Blank and Outline Maps

Blank maps showing only the outline of a place can be useful when you want to create a customized map for a school project or presentation. These are collections of blank and outline maps that can be printed out for educational or personal use at home or in the classroom.

We have many hard copy outline maps that are just the right size to fit on an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper, making them especially suitable for using in a term paper or for making into a transparency for a class presentation. Since many of these maps are not indexed in the UNT Library Catalog, please ask at the Government Documents Service Desk for assistance at (940) 565-2870.

Outline Map Sites (University of Texas at Austin)

A comprehensive list of Web sites that provide blank and outline maps, sorted by place.

Blank and Outline Maps (about.com)

Collections of blank and outline maps to print out for educational or personal use at home or in the classroom.

Classroom Resources: Blank and Outline Maps (Houghton Mifflin)

These are maps in PDF format that can be printed out for personal or educational use. They include themes such as historical maps and climate maps.

Free Blank US State Outline Maps (National Geographic Society)

These Adobe Illustrator and editable PDF maps are scalable to virtually any size without loss in detail or quality, thanks to their vector format. The PDF maps can be opened using the free Adobe Reader software and are designed for use in a wide array of software applications, including Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. PDF maps are also editable in Adobe Illustrator 10 or higher.

State and County Outline Maps (U.S. Bureau of the Census)

PDF maps of United States counties based on data from the 2000 Census.

Xpeditions Atlas: Maps Made for Printing and Copying (National Geographic Society)

Maps of continents and selected countries that can be printed out in outline form. Names and borders can be turned on or off.

The World Factbook (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)

This online edition includes several reference maps of continents, regions, time zones, and other selected areas that can be printed out on an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper. Sections on specific countries include small outline maps of the countries.