LibGuides: Reference Sources (Encyclopedias &amp; more): Maps & Atlases

Finding Maps in OneSearch

Use keywords to search for your topic
Visit the filters on the left-hand side of the screen. Select "maps" under Resource Type.
Adjust your keywords as needed to find a map on your topic.

Example Databases with Maps

CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
The Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America This link opens in a new window
This database contains manuscripts, artwork, and rare printed books dating from the earliest contact with European settlers right up to photographs and newspapers from the mid-twentieth century. It includes a wide range of rare and original documents from treaties, speeches and diaries, to historic maps and travel journals.
Introduction & Guide
Primary Search This link opens in a new window
Provides access to popular children’s magazines, encyclopedic entries and an image collection. Students can learn about a variety of topics, including endangered species, famous musicians, fitness and space exploration.
Content Includes
- Thousands of full-text articles (many in color PDF) from nearly 100 popular children's magazines
- Easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids
- More than 1.6 million images of relevant photos, maps and flags
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping application that enables you to quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data.
The maps can be exported as high-resolution images for use in reports and presentations, and data can be exported into Microsoft Excel worksheets and Microsoft Word documents. It includes target marketing, advertising campaigns, commercial and residential real estate development, retail store site selection, ranking studies, and social and demographic analyses.

Access Limitation: This database allows five concurrent access at a time. Instruction faculty: please contact your liaison librarians should you need to use the database for class instruction.

Help
- SimplyAnalytics Help Center
- SimplyAnalytics Data Documentation
Wiley Digital Archive: Environmental Science and History This link opens in a new window
This collection contains approximately one million pages/images of primary sources, featuring collections in Deforestation, Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries (Food Production); Ecology, Botany, Biodiversity, Extinction, Insect Science; and Water Sources, Irrigation, Wetlands, and Hydrology. The collection includes materials from the Royal Botanic Garden, the National Archive in the UK, the Ecological Society of America, the Royal Entomological Society, and more.
ArtStor (on JSTOR) This link opens in a new window
Provides over 1.6 million digital images with new image collections added several times a year. It covers many time periods and subjects including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, anthropology, ethnographic and women's studies, as well as many other forms of visual culture.

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Reference Sources (Encyclopedias & more)

Finding Maps in OneSearch

Example Databases with Maps

Historic Maps

Cal State LA Maps