Old Maps Online

I just stumbled upon this real neat website called Old Maps Online. It’s a repository of old paper maps all organized in a really nifty web interface.

Web Map, Vintage, Cartography

Old Maps Online’s Web Interface

Just a tiny sampling of the maps contained on the website:

Portland, Cartography, Vintage

1911 Map of Oregon courtesy of David Rumsey Map Collection

Cartography, Oregon, Vintage

Mouth of the Columbia River, 1814 Courtesy of David Rumsey Map Collection

Cartography, Vintage, Portland

1956 Street Map by Shell Oil courtesy of David Rumsey Map Collection

Link to Old Maps Online: http://www.oldmapsonline.org

Link to David Rumsey Map Collection: http://www.davidrumsey.com/

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