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Historical Maps

Census Atlas of the United States
Dates: 1790-2000
PDF of US Census Atlas produced after the 2000 census.
Old Maps Online
Dates: 1740-present
Portal to several historical map collections.
Library of Congress Map Collection
Dates: 1136-2006
17,000 digitized US and world historical maps.
USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer
Dates: 1879-present
From the U.S. Geological Service.
NOAA Historical Weather Maps
Dates: 1871-present
From the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, select PDF to view maps.
National Historical Geographic Information System
Dates: 1790-2011
Free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States.

JSTOR Images This link opens in a new window
Features over three million high-quality images from all over the world, with coverage from 7000 BCE to the present.

Open Vault from GBH
Repository of "unique and historically important content" available for streaming from the Boston-area public television and radio broadcaster GBH.

Historical Statistics of the United States (register for free account) (1790-2000) This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1790-2000
Compilation of statistics on all aspects of the United States from colonial times to the present.
Statistical Abstracts of the United States (historical) This link opens in a new window
Summary of historical statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Coverage from 1610 to 2012.

SlaveVoyages
Website offering a trove of data, statistics, maps, and timelines pertaining to the origins and forced transportation of Africans across the Atlantic and within the Americas.