Research & Course Guides: Geography and Environmental Sustainability: A Guide to Research: Maps

Maps in Milne Library

1:24,000 USGS Print Quadrangles

1:24,000 USGS quadrangles (as well as other New York State maps) are available in Milne Library. Please ask at the Research Help Desk (1st floor) if you need any maps or want to browse them. Topographic maps from the local area can be purchased inexpensively from local sporting goods stores.

Other Maps

We hold a number of other maps (other countries, cities, etc.) in Milne Library. Please ask at the Research Help Desk if you want to look at them.

New York & North America

American Memory Collection: Map Collections 1544-
From the U.S. Library of Congress. Mostly historical maps on topics such as exploration, immigration, military battles, conservation, transportation.
College at Oneonta campus map
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Map selections for the continental United States. Provides shaded relief maps and satellite images.
Historic USGS Maps of New England and New York
From the University of New Hampshire Library
Historical Maps and Charts Project
A database of over 21,000 digitized maps and charts from 1747 to 2001. Search by keyword, by state or region, type, year, or chart number. From NOAA.

Maps of New York: Paul Baumann Archive
260 maps --USGS (United States Geological Survey) 15 Minute Quadrangle series of New York State. Over the years many of the maps in this series have deteriorated due to usage and time and other maps have just disappeared. These maps were produced between 1895 and 1955 and predate the current 7 ½ Minute Quadrangle series. They represent a great geographical and historical resource for understanding the nature of the state and its many communities. Open access

National Geographic Map Machine
Includes population, climate, country facts.
National Map (USGS)
Online, interactive map service that draws custom maps with selected layers and legends.
Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) Map Collection
USGS National Geologic Map Direct Link To Databases
Direct Link to "A resource for maps and related data about geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, and marine geology."