19th century US county wall maps were decorated with pictures in the margins, such as views of public...
Before and After – Editing a County Wall Map – Map of Windham County, Vermont
We obtained a digital copy of McClellan’s Map of Windham County, Vermont from the Library of Congress, and...
Old Maps will be at the Windham County History Fair
Old Maps will be at the Windham County History fair on Saturday, August 22 in Newfane, VT with...
Who was Jacob Chace – mapmaker
Who was “J. Chace Jr.” ? That name , spelled just that way, appears on numerous county land-ownership...
Map of the Promised Land on Long island!
In the Town of East Hampton (NY) there’s a locale called “Promised Land”- seen on our 1897 nautical...
Old Maps at NERGC in Providence
The “Old Maps” team was in Providence Rhode Island this past weekend – with displays of charming old...
A Canoe Place near the Shinnecock Indian Reservation (Long Island)
This 1897 map excerpt shows a Canoe Place and a Canal (top of clip) near the Shinnecock Indian...
Where is the village of “Buzzard Roost”?
Buzzard Roost is on the 1879 Whitfield County Georgia Map It;s not as remote as you might think...
Big Changes in Florida on 2 Duval County maps
We have 2 county wall maps for Duval County Florida. Big changes happened north of Jacksonville in the...
Mapping Vermont in the 1850s
The State of Vermont was mapped in extraordinary detail 150 years ago. Between 1854-1859 mapmakers from Philadelphia and...
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