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A map collection or map library is a storage facility for maps, usually in a library, archive, or museum, or at a map publisher or public-benefit corporation, and the maps and other cartographic items stored within that facility. Sometimes, map collections are combined with graphic sheets, manuscripts and rare prints in a single department.
The Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection is an extensive map collection owned by the Perry–Castañeda Library at The University of Texas at Austin. [ 1 ] Many of the maps in the collection have been scanned and are available online, and most of these maps are public domain .
The center manages the geographic collections of the Boston Public Library as well as material collected by Norman B. Leventhal during his lifetime, known as the Mapping Boston Collection. Its holdings stretch chronologically from the 15th century to the present, and geographically cover the world, with a focus on Boston and New England .
The USGS Library’s map collection contains a broad collection of maps covering the United States, foreign areas, and planetary bodies. The collection includes topographic maps, geologic maps, and thematic maps concentrating on the geosciences.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Most of the maps scanned by the General Libraries and served from this web site are in the public domain. They can be tagged with commons:Template:PCL (talk, backlinks, edit) but also needs the appropriate copyright tag which depends on the source. GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) GPL'd software for ...
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The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection is a large private map collection with over 150,000 maps and cartographic items. The collection was created by David Rumsey who, after making his fortune in real estate, focused initially on collecting 18th- and 19th century maps of North and South America, as this era "saw the rise of modern cartography."
The Clark Library is the university's combined "map collection, government information center, and spatial and numeric data services" center. [16] Its map collection is the largest in Michigan and one of the largest of any university, consisting of more than 370,000 maps and about 10,000 atlases and reference works. [17]