BIS 300: Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Gardner): Maps

Research guide for students in Ben Gardner's BIS 300 section during Spring Quarter 2024.

More Map Resources

The Maps & Cartographic Information research guide from the UW Seattle campus may have additional sources that are useful to you and your group.

Example Maps

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Resources for finding maps

David Rumsey Map Collection
Large collection of digitized historical maps and atlases. View all maps tagged Sudan.
Library of Congress Maps
Use keywords to search and locate maps related to Sudan or South Sudan.
Maps of Africa
Collection of digitized historic maps of Africa, from Northwestern University Libraries.
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection
Maintained by the University of Texas at Austin, this is one of the largest online map collections. Try browsing maps in the Africa section to find resources on Sudan.
ReliefWeb Map Centre
Produced by the UN to assist the humanitarian aid community, ReliefWeb has a large collection of online maps. Find maps of Sudan and South Sudan.
South Sudan Maps
Maps of major cities in South Sudan provided by the Government of South Sudan's Ministry of Land, Housing & Public Utilities
Homeland Security: Mapping Immigration
Living a Genocide: The Children of Darfur - Online Exhibit
Browse exhibit using links on the right side of the page. Maps are located throughout the exhibit.

UW Libraries Search

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UW Libraries Search is another resource for locating maps online. Experiment with some searches to see if you can find anything relevant to your group. Some searches to try include:

- Sudan or Sudan AND (broad keyword related to your group); then limit your results to maps under "Resource Type" and choose "Available Online" under "Show Only"

-Sudan AND map, south sudan AND map, then limit to "Available Online" under "Show Only"

Chat with a Librarian

Canvas activity

Canvas activity: Map Research Questions