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Finding and Using Images
Here you will find high-resolution image and map databases.
Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet [Tontafel mit Keilschrifttext]
ca. 2600 BCE, clay, Berlin State Museums. Image courtesy of ARTstor.
Maps & Images
- AtoZ: Maps OnlineA collection of over 145,000 maps and other geography resources.
- University Texas at Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionOnline collection of current and historic physical and political maps.
- University Texas at Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Thematic MapsOnline collection of thematic maps, including land use maps.
- Britannica Image Quest This link opens in a new windowMore than two million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best image collections in the world. (NVCC)
- Artstor This link opens in a new windowArtstor features millions of high-quality images and media. All content is rights-cleared for education and research — you are free to use it in classroom instruction and handouts, presentations, student assignments, and other noncommercial educational and scholarly activities.
Artstor is now part of JSTOR. (NVCC)
Harvard Library - Scanned Maps
Harvard Library has scanned thousands of maps and atlases form the Harvard Map Collection in hi-resolution. Search by location, date of creation, and other limiters.
Harvard Library Digital Collections: Scanned Maps
Dutch Sea Atlas, ca. 1654, Created by Frederik de Wit, Image Courtesy of Harvard Library Digital Collections.