Can't find the map, GIS or cartography resources you need on the Map Division's homepage or at nypl.org? Browse our "Best of the Web" list where you'll find links to map libraries, cartographic institutions and government agencies from around the globe. There are links to fire insurance maps from dozens of US states as well as a few cities and towns in Canada and Mexico. We've collected links to online place name gazetteers as well as scores of historic and contemporary map galleries. Our Miscellaneous Maps page will direct you to nautical charts, geology maps, topographic maps, demographic maps and a selection of cartographic history websites. The Thematic Maps page has a list of websites where you can find maps that focus on climate, energy, population, land use / geography, health, communication and politics. Visit the GIS page to see a list of websites where you can download geospatial data and use GIS mapping software for free. If your research is New York City focused than you'll definitely want to have a look at our NYC page where we've included links to several useful websites including a digitized version of Phelp Stokes' Iconography of Manhattan Island 1498-1909, aerial imagery from NYS Orthos Online, and Gilbert Tauber's delightful Old Street Names of New York.
Click on the subject headings below to explore the "Best of the Web"
