Historical Maps Online

Historical Maps Online archives over 400 digitized historical maps and topographical descriptions from Illinois and the Northwest Territory from 1650 to 1976. A joint project between the University of Illinois Library and the University of Illinois Press, it is part of the Digital Imaging Initiative that was established to provide digital access to the University of Illinois Library's collections. Most of the maps used in the project are from the Map and Geography Library and the Rare Book and Special Collection Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign. Select maps are from the Newberry Library, an independent research library...