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. The online collection is an expanding cross section of images designed to highlight the depth and breadth of the collection. The digital images and associated descriptive data are © Cartography Associates. Read more about the collection.

New!  706 new maps added July 1, 2000 to the David Rumsey Collection. Read More

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The David Rumsey Collection is available in two formats. The collection is available over the World Wide Web using a standard Web browser such as Explorer or Netscape. This browser format has been designed for the general public. The Insight® Java client has been designed for the researcher and those desiring advanced software functionality. In order to view the Collection using the Insight® Java client, special software must be downloaded.

For new users, the browser version is recommended.

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