It just got way, way easier to search and browse the US Geological Survey’s collection of historical topographic maps, thanks to a new online map viewer. These maps—more than 178,000 of them—date back ...

The Heritage Foundation released an interactive map of American historical sites, aiming to give visitors an idea of what to expect from each site as people are expected to travel across the country ...

Read full article: ‘It didn’t feel real': Family of 1-year-old child injured in Montessori crash comes forward Turning cooler by New Year's Day in San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO – The Witte Museum on Friday ...

The Summit Historical Society has launched a project to digitize the historic maps in its collection. Summit Historical Society director Jordan Bennett said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that the nonprofit has ...

About the book: This book illustrates the first connection between the map user community and the developers of digital map processing technologies by providing several applications, challenges, and ...

At the Spokane ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in August 2007, a guest named Maurice brought in a large and weathered-looking atlas, which he explained to appraiser Stephen Massey had passed down to him from his ...

Most historical maps are pretty darn cool to begin with, but bird's eye view maps have a special charm and value. Also known as panoramic or perspective maps, this type of cartography became popular ...

Images courtesy of the Historic Maps Collection, Princeton University Library With beautiful illustrations and incredible detail, a Princeton University exhibition of maps, engravings and photographs ...

New York City is known for its stunning architecture, but much of what you will pass by on a daily basis holds little known or hidden histories. To make it easier for the public to learn the backstory ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Historic Maps of Africa collection includes 78 maps and dates from circa 1631 to 1973. Geographic content of individual maps varies from ...

While the history-stuffed Othmer Library has been closed to researchers during the pandemic, lovers of the borough have a new reason to rejoice with the launch of Brooklyn Historical Society’s map ...

This story was first published in 2017, and has recently been updated with the newest information. The City of Brotherly Love is steeped in history, with more than a dozen specific areas certified ...