Mapping 129 Years Of The Novel York Times

The New York Time has used the Leaflet.js mapping library to render an interactive interface that allows you lot to browse through 129 years of New York Times dorsum editions. You tin role the application to read through a publish of historical events every bit reported inwards the New York Times at the time, including the shooting of President Lincoln, the sinking of the Titanic too the landing of the start men on the moon.

By using the pop Leaflet.js mapping platform, the New York Times provides users amongst the familiar navigation controls that they empathise from using online interactive maps. The TimesMachine includes panning, zoom controls too the click & drag method that spider web users are familiar amongst from using mapping platforms, such every bit Google Maps.