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Map & Directory Keyword Search

Keyword search queries our database for map names, atlas names, publishers, dates, and locations that match your keywords. Results are divided into United States (Maps, Atlases, Bird's Eye Views, Illustrations & Directories) and World (Maps, Atlases & Special Collection) categories.

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Search Hint: For even more results when searching for U.S. towns & cities, try typing in the name of the associated county.

Advanced Search
Advanced search is similar to keyword search, but keywords can be entered separately using multiple search fields with the options "contains" and "doesn't contain", as well as "exact match". The option to specifiy a category to search within is also available. To add another search field, click Add Search Field. Selectable AND/OR operators are used between fields.

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Category Guide
U.S. Collection
Our core collection includes cadastral maps (those showing land and property owners), ranging from cities and towns to county plates. Included in many atlases are original histories, illustrations, and even historical photographs of residents.

World Collection
A collection of maps covering the world through time. This collection is divided up by modern geographic boundries, therefore many antiquarian maps may span various classifications.

Special Collection
An eclectic mix of maps, including decorative plates, portraits, and lithographs, as well as nautical and topographical maps.

Address Search

Address search queries our database of geocoded United States maps (click here to see a list by state) and returns maps containing your address. If no exact match is found, results for the city or town entered are displayed.

Address:	(Optional)
City:	(Required)
State:	(Required)
	* Contains address searchable atlases

GPS Mapfinder

GPS search queries our database of geocoded United States maps (click here to see a list by state) by latitude and longitude coordinates, in degrees. A list of maps containing the coordinates are returned.

Enter the coordinates you wish to search, or click anywhere on the map to the right to populate the fields below with the coordinates of that point.

e.g. Latitude 42.35978, Longitude -71.06617

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Longitude:	º

Location Search

Location search queries our database for cities, towns, townships, counties and geographic features in a particular state.

Hide thumbnails in search results (this will decrease the amount of time it takes to search)

Examples:
Battle Creek, MI... Hickory Grove, IA... Moxie Pond, ME... Glacier Peak, WA... Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
Hint: If you'd like to search by street address, we recommend using the Address Search.

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Item Number Search

Find a map by Historic Map Works item number:

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Publisher Search

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Directories Search

Directories search queries our database for any keyword that appears on our directory pages.
*This feature is currently free, but requires some credit in your account.


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Landowners Name Search

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Surname	* Note: Type family name only ie. Webber not John Webber.
	* Required Field

Points of Interest Search

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About the Points of Interest Search

Sometimes when trying to find the perfect map you don't know the exact place name or address of the area you are researching. In those situations, instead of browsing the collection, try typing in the name of a point of interest near that area. For example, if you knew your grandmother grew up around the corner from a certain church. Type the name of that church into the Points of Interest Search to see the relevant maps that cover that geographic area.

How do I get started?

Choose a state from the drop down.
Then enter the name of whatever point of interest you are looking for.
Some of the more popular searches are for the names of schools, cemeteries, churches, hospitals, military places, streams, summits, airports, harbors, parks, post offices, reservoirs, trails, and valleys.
Though less popular, other valid categories from the database include the names of: archs, arroyos, bars, basins, bays, beachs, benchs, bends, bridges, canals, capes, census, channels, cliffs, craters, crossings, dams, falls, flats, forests, gaps, geysers, glaciers, guts, islands, isthmus, lavas, levees, mines, oilfields, pillars, plains, ranges, rapids, reserves, ridges, seas, slopes, springs, swamps, towers, tunnels, unknown, wells, and woods.
Used in conjunction with the Historic Earth™, Geographic Browse, and Address Lookup, this new tool will help you explore the collection from a different angle.

Historic Photos Search

State

Choose a state from the drop down.

Then in the search box, enter the name of a city or town. Alternative searches could including searching for a family name, the building name or even a general description of how the building was used - i.e. city hall, church, workshop, hospital, mail, ect.
Search results will appear with clickable thumbnails on the pages that follow.

Used in conjunction with the Historic Earth™, Geographic Browse, Address Lookup, and Points of Interest Search, this new tool will help you explore the collection from a different angle.


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