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Any historically inclined cartophiles here?
If so, you might enjoy these beautiful little puppies I just discovered tonight. Scans of old USGS topo maps of New England and New York, some dating as far back as the early 1900s. Yum-o-rama! 
http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm
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Here's a bunch of very old school maps of the Caribbean Islands...enjoy!
http://alabamamaps...calmaps/caribbean/
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Nice fine, Haunted!
I didn't realize it before, but the site I mentioned earlier links to this another one, with coverage for about a dozen states (including PA): http://historical.maptech.com/
And one for the Canadian map geeks... the Government of Canada maintains a pretty decent archive at the Atlas of Canada web site: http://atlas.gc.ca...lish/maps/archives
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Damn, that's a crap ton of maps there Nirvy! The full sized downloads are vedy vedy nice. Me likin' the navigable waterways one from the 3rd edition. Way too much info there...gonna have to get some coffee and brood over that site for a bit. ;)
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Here's a few more Canadian maps dating from 1776 to 1901. It's from the same site as the Caribbean ones I posted earlier, but figured a direct link would help if you're lookin' for specifics.
http://alabamamaps.../canada/index.html
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Gaaagh! I'm drooling all over my keyboard here, Haunted!
Instantly bookmarkable material. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 
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Over 11,000 historical maps from around the world here:
http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html
Sadly I haven't figured out how to download the full-res versions, but at least the viewer does work in full-screen mode. If you're gonna browse this one with any seriousness, install the Insight Java Client. The Insight Browser interface sucks ass.
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EVEN more historical maps....100's and 100's of them....
http://www.henry-d...om/MAPS/carto.html
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Good stuff, PA!
Are there any Ontario map geeks here? I recently found an atlas of Ontario county maps from the 1880s. South-eastern Ontario anyway.
http://digital.lib...earchMapframes.php
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Posted by NirvyGuy
Good stuff, PA!
Are there any Ontario map geeks here? I recently found an atlas of Ontario county maps from the 1880s. South-eastern Ontario anyway.
http://digital.lib...earchMapframes.php
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Damn, yeah, I was just going to post that url, but you beat me to it!
It ain't my fave, but you can always check out:
http://memory.loc....dhtml/gmdhome.html
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relic: I haven't had a chance to properly look that one over yet.
Here's another batch-o-maps for the Canadian geeks... Soil Survey maps from Agriculture Canada, mostly dating from the first half of the last century. Nice high-resolution scans too.
http://sis.agr.gc....cations/index.html
Click the "Soil Surveys" links in the left pane to get at 'em. I find some of these maps to be especially handsome.
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Yep, that one kicks some serious historical cartographic ass, relic. Thanks for posting that link.
The Panoramic Maps Collection (under Cities and Towns) has some especially beautiful pseudo-aerial imagery. Be sure to check whether there's some for your town.
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Another link for the Canadian cartophiles...
http://apps1.gdr.n...mirage/index_e.php
Thousands of high-res maps dating from the late 1800s to the present, mostly geologically themed. Here's a small (and I mean very small) example:
The full-size maps are about 15 times as big! MrSid decompressor required.
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with the 7 year bump
http://www.historicmapworks.com/
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Nice. This one has super high res scans of historic maps from all over the world- do a search for your city or state/province and you might find one or two.
http://www.bigmapblog.com/
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There are a number of old gems hidden throughout the USGS archives. I found a few of my hometown dating back to 1905-1925, interesting to see how things have changed.
http://nationalmap...torical/index.html
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Posted by Yeah_meoW
There are a number of old gems hidden throughout the USGS archives. I found a few of my hometown dating back to 1905-1925, interesting to see how things have changed.
http://nationalmap...torical/index.html
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Wow.. that user interface is the most un-intuitive I've seen in a long time. Awesome resource, though!
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