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More Maps! The New York Public Library Map Collection

Old NYC map
We've gotten so used to using Google Maps, that perhaps we've forgotten that there are many other sources of maps on the intertubes. The New York Public Library has a webpage devoted to its Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, which contains the world's largest public map collection with over 400,000 maps. Their website has a long list of links to a wide range of maps, from antique to digital, dating back to the 17th century. They also have a cool introductory video about their collection called Mapping the World.

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