# 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.

- Category: Maps and places · by David Rumsey; physical collection donated to Stanford University (David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- Website: https://www.davidrumsey.com/
- Live data: no
- Checked on the official pages: 2026-10-23

## API

- API unclear. Do not scrape the site; use it by hand or through its downloads.

## Data and license

- Download: https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet (jpg, kmz)
- License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (plus site permissions) (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about/copyright-and-permissions); covers downloadable images on the site; maps without a download button are display-only
- Commercial use with conditions
- Credit required
- Embedding unclear
- Quote (license): "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License." (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about)
- Quote (commercial): "Images from this web site and database may be reproduced or transmitted, but not for commercial use." (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about)
- Quote (commercial_definition): "Commercial use is selling reproductions of our images." (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about)
- Quote (publication_use): "may be reproduced or transmitted and used without charge for personal use or in any publication, either in print or digital media" (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about/copyright-and-permissions)
- Quote (facsimiles): "Please contact us for permission if you intend to make reproductions of our maps as stand alone for sale facsimiles." (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about/copyright-and-permissions)
- Quote (attribution): "Please give image credit to "David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries"" (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about)
- Quote (display_only): "Any maps and images that do not have a download button on them are not available for use other than display on our website." (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about/copyright-and-permissions)
- Quote (download): "By downloading any images from this site, you agree to the terms of that license." (https://www.davidrumsey.com/about)

## Rules for an agent

- 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

Human page: https://agentgid.com/resources/david-rumsey-map-collection/
Source: AgentGid (agentgid.com). Facts are quoted from the site's own pages; check the license page before you ship.