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Library Tour

Virtually explore the non-virtual parts of the library!

Map Collection on 2nd

map collection

We have a large print map collection you are welcome to explore, or use for research. Most of our maps were published by the federal United States government, through a military, intelligence, or scientific agency or office, with many from the U.S. Geological Survey. You can also browse maps produced by other countries, in a variety of scales and topographical details. You can find more information about this collection on the Maps at Carleton guide. If you need help navigating the map collection, just get in touch with Katie Lewis, Government Documents and Maps Librarian, or another one of the librarians. 

an open drawer containing a flat paper map

Map drawers

a table with a large paper map on it

Map reading table

A Gallery of Maps at Carleton

A WWII-era Pilot's Map of Honolulu (US Hydrographic Office)

A USGS Photomap of Antartica (USGS)

A USGS 7.5 Minute Map of Northfield from 2013 (USGS)

A Mid 20th Century German Map of Russia (Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme)

A 19th Century Geologic Map of Wisconsin (USGS)

An 1845 French Map of Panama (Serial Set)