Links of Interest

American Historical Print Collectors Society. An informative web site for this excellent organization. Everyone interested in American historical prints should join!

Print Council of America. The site for this non-profit organization includes an excellent on-line bibliographic database for printmakers. Focusing mostly on fine art printmakers, but a good general site for information.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room The home page of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, includes ability to do an on-line search of their catalogue of prints!

Currier & Ives Foundation A nice site set up by later-generation relatives of the original Nathaniel Currier and James Ives. Dedication to furthering understanding and preservation of Currier & Ives prints.

Web site on Thomas Bewick. An excellent site about the great wood engraver, Thomas Bewick. With lots of illustrations and much fascinating information.

National Portrait Gallery. This superb collection includes many historical prints.

American Antiquarian Society. Link to the AAS home page for accessing information on the AAS and its collections.

Jay T. Last Collection of Lithographic and Social History. One of the most important collections on American printed material.

What is an original print? A nice discussion of this issue from the standpoint of modern prints.

History of Cartography. Intended to be the central Internet hub for those interested in antique maps.

The History of Cartography Project. An excellent site about this important publishing project.

A Guide to Recent Trends in the History of Cartography.  Another fine bibliography.

The David Rumsey Collection.  A superb private collection of maps with excellent digital images.

Calendar of Cartography Exhibitions.

MapHist mailing list web site.

Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress.  The home page for the greatest collection of maps in the world.

The Harvard Map Collection. A fine site from one of the major map libraries in the U.S.

The Newberry Library Cartographic Collections. A most useful site which includes the excellent Concise Bibliography of the History of Cartography.

Osher Map Library & Smith Center for Cartographic Education.

British Library Map Collections

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas

The Hargrett Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries

New York Public Library Map Division

Union List of Artist Names from the Getty Museum. Terrific resource.

ArtCyclopedia has information on many artists, including links to museums and galleries holding their works.

Library of Congress – Care for your collection. A very useful site with lots of information on caring for all sorts of collections.

Caring for Your Documents and Art on Paper. American Institute for Conservation’s web page on conserving paper artifacts.

Taking care of artifacts and collectibles A page of links to brochures from the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute on taking care of works on paper, as well as paintings, objects and furniture.

Protect photos, documents and other papers from natural destruction over time.  A nice page with a look at paper: its history, make-up, and preservation.

ABAA’s web site is a good site related to antique books.

Art Display Essentials is a mail order company selling; display stands, bases, cases, pedestals, easels, and custom mount making for; art, antiquities, collectibles.