The North American Map Collection is an ongoing cooperative project of archives, libaries and museums in Florida to digitize and provide online access to maps of contemporary and historic North America, dating from 1564 through the present. While many of these maps were originally published as maps independent of any other publication, some were published with atlases, books, government documents, shipping and railroad schedules, land promotions, etc. Maps in this collection are largely regional maps. But, the Collection also includes national, state, municipal, county and parish maps.

These maps represent only a small part of the wealth of historical and archival treasures held by the contributing archives, libraries, and museums. Users should note the source of the maps they use and should contact the holding libraries or archives directly for more information.

The Collection is uneven in representation of specific areas as contributions to the Collection reflect the interests of the contributing institutions. Maps in the North American Map Collection include the maps of the Florida Map Collection. and of the Caribbean Basin Map Collection because the majority of contributing institutions are based in Florida. Effort is on-going to broaden representation of other specific locations.
     

The Region: North America

The North American Map Collection includes all of North America, Greenland, Central America, and the Caribbean.

North American Countries:

Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Islands British Virgin Islands Canada Canal Zone Cayman Islands Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Guyane Française (French Guiana) Haiti Honduras Jamaica

Marie Gallante (Guadeloupe) Martinique Mexico Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico Saba (Netherlands Antilles) Saint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles) Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin (Guadeloupe) Saint Martin (Netherlands Antilles) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint-Barthelemy (Guadeloupe) El Salvador Surinam Swan Islands (Honduras) Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States of America Venezuela Virgin Islands of the United States

Geographic Features of the Region:

Antilles Appalachian Mountains Caribbean Sea Central America Greater Antilles Great Lakes Great Plains Grenadines Hudson Bay

Lesser Antilles Mississippi River Missouri River North America (continent) Ohio River Rocky Mountains West Indies Windward Islands

     

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