David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
The David Rumsey Collection includes 18th and 19th century historical North and South American atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and separate maps including wall, pocket, and manuscript.
- Based in United States of America
- Roughly three posts per year
- First post on
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| Dec 2020 | 2 |
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| Feb 2021 | 1 |
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| Nov 2021 | 0 |
| Dec 2021 | 1 |
| Jan 2022 | 1 |
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| Jul 2022 | 1 |
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| Oct 2022 | 1 |
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| Feb 2023 | 1 |
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| Sep 2023 | 1 |
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| Nov 2023 | 1 |
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Most recent posts
Documentary – 90 minutes – 2023 David Rumsey has spent the last 30 years building one of the biggest historical map collections in the world. He calls it his poem. As seen through the eyes …
David Rumsey is one of the most important map collectors of the last half century. He has thought deeply about the importance the history of cartography and has brought together a collection that spans the …
The David Rumsey Map Collection online database has grown to over 120,000 maps and related images. Below are over 500 highlights of maps added between 2017 and 2023.