The Map Collection is a multidisciplinary collection of cartographic materials, housing over 130,000 current and historical maps. As part of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Special Collections division, the collection covers every area of the world, with a focus on Philadelphia and adjacent regions. It supports the teaching and learning of history, earth sciences, social studies, art, and literature, as well as research in the areas of genealogy, historic preservation, and land use. The Collection offers hundreds of reference books in the fields of: cartography, cartobibliography, geography, and place names. Types of cartographic materials in the Collection include: aerial photographs, atlases, city maps, imaginary and literary maps, FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), fire insurance maps, geologic maps, industrial site surveys, NOAA charts, ONC charts, pictorial maps, road maps and atlases, thematic maps, tactical pilotage charts, transit maps, topographic maps, and World War II maps.