map do a search on the world map (upper right corner) and select the Babylonian Map from the results.
Town plan of Nippur First known town plan drawn to scale.
Stick Charts
Stick Chart (from Field Museum Maps exhibit.
Stick Chart Marshal Islands from the Metropolitain Museum of Art
Ptolemy
Ptolemy's World Map from the British Library
Another Version of Ptolemy's map
China
Hua yi tu stone rubbing of map from 1136 A.D. Library of Congress
Yü Chi T'u [Map of the Tracks of Yü the Great] ca. 1137 A.D.
Depicting China 800 Years of Early Chinese Maps By John Hebert
China in Maps from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library. European maps of China.
China Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University In Chinese but click on the links on this page to view some nice looking maps. Appear to be arranged by date.
Japan
National Archives of Japan Map Gallery
Japanese Historical Maps East Asian Library-University of Califonria, Berkeley
The Indian Ocean Littoral: Cartography and Port Cities
Medieval Europe
Hereford mappamundi , Larger view
Hereford Cathedral Virtual Tour. Look in the chained library
The Developing World Comparing Medieval Maps from Around the Globe
Maps from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of Abraham Ortelius (1584) including the Empire of Prester John
T-O Maps
A T-O Map Example from the Index of Early Medieval Maps Scroll down to see more examples of T-O maps
Idrisi and Arab Cartography
al-Idrisi la Mediterranee au XIIe Siecle (al Idrisi the Mediterranean in the XIIth Century) a exhibit about Al-Idrisi's maps. Click on explorer l'atlas to explore the atlas. Though in French, the online exhibit is quite well done. You should get the idea even if you can't read French.
Al-Idrisi's World Map, Al-Idrisi's World Map rectangular, and World Maps of al-Idrisi A short history of Arab cartography and Idrisi's cartography.
Hajj Pilgrimage Certificate from the British Library (Lin
Renaissance
Claudius Clavus map of Scandinavia (link broken)
Portolan Chart of the world by Juan de la Cosa, 1500
Martin Waldseemüller's World Map of 1507
Mercator's Atlas of Europe from the British Library. See the Turning the pages featrue for Mercator's atlas if you have the appropriate plug in.
Olaus Magnus' Scandinavia with Virtual Tour Complete with sea and land creatures of every variety. From James Ford Bell Library University of Minnesota. More detailed version, Really detailed version (5 MB)
Carta Marina Olaus Magnus (information)
Good sites with historic maps
Images of Early Maps on the Web
Library of Congress Map Collections
British Library "Collect Britain'