Tag: Historic Maps

The historic map of Texas is a nostalgic and humorous representation of the state created in the...

Vintage Map of Rochester, Minnesota from 1869

Minnesota

Historic Rochester landmarks on the map include Bear Creek, Lumbro River, Rochester Railroad Depot, Public School, Court House, and Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist, German Methodist, Presbyteria, Universalist, and Roman Catholic Churches.

Vintage Map of Beverly, Massachusetts from 1886

Vintage Map of Beverly, Massachusetts from 1886

Vintage Map of Florida, a one page history dedicated to the Old Timers, 1951

This vintage map of Florida was created in 1951 and is titled “a pictorial chart of romantic...

Historic bird’s eye view of Belleville, Illinois in 1867

Illinois

Historic bird’s eye view of Belleville, Illinois from 1867

Map of Historic Michigan, a one page history dedicated to the Old Timers, 1935

Michigan

Dive into the historic grandeur of the Great Lake State with this Pictorial Map of Michigan from...

Historic map of Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1871

Tennessee

Historic old map shows bird’s eye view of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1871

Beautifully restored map of Topeka, Kansas from 1869

Kansas

Historic bird’s eye view of Topeka, Kansas from 1869

Detailed map of Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1867

Minnesota

Historic old map of Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1867

Historic old map of Appleton, Wisconsin from 1867

Wisconsin

Historic bird’s eye view of Appleton, Wisconsin from 1867

Historic old map of Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1867

Wisconsin

Historic bird’s eye view of Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1867

Colorized and Restored Map of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1880

Michigan

Historic bird’s eye view of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1880

Map of Frontier Montana, a one page history dedicated to the Old Timers

Montana

Historic map of Frontier & Pioneer Montana from 1936

Beautifully detailed map of the White Mountains from 1890

New Hampshire

Historic bird’s eye view of New Hampshire’s White Mountains from 1890

Beautifully restored map of Patterson (Mifflin), PA from 1895

Pennsylvania

Historic bird’s eye view of Patterson, Pennsylvania in 1895

Beautifully detailed map of Winter Park, FL from 1885

Historic bird’s eye view of Winter Park, Florida in 1885

Beautifully restored map of Kansas City, Missouri from 1869

Missouri

Historic bird’s eye view of Kansas City, Missouri from 1869

Beautifully restored map of Westford, MA from 1886

Historic bird’s eye view of Westford, Massachusetts from 1886

Beautifully restored map of Marshalltown, Iowa from 1868

Iowa

Historic bird’s eye view of Marshalltown, Iowa from 1868

Beautifully restored map of Frankfort, Kentucky from 1871

Kentucky

Historic bird’s eye view of Frankfort, Kentucky in 1871

Beautifully restored map of Warren, Ohio from 1870

Historic bird’s eye view of Warren, Ohio in 1870

Beautifully restored map of Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1871

Kentucky

Historic bird’s eye view of Bowling Green, Kentucky in the late 19th century.

Beautifully restored map of Champaign, Illinois from 1869

Illinois

This historic map of Champaign, Illinois was created in 1869 by Albert Ruger, a prominent 19th...

Beautifully restored map of Huntsville, Alabama from 1871

Alabama

Historic bird’s eye view of Huntsville, Alabama in 1871

Beautifully restored map of Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1868

Nebraska

Historic old map of Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1868

Beautifully restored map of Austin, Minnesota from 1870

Minnesota

Historic bird’s eye view of Austin, Minnesota from 1870.

Beautifully restored map of Omaha, Nebraska from 1868

Nebraska

Historic old map of Omaha, Nebraska from 1868

Beautifully restored map of Urbana, Illinois from 1869

Illinois

Historic old map of Urbana, Illinois from 1869

Beautifully restored map of Sandusky, Ohio from 1870

Historic map of Sandusky, Ohio from 1870

Beautifully restored map of Natick, Massachusetts from 1877

Detailed bird’s eye view of Natick, Massachusetts in 1877

Vintage hand-colored map of Connecticut from 1857

This beautiful hand drawn map of Connecticut was created in 1857 by Laura Roys, a student who attended Hartford Female Seminary, an all-female academy in Hartford, Connecticut. The map is beautifully colored, with shades of blue, orange, red, pink, yellow, and violet adorning the border of each city and town.

