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Spain, the U.S. and the American Frontier: Maps

	Spain, the U.S. and the American Frontier: Maps
	This pathfinder provides a selected listing of web sites that provide links to additional maps relating to the project Spain, the U.S. and the American Frontier For additional information about maps at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov) and the Geography and Map Division's homepage. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning geography in the Spanish borderlands of America is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 140 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles may be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/). Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.

GENERAL COLLECTIONS

	Hargrett Library Rare Book & Manuscript Library Rare Map Collection
	The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, part of the larger University of Georgia library system, houses a rare map collection consisting of more than 800 historic maps spanning the 16th through early 20th centuries. Maps cover historical American eras including The New World, Colonial and Revolutionary America and the Union and Expansion of the United States.

	Colonial America (maps ranging from 1625 – 1774) (http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html)

	New World (maps ranging from 1544 – 1688) (http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/neworld.html)

	Revolutionary America (maps ranging from 1776 – 1895) (http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/revamer.html)

	Union & Expansion (maps ranging from 1784 – 1884) (http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/expand.html)

	The University of Texas at Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection Historical Maps of the United States
	The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection has a general collection of more than 250,000 maps covering all areas of the world. The map collection at the library is both historic and current and contains many maps not available elsewhere. More than 5,000 of the collection’s maps are available through the online catalog.

	Exploration and Settlement (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html#exploration.html)

	Military History (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html#military.html)

	Territorial Growth (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html#growth.html)

	SPANISH EXPLORATION
	Web de Anza (http://anza.uoregon.edu/)
	A website for students and teachers that provides primary source documents and multimedia resources including an atlas, gallery, timelines and a detailed bibliography. Produced in partnership with the Center for Advanced Technology in Education at the University of Oregon.

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(February 11, 2005)

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