Tag Archives: Maps

Mapping the Pacific Coast

By R.A. Schenck | Published: August 11, 2011

There is a great collection of old maps available for viewing online at Mapping the Pacific Coast. The background: The maps and illustrations in the Quivira Collection date from 1540 to 1802, a span of 260 years or so. These dates also bracket a period of history unprecedented for the general expansion of knowledge and [...]

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Early New England Maps

By R.A. Schenck | Published: July 8, 2011

The Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine maintains an extensive cartography collection of early New England maps, and many are available online for viewing. A Map of the Coast of New England, from Staten Island to the Island of Breton, circa 1775: Southack captained vessels in New England waters for 22 years. [...]

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Old Maps of Antarctica

By R.A. Schenck | Published: October 10, 2010

A selection of vintage maps of Antarctica, available on Wikipedia Commons. Included is also a 1916 newspaper printing of a map showing Shackleton’s planned route during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition “of which news is expected any moment.”

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