The Vintage Maps Of San Francisco

Last calendar month I posted nearly how yous tin exercise interactive maps from the historical maps inwards the New York Public Library map collection. Thanks to the library's Map Warper projection over 10,000 historical maps induce got immediately been georectified in addition to tin thus survive overlaid on a modern interactive map.

Today I discovered that the amazing David Rumsey Map Collection besides has a projection to georectify the thousands of vintage maps inwards the David Rumsey online map library.

I've thus been busy searching the David Rumsey Map Collection for vintage San Francisco maps which induce got already been georectified. I so created a Leaflet map which allows yous to browse all the historical maps I discovered. The consequence is Vintage Maps of San Francisco.

The David Rumsey Georeferencer tin survive used to overlay whatever static map on pinnacle of a modern interactive map. The georeferencer tin besides plainly survive used to georeference whatever of the vintage maps inwards the David Rumsey online map library.

After maps induce got been georectified using the georeferencer they tin so survive displayed using an interactive mapping library past times linking to the created maps tiles. To direct grip of the URL to the map tile system of a detail vintage map yous take away to start uncovering the map inwards the collection. For example hither is the page yous teach later searching the David Rumsey Map Collection for 'San Francisco'. The results demo vintage maps of San Francisco inwards the collection.

You immediately take away to click on the vintage map yous wishing to operate inwards your interactive map. When the map opens if the map has been georectified at that spot volition survive an orangish 'View inwards Georeferencer' link inwards a higher identify the map. Click that link in addition to yous volition so survive taken to a page showing the vintage map overlaid on pinnacle of a Google Map. To teach the map tiles of the vintage map yous immediately take away to click on the 'Embed OGC WMTS tiles' link.

After this yous are presented alongside a selection of 3 dissimilar map transformations. Select the map transformation which yous require in addition to yous volition survive taken to a novel page which volition allow yous to stance your vintage map overlaid on your selection of interactive map library.

At this indicate yous tin only pick out your favorite map library in addition to re-create & glue the JavaScript code to exercise a map. You besides induce got the selection to embed a map past times selecting the iframe code for your map. However, if yous desire to exercise your ain map from scratch, yous tin besides select to stance the beginning code for whatever of the map libraries in addition to cutting & glue the URL system for your vintage map tile scheme.