GA 1 - GA 1776 | Mathematical geography; cartography |
GA 101 - GA 1776 | Cartography |
GA 198 | Cartographers. (Also see by country, GA 407 +) |
GA 201 - GA 246 | History of cartography. (Also see by country, GA 401 +) |
Scholarly journals, general interest magazines, and newspapers in almost all subject areas.
An abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and tools to track, analyze and visualize research in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities.
A highly selective digital library of academic content that includes peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources.
Bibliographic records of and indexing for the geoscience literature of the world, including books, maps, government reports, conference papers, and these and dissertations: 1669-Present.
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more: 1450-Present.
A highly selective digital library of academic content that includes peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources.
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The Columbia gazetteer of the world
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) (United States only)
Glossary of mapping, charting, and geodetic terms, prepared for the Department of Defense by Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic Center, 1981.
The larger the number after the colon, the less detail you will see in the map. 1:5,000,000 might be considered a relatively small scale map.
The smaller the number after the colon, the more detail you will see in the map. 1:25,000 might be considered a relatively large scale map.