Historic view of Westwood, NJ: Restored map shows city in 1924

New Jersey

Beautifully detailed map of Westwood, NJ from 1924

Historic old map of Whitewright, Texas from 1891

Detailed bird’s eye view of Whitewright, Texas in 1891

Beautifully restored map of Mount Vernon, Ohio from 1870

Historic bird’s eye view of Mount Vernon, Ohio in 1870

Beautifully restored map of Newton, Iowa from 1868

Iowa

Beautifully restored map of Newton, Iowa from 1868

Beautifully restored map of Uxbridge, Massachusetts from 1880

Detailed bird’s eye view of Uxbridge, Massachusetts in 1880

Historic bird’s eye view of Annapolis, Maryland from 1864

Maryland

Historic bird’s eye view of Annapolis, Maryland from 1864

Beautifully restored map of Spring City, PA from 1893

Pennsylvania

Bird’s eye view of Spring City, PA in 1893

Beautifully restored map of Seattle, Washington from 1925

Washington

Historic bird’s eye view of Seattle in the early 20th century

Historic map of Stratford, Connecticut from 1882

Historic bird’s eye view of Stratford, Connecticut from 1882

Historic map of Hazleton, Pennsylvania from 1884

Pennsylvania

Historic bird’s eye view of Hazleton, Pennsylvania from 1886

Beautifully restored map of New London, Connecticut from 1876

Bird’s eye view of New London, Connecticut in 1876

Beautifully restored map of New Braunfels, Texas from 1881

Historic bird’s eye view of New Braunfels, Texas in 1881

Beautifully restored map of Akron, Ohio from 1870

This historic map of Akron, Ohio was created in 1870 by Albert Ruger, a prominent 19th century map...

Amazing old map of Rome, New York from 1886

New York

This map shows Rome, New York as it looked in 1886

Amazing old map shows Greater Boston in 1905

This map shows Boston and surrounding cities in 1905

Beautifully restored map of Derry, New Hampshire from 1898

New Hampshire

This old map shows Derry, New Hampshire in the late 19th century.

Abraham Lincoln’s travels through Massachusetts, map from 1848

Historic map showing Abraham Lincoln’s route through Massachusetts in 1848

Beautiful old map of Waukesha County Wisconsin in 1890

Wisconsin

This map from 1890 shows Oconomowoc, Waukesha and Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Amazing old map reveals original layout of NYC in 1776

New York

This old map shows New York City in the late 18th century.

Beautifully restored map of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1893

Historic bird’s eye view of Haverhill, Massachusetts from 1893

Vintage guide map and directory of Brooklyn from 1883

New York

In 1883, Brooklynite S.D.L. Taunton created this beautifully detailed map of his hometown in New...

Beautifully restored map of Corpus Christi, Texas from 1887

Historic bird’s eye view of Corpus Christi, Texas in 1887

Amazing old map of Portland, Oregon from 1890

Oregon

What do you first think of when someone says: “Portland”? Pittock Mansion? Union Station?...

Wonderful old map of Bradford, Massachusetts in 1892

This map shows Bradford, Massachusetts in 1892, five years before it was annexed to the city of Haverhill.

Beautifully restored map of Tampa, Florida from 1912

Historic bird’s eye view of Tampa, Florida from 1912

Beautifully detailed map of Palatka, Florida from 1884

Historic bird’s eye view of Palatka, Florida from 1884

Beautifully restored map of Miami, Florida from 1934

Historic bird’s eye view of Miami, Florida from 1934

Beautifully restored map of Laredo, Texas from 1892

Historic bird’s eye view of Laredo, Texas in 1892

Amazing old map of Newark, New Jersey from 1916

New Jersey

This amazing old map shows Newark, New Jersey as it looked in 1916.

Beautifully detailed map of Medway, Massachusetts from 1887

Bird’s eye view of Medway, Massachusetts from 1887

Beautifully restored map of Iowa City, Iowa from 1854

Information

It has a high, beautiful and very healthy location upon the Iowa River, which is a bold deep stream of clear water, navigable with Steamboats during several months of each year, and commands the growing trade of a large scope of exceedingly fertile country, well timbered and watered.

Beautifully detailed map of East Douglas, Mass from 1886

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Beautifully restored map of Lexington, Kentucky from 1871

Kentucky

Historic bird’s eye view of Lexington, Kentucky in 1871

This is how Lynn, Massachusetts looked in 1916

See what Lynn looked like more than 100 years ago!

Historic landowners map of Burlington, CT from 1869

Vintage landowners map of Burlington, Connecticut as it used to be

Beautifully detailed map of Green River, Wyoming in 1875

Wyoming

Historic bird’s eye view of Green River, Wyoming from 1875

The fly fisherman’s ideal estate, a vintage map from 1931

Information

This map by the satirical artist John Held shows the perfect “estate” for the fly fisherman.

Historic map of the borough of Southington, CT from 1893

This beautiful map of Southington, Connecticut was created using government surveys in 1893.

Historical map of New Bedford, Massachusetts from 1871

This amazing map of New Bedford, Massachusetts shows the town as it looked in 1871

Amazing old map of Medford, Massachusetts from 1880

This old map shows Medford, Massachusetts as it looked in 1880.

Amazing old map of Attleboro, Massachusetts from 1878

This old map shows Attleboro, Massachusetts as it looked in 1878. The map was created by O.H....

Bird’s eye view of Huntington, Massachusetts from 1886