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African Studies Research Guide

Maps

Maps and GIS at IU

Africa Map, run by Harvard, is a great interactive mapping tool with lots of data!
African Development Bank Maps and GIS Data
Land Scan population mapping
Proquest Historic MapWorks: maps from around the world
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
CIA Reference Maps
Digitized Africa Maps at the University of Texas Austin
Open Street Map

See also: Stanford's list of spatial data sources for Africa and list of digitized maps

Africa Image and Map Portal

This interactive index map displays items from IU's collections of Africa related maps, posters, and photographs. It was created by IU GIS Librarian Theresa Quill, IU Librarian for African Studies Mireille Djenno, and NCSU Libraries Fellow Mia Partlow.

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