Commercial Sources and Vendors
The Map Library does not sell maps. Commercial sources and vendors for maps, atlases, images, and digital data are divided into the following sections:
- General Sources
- General Map Dealers
- Specialized Map Dealers
- Map and Travel Stores
- Map Publishers and Specialty Map Makers
- Mapping and GIS Software
This page is not exhaustive; please contact the Map Library with suggestions for additions to this page.
NOTE: Sources listed on this page are for informational purposes only; no endorsement is implied. Please see our disclaimer for further information.
General Sources
International Map Traders Association (IMTA)
IMTA is the foremost worldwide organization of map publishers, dealers, and retailers. Their site has links
to member sites and a map store directory.
Map Ordering Sources
List of federal, state, foreign and commercial sources for ordering maps; produced by the Mary B. Ansari Map Library (University of Nevada - Reno).
Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) Map Vendor Lists
Lists of vendors of various types of cartographic resources from the WAML Map Librarians' Toolbox.
Where to Buy Maps
List of map dealers and vendors from the Perry - Castaneda Library's Map Collection (University of Texas at Austin).
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General Map Dealers
Blackwell's Professional & Leisure Maps
A division of the British bookseller; offers both Ordnance Survey and leisure maps.
Internationales Landkartenhaus (ILH)
A German company that specializes in geoscientific cartography. Their page contains links to a variety of sources for scientific and tourist maps.
Map World Online
Per their Web sits "a full service map shop that carries a full line of wall maps, globes, atlases, topomaps, maping software and GPS."
MapLink
Per their Web site "the comprehensive source for maps and geographic information."
Maps.com
Per their Web site "the world's largest map store."
Mapservice
A division of Milwaukee Map Service, Inc.; carries maps, atlases, globes and custom maps.
Oddens Bookmarks: Sellers of Cartographic Material
Lists of sellers for all types of cartographic material; part of the Oddens' Booksmarks site
Omnimap.com
Per their Web site " one of the world's largest specialty retailers of paper and digital maps, hiking guides, travel accessories, map pins, globes, flags, and more."
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Specialized Map Dealers
The dealers listed below specialize in a particular region, era or type of map.
Digital Vector Maps
Supplies royalty-free digital vector maps with fully-editable layers, graphics and text.
East View Publications
Per their Web site "the worlds leading supplier of information products and services from Russia, China, and new sources across Eurasia."
Interlink Bookshop & Genealogical Service
A genealogical information and search service that also
sells books, atlases, maps, and archival supplies. Includes Genealogy Unlimited covering continental Europe.
MapStor
Offers digital images of Soviet military topographic maps published from 1960 - 2003.
Maryland Nautical Sales
One of the largest nautical chart agents in the U.S., with a worldwide selection of charts, books, electronic charts and software.
Mexico Maps
Specializes in maps of Mexico, including topographic, travel, city, state, and regional maps.
National Geographic Maps: the Classic Collection
A collaboration between National Geographic and Maps.com; supplies print-on-demand copies of National Geographic Magazine map supplements from the 1890s through 1999.
USGS Business Partners
List of USGS business partners who sell their published products.
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Map and Travel Stores
Adventurous Traveler
A map and travel map store.
Elstead Maps
A British map seller offering travel books, maps, guides, and atlases for the UK and the World.
The Globe Corner Bookstores
A Boston bookseller offering books and maps for the traveller.
Great Journeys
Discover the world with maps, travel videos and language courses.
Travel Graphics International
A
map store and online travel information center.
World of Maps
A Canadian map
and travel store.
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Map Publishers and Specialty Map Makers
A - Z
Per their Web site "
one of the largest independent map publishing companies in the UK, producing iconic products such as the London A-Z."
Coop's Maps
Publishes specialty travel maps, including brewery, dinosaur, mission, railroad and volcano maps.
Dan Youra Studios
A publisher of
ferry and park guides the publisher has an online ferry database.
DeLorme Mapping
Publishes a variety of atlases and maps; includes an interactive mapping feature.
Digital Wisdom
Publisher of
Mountain High Maps and other digital media.
The Gold Bug
Per their Web site provides "information and software for genealogical research, academic study or personal interest."
Maps of the Past
Per their Web site, "the Nation's Leading Publisher of Reproduction Antique,Historical, Old Maps and Prints."
National Geographic Online Store
Offers a maps, atlases and globes as well as other merchandise from National Geographic.
Pennwell MAPSearch
Specializes in oil, gas, petroleum, electric power maps, databases and GIS products for energy research.
Rand McNally
Publishes a variety of atlases and maps; includes an interactive mapping feature.
Trails Illustrated
Outdoor Recreation Maps
Maps of most parks and hiking areas in the U.S.; published by National Geographic.
WER: the Information Connection
Per their Web site "
the convenience store of market statistics and demographic mapping firms"; offers paper and
digital ZIP code maps and other data.
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Mapping and GIS Software Companies
Caliper Corp
Publisher of Maptitude, GIS+ and TransCAD.
ER Mapper
An integrated
mapping and image processing system.
ESRI
Publisher of ArcGIS.
Intergraph
Provides spatial information management (SIM) software.
MapInfo
Publisher of the MapInfo family of products.
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