Ladd Recognizes 20 Year Anniversary of the Osher Map Library

Promotional materials describing the 20th Anniversary of the Osher Map Library (USM) along with ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ cartography resources are on display near government documents at Ladd Library.


The impressive Osher Map Library contains a growing collection of more than 400,000 historical and contemporary maps in categories which include:

  • Early Maine State Maps
  • Maps of Portland, Maine (1836 – 1981)
  • 15th Century Navigational Charts and Globes
  • Early Modern and Modern Maps of Spain and Spanish Territories

With a large portion of its 8,000 digitized maps , the Osher Map collection serves as a valuable resource for online scholarship.

Links to the Osher Map Library website and a large collection of additional online map resources are collected on the .