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. Includes books to get you into the subject
• MapHist Forum
  Concerned with any aspect of the making and using of non-current maps. It is the continuation of the MapHist listserv (1994-2012)
• Imago Mundi
  The International Journal for the History of Cartography
• MapForum
  Ashley Baynton-Williams' on antique maps. Previously available online and also, for a period, as a printed magazine. Follow the above link for the printed version. Or click here for the online version
• Harley and Woodward's History of Cartography Project Volumes 1 and 2 are now available online
• Antique Map Price Record
• For antique map dealers see the relevant part of the History of Cartography website

Map dealers (modern)

• There are comprehensive guides produced by Anne Taylor at Cambridge University Library for dealers of maps in Britain and Overseas
  
  • Britain (MS Word file)
    
  • Overseas (MS Word file)
• 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
• Stanfords
• ILH Scientific Cartography (Germany) - Supplier of a comprehensive range of maps and atlases or all types. Excellent loose-leaf printed catalogue, GeoKatalog 2, available on subscription
• Omni Resources (USA) - International map importer and distributor. Extensive on-line catalogue
• East View Geospatial (USA) - Specialist in maps and map data of Commonwealth of Independent States, China, Eastern Europe and Africa
• TopKart (Poland) - Distributor and retailer of Polish atlases and maps
• 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 (MS Word document) - 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)
• Trek Tools (USA). An East View Map Link Company.

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, IMTA)
• Library accessions lists (such as those produced by the Bodleian and MOD Libraries)
• Journal reviews, etc.

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