Maps & Timelines

AlternaTime  
From Canisious College in New York, this site provides a collection of links to online timelines organized into five categories.

Map Collections: 1500 - 1999  
This Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress site links to historical maps focusing on Americana and organized according to seven major categories including cities and towns, military battles and campaigns, railroad maps, and more. You are able to search or browse the collection.

national atlas.gov
Designed to increase understanding of the relationships between environments, people and places. Includes maps regarding cholera, West Nile virus, active volcanoes and more. Allows users to create their own detailed map. Select “Printable Maps” to see maps of congressional districts, Presidential elections and more. From the U.S. Department of the Interioir.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection 
The University of Texas provides full-color maps of the United States and other countries and regions of the world, including a section titled Historical Maps. Some of the maps take a while to load - note the size of the file.

WebChron: The Web Chronology Project  
This site, from the History Department at North Park University, provides a series of chronologies of important events in the world. Includes Regional Chronologies such as the North America Chronology and the United States of America Chronology as well as Cross-Cultural Chronologies such as the Western Civilization Chronology.

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Last Updated: August 30, 2010