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Bookmark or Share- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection | The CollectionThe historical map collection has over 134,000 maps and related images online. The collection includes rare 16th through 21st century maps of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, the Pacific, the Arctic, and the World.
- Largest Early World Map - Monte's 10 ft. Planisphere of 1587 - David RumseyAn extraordinary 60 sheet manuscript world map made in 1587 by Urbano Monte has been added to the David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University. At 10 foot square, this map or planisphere is the largest known early map of the world.
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection | GeoreferencerThe overlaid maps reveal changes over time and enable map analysis and discovery. New features in v4 include georeferencing several maps on one sheet, Grid view to compare multiple maps, Swipe and Spy Glass views, built in 3D viewer, Transcribe and GeoEditors, and all new Georeferencer Compare view.
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection | View CollectionThe LUNA Viewer is the primary way to view the map collection. Users can browse the entire online collection of over 134,000 images or search by keyword for specific images. Images may be exported or saved in groups.
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection | Google EarthAll the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods (1680 to 1930), scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell.
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