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The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection<\/a>, started in the 1980s and digitized gradually over the last 10 years, now has over 18,000 maps available online.<\/p>\n

\"DavidOne of the maps, Montreal 1815<\/a>, can be overlaid with varying transparency on Google Maps to demonstrate the tiny boundaries of 1815 Montreal compared to today’s metropolis.<\/p>\n

There are so many ways to view this massive collection I can’t even begin to make a recommendation (the site itself could use some maps) so start at the home page<\/a> and get lost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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