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Repositories and Web Sites

• AAS: Arkansas Archeological Survey
• AGM: Archivo General Militar de Madrid [formerly SHM]
• AGS: Archivo General de Simancas (Spain)
• AGSL: American Geographical Society Library, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• AHN: Archivo Histórico Nacional (Spain)
• AM: Archives de Montréal
• AN: Archives nationales (France)
• ANOM: Archives nationales d'Outre-Mer (France)
• ANTT: Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo (Lisbon)
• AO: Archives of Ontario
• APS: American Philosophical Society
• ASH: Archives de la Service hydrographique [moved to BNF]
• BANQ: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales Québec
• BBM: Black Belt Museum, University of West Alabama
• BC: Biblioteca de Catalunya
• BCAH: Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas
• BEU: Biblioteca Estense Universitaria (Modena, Italy)
• BiPL: Birmingham Public Library Cartography Collection (U.S.)
• BL: British Library
• BLB: Badische Landesbibliothek (Germany)
• BM: British Museum
• BNCF: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Di Firenze (Italy)
• BNE: Biblioteca Nacional de España
• BNF: Bibliothèque nationale de France
• BNP: Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
• BosC: Boston College Library
• BPL: Boston Public Library
• BRT: Biblioteca Reale di Torino (Italy)
• BSB: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Germany)
• BSH: Bibliothèque de la Service hydrographique [moved to SHD-M]
• BVD: Biblioteca Virtual del Ministerio de Defensa (Spain)
• BVPB: Biblioteca Virtual del Patrimonio Bibliográfico (Spain)
• CAOM: Centre des Archives d'Outre-Mer, Archives nationales (France)
• CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
• CCA: Coin des Cartes Anciennes
• CCFr: Catalogue collectif de France
• CGE: Centro Geográfico del Ejército (Madrid) [formerly SGE]
• Clark: Clark Library, University of Michigan
• CRCCF: Centre de Recherche en Civilisation Canadienne-Française, U. of Ottawa
• CDL: California Digital Library
• CHS: Chicago Historical Society
• Clark: Stephen S. Clark Library, University of Michigan
• Clements: William H. Clements Library, University of Michigan
• CNS: Center for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University (Canada)
• CPL: Cleveland Public Library
• CPRPHM: Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
• CSUMB: California State University, Monterey Bay
• DDL: Darlington Digital Library, University of Pittsburgh
• DRMC: David Rumsey Map Collection
• ECO: Early Canadiana Online
• Emory: Rose Library, Emory University
• EV: Encyclopedia Virginia
• FEHC: Fundació d’Estudis Històrics de Catalunya
• FLC: Cutter Map Collection, Fort Lewis College
• FMC: Florida Map Collection, University of South Florida
• GA: Georgia Archives (U.S.)
• GAC: Google Arts and Culture
• GB: Google Books
• GDZ: Göttinger Digitalisierungszentrum, University of Göttingen
• GenWeb: U.S. GenWeb Project
• Geographicus: Geographicus Fine Antique Maps
• Gilcrease: Gilcrease Museum
• GMU: C. Harrison Mann Jr. Digitized Map Collection, George Mason University
• HAAB: Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek (Germany)
• HAB: Herzog August Bibliothek (Germany)
• Hargrett: Hargrett Library, University of Georgia
• HL: Huntington Library
• HMC: Harvard Map Collection
• HMW: Historic Map Works
• HNF: Historic Natchez Foundation
• HNOC: Historic New Orleans Collection
• Houghton: Houghton Library, Harvard University
• HSA: Hispanic Society of America (New York)
• HT: Hathi Trust
• IA: Internet Archive
• IAI: Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (Berlin)
• ICGC: Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
• JCBL: John Carter Brown Library, Brown University
• JFBL: James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota
• JSDC: Jesuit Studies Digital Collection, Boston College
• KBK: Kongelige Bibliotek [Royal Library of Denmark]
• KBR: Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België [Royal Library of Belgium]
• KHS: Kentucky Historical Society Map Collection
• KnowLA: KnowLA, The Encyclopedia of Louisiana
• KSHS: Kansas State Historical Society
• LAC: Library and Archives Canada
• LC: Library of Congress
• LDL: Louisiana Digital Library
• LMS: Lower Mississippi Survey
• LMU: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• LSM: Louisiana State Museum
• LSU: Louisiana State University Libraries Special Collections
• LUC: Loyola University Chicago
• LVa: Library of Virginia
• Manitoba: Manitoba maps (on Flickr)
• MapHist: MapHist Discussion Group
• MCAH: Media Center for Art History (Columbia University)
• MCC: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (France)
• MCEM: Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée (France)
• MCQ: Musée de la Civilisation (Québec)
• MDAH: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
• Medea: MEDEA-CHART Database (University of Lisbon)
• MHCR: Mapas Históricos de Costa Rica
• Miami: University of Miami Libraries
• MN: Museo Naval (Madrid)
• MoHS: Missouri Historical Society Library
• MPa: Maps of Pennsylvania
• MQB: Musée du quai Branly (France)
• MRT: Musei Reali Torino
• NAN: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
• NARA: National Archives and Records Administration (U.S.A.)
• NCmaps: North Carolina Maps
• NCMB: North Carolina Map Blog (Jay Lester)
• NCSA: North Carolina State Archives
• NFA: New France 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
• NYSL: New York State Library
• OPS: Old Print Shop
• Osher: Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine
• PBA: PBA Galleries
• PCECM: W.H. Pugsley Collection of Early Canadian Maps, McGill University
• PG: Project Gutenberg
• PRO: Public Record Office, National Archives (U.K.)
• RAH: Real Academia de la Historia (Spain)
• RB: Real Biblioteca (Spain)
• RLA: Research Laboratories of Archaeology, UNC at Chapel Hill
• Ruderman: Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
• SBU: Stony Brook University
• SGE: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército (Madrid) [currently CGE]
• SHD-M: Service historique de la Défense (France), département Marine
• SHM: Servicio Histórico Militar (Madrid) [currently AGM]
• SLAF: State Library and Archives of Florida
• SMC: Stuckenberg Map Collection, Gettysburg College
• SRC: Stephen R. Cook
• Stanford: Stanford Libraries (Stanford University)
• TBH: Texas Before History
• TBHC: Tampa Bay History Center
• Talbot: William R. Talbot Fine Art
• UTor: University of Toronto Library
• TSLA: Tennessee State Library and Archives
• Tulane: Tulane University Digital Library
• UA: Historical Map Archive, University of Alabama
• UCal: University of California Berkeley Library
• UConn: University of Connecticut Map Collection
• UCP: University of Chicago Press
• UFl: Map & Imagery Library, University of Florida
• UGa: Hargrett Library, University of Georgia
• UIUC: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• UM: William H. Clements Library, University of Michigan
• UMich: University of Michigan Library
• ULM: University of Louisiana at Monroe Library
• UNC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• UPitt: University of Pittsburgh Library
• USACE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of History
• UTA: University of Texas at Arlington
• UTor: University of Toronto Library
• 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
• WVU: West Virginia University
• Yale: Yale University Library
• YCBA: Yale Center for British Art

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)
• (dl): link to download image (does not appear in browser)
• (h): link to high-resolution image
• (p): link to published illustration
• (t): link to thumbnail image
• (w): link to page archived on the Wayback Machine
• (z): link to zoomable image
•  * : link to image on local hard drive