History of Cartography

No need to repeat all of Tony Campbell's hard work, so here are just the basic pointers

• Map History / History of Cartography
  The Gateway to the Subject - maintained by Tony Campbell.
• MapHist
  Email discussion list maintained by Peter van der Krogt in the Netherlands.
• Imago Mundi
  The International Journal for the History of Cartography.
• MapForum
  Ashley Baynton-Williams' on antique maps. Previously available online only now also available as a printed magazine. Follow the above link for the printed version
• Harley and Woodward's History of Cartography Project
• Antique Map Price Record CD-ROM

Map dealers

• There are comprehensive guides produced by Anne Taylor at Cambridge University Library for dealers of maps in Britain and Overseas
  
  • Britain;
    
  • Overseas
• Ordnance Survey mapping - for information see the Ordnance Survey page

International mapping
A selection of links to large international dealers (inclusion in this list does not imply approval by the British Cartographic Society):

• The Map Shop
• GeoPubs (particularly good for geological and soil maps)
• Latitude Maps and Globes
• Stanfords
• GeoKatalog (Germany) Supplier of a comprehensive range of maps and atlases or all types. Excellent loose-leaf printed catalogue, GeoKatalog, available on subscription.
• MapLink (USA) Distributor of international maps and atlases. Also publishes maps.
• Omni Resources (USA) International map importer and distributor. Extensive on-line catalogue.
• East View Cartographic Specialist in maps and map data of Commonwealth of Independent States, China, Eastern Europe and Africa.
• RMIB Geoscince BV.
• TopKart (Poland) Distributor and retailer of Polish atlases and maps.
• Treaty Oak (USA) Map distributor specialising in Latin America.
• World of Maps (Canada) International maps & atlases, travel books, satellite posters. Specialist in Canadian Government maps.
• International Map Trade Association (trade association for map dealers and publishers)
• Soviet military mapping. Useful for areas where mapping by the national mapping agency is unavailable. Again, a guide for purchasing has been provided by Cambridge University Library
• More information about Soviet military maps can be found here
• SPOT remote sensing images (US)

How to find out what maps are available:

• World mapping today, R.B. Parry, C.R. Perkins. 2nd ed. London: Bowker-Saur, 2000. ISBN 1857390350
• Inventory of world topographic mapping, compiled by Rolf Böhme. 3 vols. London: Published on behalf of the International Cartographic Association by Elsevier Applied Science, 1989-1993
• GeoCenter's printed loose-leaf catalogue, GeoKatalog
• On-line catalogues of some of the suppliers
• On-line map sellers such as those listed above
• Publishers' catalogues and web sites (use, for example, Oddens' Bookmarks and IMTA
  
• Library accessions lists (such as those produced by the Bodleian and MOD Libraries)
• Journal reviews, etc.
• For antique map dealers see the relevant part of the History of Cartography website