Latin American & Caribbean Area Studies: Maps & Images
Links to Digitized Maps & Images for LACAS
Archive of Early American Images
A database of digitized images of the Americas from 1492-1825. Includes numerous early maps, engravings, woodcuts, and paintings. You must select a viewer to access the database. You may need to allow pop-ups in your browser. (John Carter Brown Library)
The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record
A searchable database of images concerning the life of enslaved Africans both in Africa and the Americas. Recently added a number of images from the British Caribbean – Jamaica in particular. (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and University of Virginia)
California Cultures
A collection of digitized images of the many ethnic groups that make up California’s rich history. Strongest on Mexican-Americans and Chicanos in California, although ostensibly covers all Latinos in California. Also includes some innovative lesson plans. (University of California)
Caribbean Views
Contains over 1000 images dealing with the British presence in the Caribbean. Includes maps and texts. Focus on 18th and 19th centuries. (British Library)
Maps of the Pimería: Early Cartography of the Southwest
A digitized collection of maps of the Pimería area of colonial Mexico, which covers what is now southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. Maps are from the 16th to 19th centuries. (University of Arizona)
Mexico: From Empire to Revolution
A digitized exhibition from the Getty concerning the depiction of Mexico and Mexican history through photography during the period of 1857-1923. (Getty Research Institute)
Perry-Castaneda Library Maps Collection
Contains digital images of the CIA’s many country and area maps for the Americas. Includes political, topographic and shaded relief maps. (University of Texas, Austin)
Politics and Economics in Brazil
An interactive digital map of Brazil’s politics and economics from 2002-2006. Produced for the 2006 Presidential Elections. (Financial Times)
The University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art
A digitized collection of contemporary Latin American art. Includes more than 600 artworks. Users can browse by country, styles and movements, and format. (University of Essex)