Geography and Map Reading Room (Library of Congress) The Geography and Map Division (G&M) holds the largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world with over 5 million maps; 72,000 atlases; 6,000 reference works; over 500 globes and globe gores; numerous plastic relief models; and a large number of cartographic materials in other formats, including electronic. The online Map Collections represents only a small fraction that have been converted to digital form. These images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are in public domain, meaning those which are not covered by copyright. in Bookmarks Toolbar > 5.Maps & Timelineswith 5.mapscartographiccollectiondivisiongeographyholdslargesttimelines