d-maps.com offers over 4000 outline maps of countries/regions of the world, each available in 6 different formats:
- GIF (Note: to acquire the image in this format, right-click on the map image and save it)
- CDR (Corel Vector Graphic Drawing)
- AI (Adobe Illustrator)
- SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
- WMF (Windows Meta Format)
Some maps are partially colored in, others just black and white. Maps can include just country borders, or more information like cities, provinces, hydrographic data, and more:
A small handful of historic maps as well, in an eclectic set of topics. The total number of maps is growing, so check back on a regular basis.
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Hi Leszek
These outline maps, especially the WMF format are a great basis to use the Excel based thematice mapping tool you presented in http://freegeographytools.com/2009/creating-a-thematic-map-using-just-excel
Cheers
Askan.