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The Map Library is now open! Our hours may change through the school year - please watch our website for details. We can also serve your GIS consulting and map-related needs via email or phone. Some of our non-circulating materials could be scanned, and others could be made available for viewing at a designated location. Circulating items may be paged using the library catalog’s Get It! Button. Please see our website for links to online resources and to the Ask a Map Librarian form.

Scanned Maps

Zoom and pan to view each map in great detail.  Most maps are available for high resolution download, look for the link below the image.  Additional map content is available at the MSU Libraries Digital Repository

A Selection of Scanned Images from the MSU Map Library Collection

British Magazine Map
map of North America
1847 Map of Lansing
1922 Map of Canada
Title page compiled from official records and local inspection
1833 map of the United States
1867 Map of Africa
Michigan State College - 1947 Map
1855 map of Michigan by John Farmer
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Pirates, Industry and War: British Magazine Maps of the 18th Century

British Magazine Map

Pirates, Industry and War were featured heavily in 18th Century British news.  Monthly topical and current events magazines evolved as a popular publication style at this time to help educated males in a growing Empire keep up with the latest events.  The most prominent and among the earliest was Gentleman’s Magazine, which began as a digest reprinting the best articles from the slew of dailies and weeklies available in London.  Over time it and its many competitors began to offer original content. 

See the Online Exhibit

This website reproduces a variety of maps from the MSU Map Library Collection which appeared in British magazines in the 18th century. 

Scanned Maps: North America

map of North America

A selection of historical maps of North America and the Great Lakes region from the MSU Map Library collections.  Zoom, pan to view each map in great detail.  All maps are available for high resolution download.

Scanned Maps: Michigan Counties & Cities

1847 Map of Lansing

A selection of historical maps of Michigan counties and cities from the MSU Map Library collections.  Zoom, pan to view each map in great detail.  All maps are available for high resolution download.

Scanned Maps: Canada

1922 Map of Canada

Historical map of Canada from the MSU Map Library collection.  Zoom, pan to view each map in great detail.  Map is available for high resolution download.

Scanned Maps: Van Buren County

Title page compiled from official records and local inspection

Historical township maps of Van Buren County, Michigan, from the wall map "A Farm Map of Van Buren County, Michigan" compiled by W. H. Goss and M. K. Orton.  Published in 1906 in Rockford, IL by W. W. Hixson.  Zoom, pan to view each map in great detail.  All maps are available for high resolution download.

Scanned Maps: United States

1833 map of the United States

A selection of historical maps of the United States from the MSU Map Library collections.  Zoom, pan to view each map in great detail.  All maps are available for high resolution download.

Scanned Maps: Africa

1867 Map of Africa

A selection of historical maps of Africa from the MSU Map Library collection.  Zoom, pan to view each map in great detail.  All maps are available for high resolution download.

Scanned Maps: MSU

Michigan State College - 1947 Map

A selection of maps of Michigan State College dated from the 1940s and 1950s from the MSU Map Library collection.  Zoom and pan to view each map in great detail. 

Scanned Maps: Michigan

1855 map of Michigan by John Farmer

A selection of historical maps of Michigan from the MSU Map Library collections.  Zoom, pan to view each map in great detail.  All maps are available for high resolution download.

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