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Historical Maps

Army Map Service

France, Series M562, U.S. Army Map Service, index.jpg. U.S. Army Map Service.  Wikimedia Commons [online database]. [cited 3 February 2016]. Available from Wikimedia Commons.

 

Special Collections

Historic & Historical Maps

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (Special Collections)

  • The UW Libraries have three versions of these important historical maps for Wyoming. The original, color maps are located in Special Collections.
  • Digital Sanborn Maps. A black & white, scanned collection is (must be logged into library website from off campus). These include some years that are not available in paper.
  • A third black & white set is available on microfilm at Coe Library and also provides some coverage not available in paper.

Wyoming General Land Office (GLO) Maps and Mining Claim Maps (Coe Library level 1, Special Collections)

  • These are on microfiche in the Audiovisual Department of Coe Library (level 1) and also in Special Collections. They are organized by township and range and cataloged using the call numbers G 4261 .G465 svar and G 4261 .H1 svar.
  • GLO maps are also available online through the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management.

Army Map Service (AMS) Map Series (Geology Library)

  • The U.S. Army Mapping Service (AMS) sets were produced during World War II  and cover most of Europe, North Africa, and East and South Asia.
  • These are some of the most detailed maps available for parts of China, especially Manchuria, and for islands of the southwestern Pacific. The scales vary from 1:250,000, 1:50,000, and 1:25,000. 
  • Consult Geology Library staff for assistance with this collection.

More Historic Maps from Special Collections

American Heritage Center