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Drawing on an archive of almost a half a million physical maps and 7,200 atlases, the University of Florida houses one of the top five academic cartographic collections in the United States.
With an emphasis on maps of Florida, Latin America, Africa and the World, the University's antique map collection covers almost all geographies and time periods of interest to the scholar. The antique map sub-collection can be accessed by clicking the graphic below and are grouped according to their geographic coverage.
Along with the antique maps, the university also holds the largest physical collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps in any institution outside the Library of Congress. The digital images from this sub-collection can be viewed by clicking the graphic below and selecting the town or city of interest. These maps are sure to become the go-to resource for anyone researching Florida architecture, city development, and urban planning.
For the first time ever, the vast majority of the maps from these two sub-collections are viewable within HMW's proprietary Historic Earth™ viewer and are address searchable. Be sure to click the
button when available to view the old map overlaid on modern street map or aerial photographs.
It is worth mentioning that the 17,500 maps offered below are only a small representation of the materials which exist in the University of Florida's archive. Historic Map Works encourages anyone interested in learning more about the University of Florida, its collections, or its current endeavors to visit the University's library website at: www.uflib.ufl.edu
With an emphasis on maps of Florida, Latin America, Africa and the World, the University's antique map collection covers almost all geographies and time periods of interest to the scholar. The antique map sub-collection can be accessed by clicking the graphic below and are grouped according to their geographic coverage.
Along with the antique maps, the university also holds the largest physical collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps in any institution outside the Library of Congress. The digital images from this sub-collection can be viewed by clicking the graphic below and selecting the town or city of interest. These maps are sure to become the go-to resource for anyone researching Florida architecture, city development, and urban planning.
For the first time ever, the vast majority of the maps from these two sub-collections are viewable within HMW's proprietary Historic Earth™ viewer and are address searchable. Be sure to click the
button when available to view the old map overlaid on modern street map or aerial photographs.
It is worth mentioning that the 17,500 maps offered below are only a small representation of the materials which exist in the University of Florida's archive. Historic Map Works encourages anyone interested in learning more about the University of Florida, its collections, or its current endeavors to visit the University's library website at: www.uflib.ufl.edu
To start your research, choose one of the two University of Florida sub-collections below:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
3,500 pre-1923 block level property maps of 130 Florida towns and cities from the University of Florida's Sanborn Fire Insurance Map collection.
Antique Maps
14,000 images from the University of Florida's antique map collection with a special emphasis on maps of Florida, Latin America, Africa and the World.