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 *'''[https://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey's Historical Maps Collection]''' - This collection has over 90,000 free, high quality, map images online. Maps range from 16th-21st century from all parts of the world.
 *'''[https://www.oldmapsonline.org/ Old Maps Online Collection]''' - This website has indexed over 400,000 maps for library, university, and national institutions. Each map in this index links to the original website that houses it.
-*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/ Library of Congress Maps Collection],
+*You may also find maps at archives, libraries and historical societies. The following are some good collections you might want to start with:
-*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/ Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library],
+:*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/ Library of Congress Maps Collection],
-*[Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection].
+:*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/ Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library],
-*You may also find maps at other archives, libraries and historical societies.
+:*[https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection].
 Maps are published either individually or as an atlas. An atlas is a bound collection of maps. Use tools like gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, historical geographies, encyclopedias, and history texts to get the most out of maps.