The purpose of this blog is to connect those interested in historical maps, ancient maps and cartographic history with resources for investigating these subjects. Within these posts are links to online resources such as digital collections of ancient and historic maps, information on the history of cartography, platforms for interacting with historical maps, free download-able maps and information, and blogs relating to historic maps and cartography.

The web resources presented in these blog entries may be useful to students of history, anthropology, geography, cartography, and anyone else with an appreciation for the past and beautiful images. Follow the links, and enjoy!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Referencing old maps to present day locations...

Georeferencing Sites:

National Library of Scotland. (n.d.). Georeferenced maps and applications. Retrieved from http://geo.nls.uk/

This site provides access to over 5,000 georeferenced historical maps of Scotland and Great Britain. The “Historic Maps API” can be downloaded from this site and used for research, embedding maps on a website, and creating derivative works. The site also offers information about the “Visualizing Urban Geographies” project, which provides mapping tools for historians.

Presner, T., & Shepard, D. (2011). Hypercities. Retrieved from http://hypercities.com/

“HyperCities is a collaborative research and educational platform for traveling back in time to explore the historical layers of city spaces in an interactive, hypermedia environment.” This site provides an interactive feature allowing users to view historical maps overlaid onto satellite views of the present day areas represented in the maps. Following is an example using a map of the United States from 1840.

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