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alluvial map of the mississippi river
The Digital Collections at the UWM Libraries include photographic images, maps, atlases, and books from the collections of the American Geographical Society Library.
world map image
The AGSL cartographic collections include materials like maps, wall maps, atlases, charts, raised relief 3d maps, and globes.
western united states photograph
A large part of the AGSL is an extensive photographic collection with images in a variety of formats. Some of the larger collections include polar photographs, Western United States photographs, and the collection of Harrison Forman.  
telegraph image
The American Geographical Society Library owns and cares for a number of important archival and manuscript collections in the field of geography and history.
the question of thrace pamphlet cover
Items in our pamphlet collection include accounts of historic events, biographies of renowned geographers written by their contemporaries, articles of geographical philosophy written by their exponents, and impressions and descriptions of many nineteenth-century explorations by key participants.
geospatial data portal screenshot
AGSL GeoDiscovery is an online geoportal that provides discovery and access to geospatial data for American Geographical Society Library patrons including open and restricted data in AGSL collections as well as data harvested from the OpenGeoMetadata project.
picture of two old looking books
The AGSL books and journals collection includes rare books, non-circulating books, and circulating books.
Image of Daedong yeojido map, jeju island
Learn more information about how we preserve our rare materials and how you can view them.