New York City Historical Maps
View a group of historical maps of New York City during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries by clicking on the highlighted link below. These old, antique maps are from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online historical maps. The digital images and associated descriptive data are © Cartography Associates. Read more about the David Rumsey collection.Click Here to View New York City Historical Maps
The David Rumsey Collection focuses on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials. The collection includes atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps.
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