UCB Libraries

Map Library

• Boulder/Denver Area Map Vendors
  • Art Source International (Boulder, Colorado)
    World coverage. Many scanned images of maps. Includes on-line collector's guide and links to map organizations and map-related Web sites.
  • Old Map Gallery (Denver, Colorado)
    World coverage. Many maps have been scanned for viewing.
  • Blue Monocle Maps
    High quality prints of antique maps, "from the 15th century through the early 20th century of all regions of the world." Located in Denver.

  U.S. map vendors

  • Arphax
    Publisher of Family Maps series of Land Patent Books, published county by county, state by state, for original settlers whose purchases are indexed in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management database.
  • Historic Urban Plans
    Museum-quality reproductions of maps, plans, and birds-eye-views of cities around the world, drawn from major museums, libraries, archives, and private collections.
  • Historical Ink: Historic Northeastern U.S. Maps (Athol, MA)
    Old maps of New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut cities, towns and villages, plus gazetteer excerpts.
  • The Gold Bug (Alamo, California)
    Sells historical information and software for genealogical research and academic study, such as reproductions of historical maps on CD-ROM, a U.S. place-name finder and U.S. county boundary change software.
  • Old Historic Maps & Prints, Barry Lawrence Ruderman (La Jolla, California)
    Sells maps from the 16th through 19th centuries. Many images are available. Also offers links to interesting Web sites about historical map exhibits and collections.
  • Neil Charles Street Fine Antique Maps (Bellevue, Washington)
    Sells antique maps and views dating from the 15th through 19th centuries. Maps can be viewed online.
  • Metsker Maps
    Current maps of everywhere and historica maps of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Pixscape
    On demand prints of historical maps.
  • Maps of the Past
    Reproductions of over 1,500 restored historical maps, including city, county, state, railroad, mining, and civil war maps for the U.S. as well as international maps.
  • World Maps Online
    Historical reprints of U.S. states and regions. Also on this site: world maps, and maps of Seattle.
  International Map Vendors
  • Tooley & Adams & Co. Antique Map & Atlas Specialist Dealers
  • Robert Putman, Antiquarian Maps & Books (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
    World coverage, including celestial maps. Many are scanned for viewing.
  • Centennia Historical Atlas (Europe)
    Shows representative maps of European history from 1025 until 1997.
  • Antique Maps - Leen Helmink
    Sells antique maps of all parts of the world, 16th and 17th centuries. Many images provided online.
  • Roderick M. Barron - Antique Map Specialist (Sevenoaks, England)
    Rare, early maps of the world. Many images provided.
  • Antique Maps & Prints
    A gateway to many map dealers and information about collecting antique maps.
  • Antique Maps - A Collector's Handbook (online edition)
    This book describes the history of map making; prominent cartographers, engravers and publishers (by country); and, offers advice on buying maps and forming a collection.
  • National Maritime Museum (London)
    Reproductions of nautical charts and maps from Medieval to present. Preview images available.