Maps and Gazetteers

General

All the World's Maps
Search on the name of a country for a comprehensive list of map links including towns and cities.
http://www.embassyworld.com/ maps/ maps.html

British Library
Help for researchers through pages written by experts at the British Library on maps and related material. Describes the British Library map collection, maps, atlases and globes covering all parts of the world, dating back to the 15th century. The site includes a link to the BL map catalogue and other useful links to major national map collections, the history of cartography, gazetteers, thematic maps, map dealers and streetmaps and road maps.
http://www.bl.uk/ reshelp/ findhelprestype/ maps/ index.html

Maps of India
Vast collection of links to all kinds of maps about India: cities, industrial, states, tourism, wildlife, weather....
http://www.mapsofindia.com

Outline Maps
World and area maps in outline.
http://www.eduplace.com/ ss/ maps/

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
An extremely comprehensive map site from the University of Texas at Austin that will take you off in all directions. It includes a 'City Maps' section. In the 'Online Maps of General Interest' section, check the 'Electronic Cartographic Reference Resources' section for gazetteers and for mileage distances.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ maps/ / index.html

Streetmap.co.uk Grid Converter
Enter postcode, Ordnance Survey grid reference, Landranger grid or latitude and longitude and convert it to the other coordinates
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ streetmap.dll?GridConvert

United Nations Cartographic Section
A useful collection of world, area, specific country, peacekeeping and thematic maps. Also has a list of UN member countries listing alternative county names and capital cities.
http://www.un.org/ depts/ Cartographic/ english/ htmain.htm

World Time Zone Map
World time zone map from H.M. Nautical Almanac Office
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/ faq/ docs/ world_tzones.php

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