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Natural Earth

Public domain vector and raster map data at 1:10m, 1:50m and 1:110m scales.

  • Completely free
  • the web

Overview

Natural Earth is an illustration library, available on the web. Other documented uses: data and maps.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Public domain vector and raster map data at 1:10m, 1:50m and 1:110m scales.” — official page, 10 November 2026
  • “Public domain vector and raster map data at 1:10m, 1:50m and 1:110m scales.” — official page, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Natural Earth is completely free: no known feature is locked behind a paid plan.

Its licence could not be established at the source: check the terms on the official website.

Plans and conditions

  • Free content: the free library can be used without paying, under the publisher’s licence.

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