Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection

Sierra Leone Maps

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The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency unless otherwise indicated.

Country Maps

• Sierra Leone (Physiography) 2005 (1.7MB) and pdf format (1.1MB)
• Sierra Leone (Political) 2005 (702K) and pdf format (719K)
• Sierra Leone (Shaded Relief) 2005 (716K) and pdf format (712K)
• Sierra Leone (Shaded Relief) 1982 (412K)
• Sierra Leone (Small Map) 2016 (10.2K)
• Sierra Leone (Transportation) 2005 (1.2MB) and pdf format (1.1MB)

Detailed Maps

• [Sierra Leone 1:396,000] Sierra Leone and Freetown (Road Map) Shell Sierra Leone, Ltd. 1988 (11.2MB)
• [Freetown 1:14,500 and 1:10,000] Sierra Leone and Freetown (verso) (Street Map) Shell Sierra Leone, Ltd. 1988 (10.3MB)
• Freetown Area (Tactical Pilotage Chart) 1:500,000 Portion of Defense Mapping Agency TPC K-1D 1995 (387K) Not for navigational use
• Freetown (Nautical Chart) 1:297,500 Portion of Defense Mapping Agency "Cape Sierra Leone to Cape Mount" 1983 (581K) Not for navigational use
• Freetown, Sierra Leone U.S. Department of State 1985 (100K)
• Western Sierra Leone CIA 1969 (398K)

Topographic Maps

• 1:2,000,000 - Africa Topographic Maps U.S. Defense Mapping Agency, Series 2201
  Sheet 16, compiled in 1978, includes Sierra Leone. Clickable map

  1:1,000,000 - Operational Navigation Chart Series U.S. Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center. Not for navigational use

  Sheets K-1 and L-1 cover all of Sierra Leone

  1:1,000,000 - International Map of the World U.S. Army Map Service

  This series, printed in the 1960s, covers all of Sierra Leone. Clickable map

  1:500,000 - Tactical Pilotage Charts U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Not for navigational use

  This series covers Sierra Leone

  1:250,000 - Joint Operations Graphic U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Series 1501 Air Not for navigational use

  This series covers northern and eastern Sierra Leone

  1:250,000 - West Africa Topographic Maps U.S. Army Map Service, Series N504, 1955-

  This series covers northern and central Sierra Leone

  1:250,000 - Sierra Leone U.S. Army Map Service, Series G541, 1942-

  This older series covers all of Sierra Leone. Clickable map

Thematic Maps

• Sierra Leone - Economic Activity from Map No. 58962 1969 (137K)
• Sierra Leone - Ethnic Groups from Map No. 58962 1969 (163K)
• Sierra Leone - Population from Map No. 58962 1969 (133K)
• Sierra Leone - Vegetation from Map No. 58962 1969 (177K)

Historical Maps

• Freetown Area 1958 original scale 1:250,000 Portion of Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers NC 28-16 1958 (582K)
• Freetown original scale 1:6,250 Army Map Service, First Edition AMS-2 1947 (5.8MB)
• Freetown (Central Ward) original scale 1:6,250 Portion of Army Map Service, First Edition AMS-2 1947 (452K)
• Sierra Leone 1913 "Sketch Map of Sierra Leone" from Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Sessional Papers, Colonial Reports - Annual. No. 797, 1913. (516K)
• West Africa - Topographic Maps Series N504, 1:250,000, U.S. Army Map Service, 1955-

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Maps on Other Web Sites

• Sierra Leone Maps (ReliefWeb)
• Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone - Current Map (CDC)
• Freetown (OpenStreetMap)

• City Maps
• Country Maps