African History

Stanford’s significant collection of historic maps depicting the continent and regions of Africa. The selection of nearly 1200 maps spotlighted here span from the late 1400s to the 20th century and depict Africa as perceived by European cartographers during these times. It especially highlights a wealth of maps of the African continent and of South Africa with a particular focus on the Cape of Good Hope

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.

Brings together a global team of experts who track the quickly changing laws shaping online speech responsibility across the world in an effort to help users navigate online liability laws. Includes summaries of case law, statutes, proposed laws, and other developments. Via the Stanford Center for Internet and Society (CIS).

Includes over 300 freely available equal area cartograms (density-equalising) maps on touching on a variety of categories and subjects including wealth, disaster and pollution. Contributors to the project include individuals from the University of Sheffield and University of Michigan.

Maps have been produced under the auspices of the United Nations since the founding of the Organization in 1946. Maps can form the principal part of a United Nations document, be ancillary to other materials, or a part of proceedings of meetings in the Organization. Maps, whether traditional digital maps or web-maps, are the main medium to present and visualize geospatial information. Today, maps and geospatial services provide Member States and territories an acute awareness in the context of global, regional, and national challenges. Geospatial maps and services allow to monitor situation worldwide, perform advanced analytics or evaluate trends on specific themes, including through the use of earth observations and imagery from satellites or drones. Geospatial web services support the mandates and operations of the Organization and provide perspectives on past and future challenges