While hunting for a reference for another article, I got lost in looking at maps of Boston at various points in history. Thought I'd share some of these gems. Enjoy! 1722 (original source) - close ...

Comparing Boston's past to present with historic media. Atlascope provides a database of historic maps, and Peter Vanderwarker documents Boston's changing architecture through photography.

Incorporating historic maps of urban Boston, the tool lets users see how places have changed over time. Along the way, Mead embarked on a particularly sweet research project. “Candy,” she said.

At the Leventhal Map and Education Center in the Boston Public Library, Atlascope has digitalized 101 cumbersome street atlases from 1873 to 1938 ...

BOSTON-- A centuries-old map compiled by French explorer Samuel de Champlain and believed to be among dozens stolen more than a decade ago from the Boston Public Library has been recovered, ...

BOSTON (AP) — A centuries-old map compiled by French explorer Samuel de Champlain and believed to be among dozens stolen more than a decade ago from the Boston Public Library has been recovered, ...

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