Matt came to our meeting to tell us about the University of Minnesota's Borchert Map Library and those present learned a lot! There is an amazing collection there for all of us to access. Please look at his presentation linked below to get a sample of the information the library has.
Here is a link to his presentation with links.
Here it is in PDF
You can also email him with any questions about place names and the changes of towns and borders over time.
And any other geographical questions.
It was a super presentation!
Thank you Ryan
GEOnames
The GeoNames geographical database covers all countries and contains over 11 million placenames that are available for download free of charge.
The GeoNames geographical database covers all countries and contains over 11 million placenames that are available for download free of charge.
Rumsey Map Collection
The David Rumsey Map Collection was started over 30 years ago and contains more than 150,000 maps. The collection focuses on rare 16th thru 21st century maps of North and South America, as well as maps of the world, Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, wall maps, globes, school geographies, pocket maps, books of exploration, maritime charts, and a variety of cartographic materials. Items range in date from @1550 to the present.
