Guides: HIS 4340 European Empires in the Atlantic World: Spain v. England : Map resources

Maps

Library of Congress Collections with Maps
"Many of these maps reflect the European Age of Discoveries, dating from the late 15th century to the 17th century when Europeans were concerned primarily with determining the outline of the continents as they explored and mapped the coastal areas and the major waterways."
Biblioteca Nacional de Espana
Geography and Maps from the National Library of Spain.
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Age of Exploration This link opens in a new window
Covers five centuries of journeys across the globe, scientific discoveries, the expansion of European colonialism, conflict over territories and trade routes, and decades-long search and rescue attempts in this multi-archive collection dedicated to the history of exploration.

--> Note the Maps tab at the top of the home page

AtoZ maps online This link opens in a new window
Provides a database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps.

--> Note the "Empire Maps" tab in this database