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Maps and Atlases: Home

This guide helps you find maps and atlases that can be used in course assignments, or for your research.

Featured Collections

Consultation Appointments

Students and faculty requiring specialized assistance with finding maps, atlases, and other cartographic resources into their research projects and or studies can schedule a consultation with a Rosa Orlandini.

Questions about Maps and Atlas Collections

Are you an student or faculty with questions about the map collections at York University Libraries? Contact us at gislib@yorku.ca

What's in this guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide you with tools and strategies to locate maps for your assignment and or for your research. You can browse this guide by looking up the type of map or by topic. Each section of this guide will highlight online and print map and atlas resources at York University Libraries and beyond.

Print Map Collections at York University

Print maps at the Scott Library Map Collection | Print Maps at the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections Using Gazetteers | Using the Map Holdings List 

Scanned (Digital) Map Collections

Browse for Maps | Search for Maps | How to Guides and Teaching Resources | Other Scanned Map Collections

Browse by Map Type

Air Photos | Atlases | Fire Insurance Plans | General Resources - Online | Geospatial Data | Historic/Old MapsOrthophotos | Outline Maps | Property/Base MapsSatellite Imagery | Topographic Maps | Wall Maps and Transparencies

Browse by Topic

Canadian Census in Maps | Earth Sciences/Geology | Environment, Ecology and Forestry | First Nations, Inuit and Métis | Health and Social Issues | Historical Atlases and Maps | Hydrology and Water Resources  | Maps about York University | Public Transit | Soils and Agriculture | Topographic Maps | Transportation | Weather and Climate | Costa Rica

Citing Maps

Citing Maps

Geospatial Data and Geographic Information Systems

Are you looking for Geospatial (GIS) Data, Remote Sensing Data or information about Geographic Information Systems at York University? 

Please consult the Geospatial Data Guide for more information.