Thursday, December 27, 2007

Xpeditions Atlas

Printable maps of the continents and countries with different level of detail. The maps can be downloaded in gif and pdf format.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html

Monday, December 17, 2007

Relief maps of the United States

Shaded relief maps of the United States.

The maps use false-color 3-D shading to show changes of altitude, somewhat as if you were viewing the relief from a satellite. The maps are quite spectacular and very instructive; if you study a part of the country that you thought you knew intimately, you'll see all sorts of things you hadn't noticed before.

http://birrell.org/andrew/reliefMaps/

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Map Maker

Online map maker  with many different layers.

In the Map Maker, you can use more than 1,900 map layers to select, display, and print your own maps. You can locate any place in America and learn more about its features on your custom-made maps.

http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/Natlasstart.asp

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Canada topographic map

Topographical maps of Canada. The maps depict, in detail, ground relief (landforms and terrain), drainage (lakes and rivers), forest cover, administrative areas, populated areas, transportation routes and facilities (including roads and railways), and other constructed features. The maps show data from the 1:250 000 and 1:50 000 National Topographic Databases.

http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Central Europe old map

Old map of Central Europe from 3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary published at ~1910. The map contains 267 sheets with a total size of 935 Mb.

http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm

Sunday, November 11, 2007