Himetop: The History of Medicine Topographical Database

Himetop: The History of Medicine Topographical Database is a free access, collaboratively growing on-line database launched in 2007 by the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy, with the contribution of scholars and researchers. It collects worldwide photographic and bibliographic documentation about historical evidences of the medical and healthcare culture of a certain geographical area. Its purpose is to help researchers to locate places or material memories related to the history of medicine. Records can be browsed by country, category or people. It is easy to navigate and understand, and each item is enriched by photographs and a link to a Google Map.