North America Maps & Photographs
Resources providing pictures, photos and map of North America. Maps have long been one of the most valuable and versatile of human creations. Maps can be practically applied to innumerable areas of human study and endeavor and have been throughout history. Maps are the most essential navigational instruments that are used when travelling, ensuring that the proper route has been taken and aiding in accurately determining the location of travelers. Photographs, since their introduction in the mid-19th Century, have been the most effective means of capturing images of people and their surroundings. Travelers often take photographs of the landscapes and the peoples of the areas that they visit. Below are links to sites that provide map and photography information about North America.
Canada: Atlantic Neptune: Nautical Charts and Maps
View nautical charts and maps of J.F.W. DesBarres' 18th-century nautical atlases and links to related sites.
Canada: LonelyPlanet.com: Map of Canada
Get a bird's-eye view of the country's major cities and waterways.
Canada: United States Library of Congress: Panoramic Maps of Canada
View street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective.
United States: EarlyAmerica.com: Historical Maps of America
View these early colonial maps of historical events with a full explanation of the event.
United States: LonelyPlanet.com: Map of the United States
Click your way through national and local information geared for travelers.
United States: MapCruzin.com: Maps of the United States Toxic Waste
Access data on the EPS, the U.S. Geological Survey, and services involved in toxic waste.
United States: Public Broadcasting Service: Locator Map of the West
View the history and cultural background of the Old West.
United States: United States Geological Survey: Maps and Images of Pesticides
Get state-level estimates of pesticide use rates for individual crops.
United States: United States National Park Service: Maps of National Parks
Search for national parks via interactive maps available for regions and states.
United States: University of Connecticut, Storrs: Historical Maps of the United States: 1834
View an historical map showing the U.S. in its entirety, boxed into different sections.
United States: University of Georgia, Athens: Hargrett Library: Maps of the United States
See a collection of maps from some of the earliest known cartographers.
United States: University of Maine, Portland: John Mitchell: Map of North America
View a narrative on the making of this map and full map reproductions.
United States: University of Texas, Austin: Historical City Maps of the United States
View a resource guide to dozens of old city maps from 1892 to 1920.
United States: University of Texas, Austin: Historical Maps of the United States
Access a large collection of historical maps and index of links to other historical maps.
United States: University of Texas, Austin: Maps of the United States
Browse historical, regional, states, parks and monuments, county boundaries and U.S. territories.
United States: University of Virginia, Charlottesville: American Cultural Maps
Browse this unfinished digital American historical atlas and maps on territorial expansion, immigration and exploration.
United States: University of Virginia, Charlottesville: Exploring the West From Monticello
Read the map and journal of the Columbus, and Lewis and Clark expeditions.
United States: University of Virginia, Charlottesville: Territorial Maps of the United States: 1775-1920
See maps of early territories owned by foreign powers and the original 13 colonies.