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Maps & Street Directories

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Australian Street Directories

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • Australia Map
      An online street directory.
    • Ausway
      Find what off-line directories are available for Australia. Remember, sometimes you aren’t on the web.
    • Business Directories
      While not street directories, they start with an address and description.
      • dLook - Australian Online Business Directory
        ‘dLook lists 1 000 000+ Australian businesses.’ Everything from accommodation to windows. Other links from Postcodes to Airports.
      • Laton
        ‘Laton is an online web directory aiming to provide an avenue for Australian small businesses to promote their goods and services on the internet.’ Free to use.
    • CitySearch
      Find in formation about major cities in Australia - covers not only streets but also theatres, restaurants, events, etc..
    • findmap
      Search and find using everyday language. Find postcodes, phone numbers, shopping sites and more.
    • StreetPoint
      ‘Your comprehensive site for all Australian street directory, street map and GPS navigation needs.’ Commercial site for book or cd-rom format.
    • Travelmate
      A site developed by Caltex covering all aspects of car travel - ability to create maps, distances, games to play, petrol prices in various places [Caltex and Ampol only], etc..
  2. Specific Directories
    Including offline and commercial directories.
    • Gregory’s
      Creators of street directories for a large number of cities, maps of Australia and travel books.
    • Sydney City Directory
      Find where everything is in Australia’s biggest city.
    • UBD
      ‘Australia’s leading brand in street directories. Along with the yearly publication of six capital city street directories, UBD also publishes numerous regional and country cities and towns street directories. A variety of maps, atlases, guides and DVDs complete the UBD family.’
    • WhereIs
      Online street atlas that gives you absolutely fabulous detail down to individual streets.

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Australian Maps & Mapping

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • Australia
      From ‘About’. Outline, political and other maps as well as information links.
    • Australian Cartographic Resources
      An NLA site which provides links to resources related to cartography in Australia.
    • Australian Links
      Links to mapping, GPS, travel information, accommodation, etc..
    • Australian Maps
      From Geoscience Australia. Databases, online maps, links, fact sheets, information.
    • Cartodraft - Mapping Specialists
      Maps for various states and areas within states [especially New South Wales], street directories and ‘Day/Night’ Maps for cities around the world, laminated maps and more.
    • FindMap.com.au
      A site which can help you find where you are and where you want to go.
    • HEMA
      Manufacturers of atlases, maps, directories, touring books and guides for all areas of Australia.
    • Magellan GPS Systems
      Find all about this including where to buy if you are interested.
    • Maps.com.au
      [Part of Cartoscope]
      ‘Free online maps, travel planners and travel guides, ideas on things to do and places to see and suggested itineraries.’ You can also purchase these.
    • Maps of Australia
      Many links to maps relating to Australia, from historical to political. Also city maps for major cities.
    • Tourist Maps
      Run by Wilkins Tourist Maps. You can buy, but there are also Free maps of a range of Australia towns. Has other links.
  2. Specific Maps & Mapping
    Including states, commonwealth, … .

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Historical Maps & Mapping

  1. Collections, Mapping
    Including online and offline collections, general and limited coverage … .
    • Age of Discovery
      Covers the period from 1340 through to 1600 and follows major exploration routes for all dominant explorers.
    • Antiquarian Maps
      Really go back into history with this collection. It can be searched via a database and provides images to view.
    • David Rumsey Collection
      Includes South as well as North American mapping. From the 18th and 19th centuries with maps, atlases, maritime charts and more.
    • Map Collection : 1544-1999
      Claimed to be the largest collection in the world, with 4 000 000+ maps. Not just restricted to maps.
    • Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection
      Just on 250 000 maps including historical maps from around the world.
      Brilliant !
    • Rare Map Collection
      Almost 1 000 maps showing historical travels, perspectives and more. Covers 500 years.
    • Ryhiner Collection
      15 000+ maps and related resources from the two centuries beginning 1500 - the Age of Discovery.
  2. Specific Atlases, Maps, … :
  3. General Sites & Portals :
    • General Maps & Atlases
      Library of Congress. A large collection of maps and atlases including some from the 16th century. Multiple search mechanisms.
    • Maphistory [History of Cartography]
      ‘Old maps, early maps - non-current maps in general - are the subject of this site. Use this site to find the worthwhile information about old maps, both on the web and in the real world. The site’s 100 ‘pages’ offer comment and guidance, and 4 500 annotated links - selected for relevance and quality. As the information is logically organised in a directory structure, you should easily find what you want.’
    • Maps on Other Web Sites
      University of Texas. In connection with the Perry Castaneda collection. A stunning range of links to map collections of every kind, area and age.
    • Perspective in Maps
      Covers about 350 years and looks at how perspective in map making changed. Based around the Lewis & Clark Expedition maps.
    • Zoom Into Maps
      While US-based, and American maps are used, it covers a range of basic questions about maps such as - ‘What can be learned from historic maps ? Answer - In addition to teaching geographic understanding, maps do an excellent job of illustrating change over time. They personalize history by giving evidence of familiar landmarks and of people, their beliefs, and the political policies of an era.’ Also looks at analyzing maps for information.

