UCLA Map Indexes
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Online Index to the UCLA Henry J. Bruman Topographic Map Collection (with digitized scans)Index created using ArcGIS software by ESRI. Site hosted by ESRI.
Maps are available in JPEG and GeoTIFF formats.
Interactive index to the UCLA Henry J. Bruman Map Collection paper and digital topographic maps of the world. Color grid cells indicate that a paper or digital map is available. All maps at scale 1:250,000. -
Soviet Military Topographic Map SetsShows a chart of which Soviet Military Topographic Maps are available to view at Stanford and the UC's. The ones UCLA owns is in the right column.
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Map Indexes (UCLA Box)View digitized index maps for series held at the UCLA Library here. Please contact mtarmey@library.ucla.edu if you encounter any broken links.
Online Topographic Maps of California and the United States
Topographic maps use elevation contours to show the relief of the terrain, and they provide information on cultural features.
Map Reading: How to Read Topographic Maps
The links listed below will take you to online United States topographic maps. For topographic maps for other countries, see Non-US Topographic Maps.
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California 30 and 60-minute historic topographic maps for the Bay AreaView topographic maps for California quadrangles on a 1:25,000 scale.
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CalTopoInteractive topographic maps of the United States using USGS data.
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Historic U.S. Geological (USGS) topographic mapsUSGS topographic maps originally published as paper documents in the period 1884-2006 have been scanned and can be downloaded free of charge through topoView. The US Topo project repackages data from national GIS databases as traditional maps, primarily for the benefit of non-GIS users. Unlike traditional topographic maps, US Topo maps are mass-produced from a variety of sources, on a rapid refresh cycle, using the best available data at the time of production.
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MyTopo: Topo MapsYou can search by zip code or area name and view topographic maps online for free.
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The National Map -- U.S. Topo by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)Up-to-date official topographic maps from USGS. The maps are available in digital form or print-on-demand. Click on "Download maps" on left-hand bar.
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Terra Server-USACreated by USGS and Microsoft Research, you can view and download Topographic Maps and Aerial Photos. Note: only small portions of each map or area can be viewed and downloaded. Contains terrain data for the United States and globally, Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) data files for the United States, Digital Line Graphs (DLG) data for the United States, LandSat (MrSID) base maps for the world, and Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shoreline data (GSHHS) for the world.
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USGS Topographic MapsIncludes a brief history of topographic maps; links to general topo map information, map symbols, DRGs, etc. This site does not provide actual maps for viewing or downloading.
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USGS TopoviewSearch, view, and download all topographic maps from the Historical Topographic Mapping Collection (HTMC) prior to 2006.
Non-US Topographic Maps
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CartoMundiCartoMundi is an international collective catalogue offering thousands of citations for cartographic documents held in about 20 map libraries. Also includes over 2500 digital reproductions representing Europe and Mediterranean countries.
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UCSB International Topographic Map IndexesSeries of foreign topographic maps available at UC Santa Barbara Map Library with map leading to a list describing each series, as well as a link to a graphical index of the series when available.