Sample Project

This project is an interactive map of the spread of slavery in the United States from 1790 to 1860.

Readings

Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations: a collection of maps and databases pertaining to Roman and Medieval civilizations
National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS): includes population, housing, agricultural, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for geographic units in the United States from 1790 to the present.
Pleiades: a community-built gazetteer and graph of ancient places that publishes authoritative information about ancient places and spaces
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database: contains details on 35,941 voyages involving the Trans-Atlantic slave trade

For more datasets, visit the directory of GIS datasets at GIS at Tufts.

Boston Public Library’s Norman B. Leventhal Map Center: historical map collection of thousands of maps, including some georeferenced maps
David Rumsey Map Collection: historical map collection of over 82,000 maps and images from the 16th through 21st century from around the world.
Old Maps Online: an index of over 400,000 historical maps from around the world
USGS topoView: a collection of historical topographic maps from the US Geological Survey

ArcGIS StoryMaps: enables users to combine maps with narrative, images, and multimedia content
Leaflet: an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps
Map Warper: a free, open-source map warper, georectifier, and image georeferencer
Neatline: an Omeka plugin that allows users to tell stories with maps and narration through hand-crafted, interactive spatial and temporal interpretation
QGIS: a free, open-source Geographic Information System
Social Explorer: Visually explore demographic data

Are you at Tufts, and do you have a geospatial humanities project in mind? Make sure to look at the websites for GIS at Tufts and the Data Lab!