Maps are probably the oldest type of geographical visualisation. For me, old maps are always interesting and are often works of art rather than a functional representation of space. Here are some links to online historic map collections:
British Library maps from their mapping history exhibition
US Library of Congress map archive - mainly of the US but includes some beautiful maps of the world (see above)
Historic maps of cities
Old panorama maps
History of cartography - maps through history
Princeton's map archive - some great stuff for teaching globalisation
Osher map library
Stuckenberg Map Collection
Ryhiner Collection
Tohoku University
Historic maps of China
Historic maps of Africa
Norman B. Leventhal Map Centre
Hipkiss's scans of old maps
Other:
Map of cannibalism
Satirical maps from WW1
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