Friday, April 20, 2012

Historical Maps Go Digital

USGS Release: Historical Maps Go Digital (4/19/2012 7:00:00 AM)


The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has publicly released more than 161,000 digitally scanned historical maps spanning in excess of 130 years and covering the conterminous lower 48 states. This Historical Topographic Map Collection provides a comprehensive repository of the landscape of our Nation and tracks changes through time,


http://nationalmap.gov/historical/

This is great for geneologies, history, geography and environmental sciences


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