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Maps

Mapquest
Find detailed maps of thousands of U.S. and international cities. Listings include streets, points of interest, restaurants, shopping, schools, and more. Also includes handy TripQuest driving directions calculator.
U.S. Geological Survey Library
Geological surveys for the U.S. and countries around the world, plus the National Map, National Atlas, flood maps, biodiversity maps, and much more. See also the global relief resources for ocean and land areas from NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center.
Earthtrends Global Maps
The World Resources Institute's Earthtrends Environmental Information group provides maps and information on a dozen global issues ranging from Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, Climate and Atmosphere, Agriculture and Food to Energy and Resources and Watersheds of the World.
United Nations Maps
More than 100 regional and country maps (.pdf). Details include primary and secondary cities, rivers, roads (though not named), and railroads. Not all countries represented notably Brasil, Mexico, Nigeria, and most countries in Western Europe. See also maps from the U.N High Commissioner for Refugees.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
An amazing collection, located at the University of Texas at Austin Library, of over 2,000 current and historical maps from around the world arranged by geographic location including older edition CIA maps. Image viewer that can read .jpg and .gif formats required.
Newberry Library Cartographic Collections
See this resource for an overview of Chicago's Newberry Library collections and to search their catalogue of holdings including an estimated 300,000 maps. For a history of cartography, virtual exhibits, see the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography.
David Rumsey Map Collection
Over 15,800 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials.
Map Links
From the US Naval Postgraduate School Library. Some freely accessible, some are for sale only. Includes aeronautical and nautical maps.
American Memory Map Collections
Thousands of historical and current maps from all over the world. Browse for maps of cities and towns, railroads and other transportation maps,conservation and environment, discovery and exploration, military battles and campaigns, and general maps. See also Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929, which includes a map of Charlottesville (UVa).

Gazetteers/Geographic Directories

See also The Columbia Gazetteer of the World UVA Only
Virginia Gazetteer Database
The Virginia Gazetteer contains the official name, type, and location of over 51,000 geographic features in Virginia, and is based largely on data from the GNIS system maintained by the US Geological Survey.

Atlases

National Atlas of the United States of America
An online, interactive resource, this atlas updates a large bound collection of paper maps that was published in 1970. From the U.S. Department of the Interior. See their FAQ and Help sections. See also the USGS resource The National Map, another online, interactive map resource.

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