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International Directories

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • European Street Maps
      Maps for towns and cities throughout Europe.
    • Highways.TV
      If you want to see what US highway traffic looks like, right now, this is the site. It shows webcams from places in every state. Other information also supplied including traffic conditions and weather details.
    • Maporama
      Street map guides for a number of European countries, the US and Canada. Other features which may prove useful are included with the maps.
    • Mapquest
      If you want maps of any kind, especially road maps of the US, this is a good place to start.
    • World of Maps
      Maps and travel guides for countries and places around the world.
  2. Specific Directories
    Including offline, commercial directories.
    • Expedia
      Maps and road maps of North America & Europe. It provides links to assist you while travelling in these areas.
    • Rand McNally
      If you want US and Canada travel maps and directories, it’s difficult to go past this group. Regularly updated. You should also check the Driving Directions section.
    • UK Street Map
      Directory information for all parts of the United Kingdom.
    • ViaMichelin
      Useful site for developing travel plans in Europe - route planning, Michelin directories and more.

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General Maps & Mapping

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • Library Spot : Maps
      Provides maps from a wide range of sources. Almost every sort of map can be gained here.
    • Live Search
      ‘New features for online mapping and local search.’ Uses satellite imagery. Presently restricted to North America. Previously Virtual Earth MSN.
    • Map Links
      Links to specific mapping sites.
    • Map Machine
      National Geographic. Interactive international maps for Free.
    • Maptech
      Access a quantity of both nautical and topographic maps. For tertiary and secondary students.
    • Mercator’s World Online
      A magazine of maps, geography and discovery.
    • Multimap
      Use this to find world mapping forms [though with a concentration on Britain and Europe]. Even add a Multimap to your browser toolbar ! In addition, there are a range of other services available.
    • Oddens
      15 000+ links to cartographic and mapping sites. Broken into directories such as ‘Maps & Atlases’ and ‘Map Collections’, as well as professionally oriented directories.
    • World Atlas and Maps
    • new !Xpeditions Atlas
      Created by National Geographic. ‘Maps made for printing and copying.’
  2. Mapping Tools & Information :
    • Brief History of Maps and Cartography
      Short presentation covering all aspects of the history of cartography.
    • Cartography, A History
      Find the history of cartography [mapping].
    • Cartography, History of
      Covers earliest known maps, early civilisation’s mapping, mapping from other areas of the world, early European maps, modern cartography and technological changes. There are also references and links to further information. From wikipedia.
    • Cartography Resources
      A short listing of links to other resources.
    • Land & Ocean Information Systems
      University of California. Links covering maps, mapping and cartography.
    • Latitude & Longitude of World Cities
      Check which are further north, south, east or west. Some results may surprise.
    • Indo.com
      A second site on latitude & longitude of cities.
    • Resources for Cartography, …
      [GIS and Remote Sensing]
      Masses of links provided in 6 main directories from General Links through to Global Positioning Systems.
    • Round Earth, Flat Maps
      National Geographic. Steps you through creation of ‘flat maps’, basing information on the use of projections. Well laid out and informative.
    • The History of Cartography
      ‘This article describes how map making has played an important role in the development of mathematics.’
    • Topographic Map Symbols
      Good for geographers as well as people interested in mapping. Find what symbols mean and how they should be used.
    • Worldmapper
      ‘Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are 366 maps, also available as PDF posters. Use the menu [top] or click on a thumbnail image [ ] to view a map.’
  3. Specific Atlases
    Including countries, special types [e.g. landforms], etc..

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