Abbreviations


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Repositories and Web Sites

  • ACF: Archives Canada-France
  • AN: Archives nationales (France)
  • ANOM: Archives nationales d'Outre-Mer (France)
  • AO: Archives of Ontario
  • ASH: Archives de la Service hydrographique [moved to BNF]
  • BANQ: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales Québec
  • BL: British Library
  • BNE: Biblioteca Nacional de España
  • BNF: Bibliothèque nationale de France
  • BNP: Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
  • BPL: Boston Public Library
  • BSH: Bibliothèque de la Service hydrographique [moved to SHD-M]
  • CAOM: Centre des Archives d'Outre-Mer, Archives nationales (France)
  • CCA: Coin des Cartes Anciennes
  • CDL: California Digital Library
  • CHS: Chicago Historical Society
  • CI: Classical Images
  • CMC: Canadian Museum of Civilization
  • CNS: Center for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University (Canada)
  • CPL: Cleveland Public Library
  • CPRPHM: Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
  • DRMC: David Rumsey Map Collection
  • ECO: Early Canadiana Online
  • FLC: Cutter Map Collection, Fort Lewis College
  • FMC: Florida Map Collection, University of South Florida
  • GA: Georgia Archives (U.S.)
  • GenWeb: U.S. GenWeb Project
  • Geographicus: Geographicus Fine Antique Maps
  • GMU: C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Digitized Map Collection, George Mason University
  • HMC: Harvard Map Collection
  • HMW: Historic Map Works
  • HNF: Historic Natchez Foundation
  • HNOC: Historic New Orleans Collection
  • KHS: Kentucky Historical Society map Collection
  • IA: Internet Archive
  • ICC: Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya
  • ILAB: International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
  • JFBL: James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota
  • LAC: Library and Archives Canada
  • LC: Library of Congress
  • LDL: Louisiana Digital Library
  • LMS: Lower Mississippi Survey
  • LSM: Louisiana State Museum
  • MapHist: MapHist Discussion Group
  • Martayan: Martayan Lan
  • MCC: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (France)
  • MHCR: Mapas Históricos de Costa Rica
  • Miami: University of Miami Libraries
  • MPa: Maps of Pennsylvania
  • NCSA: North Carolina State Archives
  • NL: Newberry Library
  • NLA: National Library of Australia
  • NMM: National Maritime Museum (U.K.)
  • NPS: National Park Service
  • NYHS: New York Historical Society
  • NYPL: New York Public Library
  • PBA: PBA Galleries
  • OPS: Old Print Shop
  • OWA: Old World Auctions
  • PRO: Public Record Office, National Archives (U.K.)
  • RAMC: Rucker Agee Map Collection, Birmingham Public Library (U.S.)
  • Ritzlin: George Ritzlin Antique Maps and Prints
  • RLA: Research Laboratories of Archaeology, UNC at Chapel Hill
  • Ruderman: Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
  • SHD-M: Service historique de la Défense (France), département Marine
  • SMC: Stuckenberg Map Collection, Gettysburg College
  • SRC: Stephen R. Cook
  • Talbot: William R. Talbot Fine Art
  • UA: Historical Map Archive, University of Alabama
  • UCP: University of Chicago Press
  • UFl: Map & Imagery Library, University of Florida
  • UGa: Hargrett Map Collection, University of Georgia
  • UIUC: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • UNC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • UTA: University of Texas at Arlington
  • UVa: University of Virginia Library
  • Weber: Carl J. Weber
  • Wikipedia: Wikipedia Commons
  • Wilson: Mark Wilson
  • WiSU: Wichita State University
  • Worldview: WorldView Antique Maps and Books
  • Yale: Yale University Library

Other Abbreviations (with Repository Designation)

  • Facsimile: published facsimile of original map
  • Fine copy: manuscript facsimile of original map
  • Photo: photograph or photostat of original map
  • Tracing: manuscript tracing of original map
  • (d): direct link to map image (no viewer or frame)
  • (h): link to high-resolution image
  • (p): link to published illustration
  • (t): link to thumbnail image
  • (z): link to zoomable image
  •  * : link to image on local hard drive


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