Maps and places · by David Rumsey; physical collection donated to Stanford University (David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)

David Rumsey Map Collection

An online archive of over 151,000 scanned historical maps and images, many free to download, plus a Georeferencer for placing old maps on modern ones.

You can zoom into centuries-old atlases at full detail and lay some of them over today's map to see how places changed.

DownloadCommercial: conditions

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For your project

Official API: API unclear
Data download: Yes jpg, kmz
“By downloading any images from this site, you agree to the terms of that license.” davidrumsey.com/about
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (plus site permissions) downloadable images on the site; maps without a download button are display-only
Commercial use: Commercial use with conditions
“Images from this web site and database may be reproduced or transmitted, but not for commercial use.” davidrumsey.com/about
Credit: Credit required
“Please give image credit to "David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries"” davidrumsey.com/about
Embedding: Embedding unclear
Using the website: Free

Read on David Rumsey Map Collection's own pages on Oct 23, 2026 · license or terms. Check the license page before you ship.

For your agent

No official API. An agent should not scrape the site: use it by hand or through its downloads.

No documented API; images are browsed in the LUNA viewer and only maps with a download button may be reused, with the credit line, not as items for sale.
Credit: "David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries"
Do not sell reproductions or facsimiles without permission (carto@davidrumsey.com)
Only reuse maps that have a download button; others are display-only

Paste into your agent: Read https://agentgid.com/resources/david-rumsey-map-collection/agent.md before using David Rumsey Map Collection.

What you can build

A 'then and now' local-history page that shows downloaded Rumsey maps with the credit line
A free educational map-quiz app using downloadable historical maps (no selling reproductions)
A blog or ebook illustrated with credited Rumsey map images

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