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Atlas of United States Mortality
Released to the public on April 14, 1997, this atlas is the first to show all leading causes of death by race and sex for small U.S. geographic areas referred to as Health Service Areas (HSA's). The 18 causes of death included in this atlas account for 83 percent of all deaths in the United States during 1988-92. In addition to maps with age-adjusted death rates for each HSA, the atlas includes maps that compare each HSA rate to the national rate, smoothed maps for each cause that show the broad geographic patterns at selected ages, and a chart with regional rates for each cause of death. Maps of:
Heart Disease, All Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, Unintentional Injuries, Motor Vehicle Injuries, COPD, Pneumonia & Influenza Diabetes, Suicide, Firearm Suicide, Liver Disease, HIV, Homicide, Firearm Homicide, All Causes.

American Memory
Map Collections from 1500-1999 - Library of Congress
The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form. The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress.
These images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright protection.

China in maps - a library special collection
Presented by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library This exhibition features HKUST Library's special collection of antique maps.
They date from the 16th century through the 19th century and show the growth of knowledge about the geography of China and the surrounding region.
The artistic quality of the maps is outstanding, as is their historical value.

Dartmouth College Middle East Maps

The David Rumsey Collection
The David Rumsey Collection focuses on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials.
The collection includes atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall, children's, and manuscript maps.

Earth From Space
Astronauts' view of the home planet The NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography database of over 375,000 images is a national treasure.

FEMA Map Service Center
Create a FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM map) yourself online for free. Includes a tutorial.

Groundwater Atlas of the United States
The series consists of 13 chapters which describe the ground-water resources of regional areas that collectively cover the 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Online Hazard Maps
Create custom hazard maps on the web! Enter a location and select from several hazard types to help determine disaster risks in your community.

  • Flood Hazard Areas
  • Recent Earthquakes
  • Historic: Earthquakes, hail storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, wind storms


Historic Topographic Maps of California
This Website provides access to the U.S. Geological Survey's topographic quadrangles, both 15 and 7.5-minute, spanning more than 100 years of mapping (1885-1999).
Initial coverage is provided for the San Francisco Bay region.
The area covered extends from Pt. Reyes south to Half Moon Bay and east to Livermore and San Jose.
Historic topographic maps are invaluable for tracking changes in land use, development of transportation systems, and growth of urban areas. 350 maps were carefully selected to represent a historic perspective of the changing landscape of the region.

Houston Real-Time Traffic Map
Traffic Map, Text Reports, Speed Charts, Historical Data, Freeway Cameras, Route Builder, Emergency Closures, Construction Closures

National Cooperative Mapping Program
Information about geologic mapping. Geologic mapping projects National Geologic Map Database.

National Geographic Mapmachine
World Themes, US Themes, Street Maps, Atlas Maps, Historical Maps, Flags and Facts, Mars, Wild World

Odden's Bookmarks
The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping.
Over 20,000 links to sites with and about maps.

Old-maps.co.uk
Providing access to Britain's most extensive digital historical map archive.
Find out where your ancestors used to live or check out what your neighborhood looked like over a hundred years ago.

Ordnance Survey
From traditional leisure maps to adaptable digital data, Ordnance Survey products link people and businesses to Britain's diverse landscape.

Perry-CastaƱeda Library Map Collection
University of Texas (Austin) On-Line Maps

Digital Sanborn Maps
1867-1970 Produced for over a century, more than 660,000 Sanborn maps chart the growth and development of more than 12,000 American towns and cities.
Sanborn maps are large scale plans of a city or town, drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch.
They were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. The maps list street blocks and building numbers from when the map was made and historical numbers.

TopoZone
USGS 1:100,000, 1:63,360, 1:25,000, and 1:24,000 scale topographic map for the entire United States

TXDOT Texas County Highway Maps

USGS Maps and Aerial Photo Images Online

USGS Maps

World Atlas of Biodiversity

Interactive version of the World Atlas of Biodiversity



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