Georeferencing

Georeferencing is the process of relating digitized maps with their real world locations. Once a historic map in our collection is georeferenced it can be viewed as an overlay on a modern map.

Maps Available to Georeference Georeferenced Maps

Recently Georeferenced

Map of Framingham
1. Map of Framingham : from actual surveys taken by Jonas Clayes & Warren Nixon in the years 1830 and 1831
Atlas of the city of Boston, Brighton
2. Atlas of the city of Boston, Brighton : plate 12
Atlas of the city of Boston, Brighton
3. Atlas of the city of Boston, Brighton : plate 9

How to Georeference

The LMC Map Warper is a tool for digitally aligning ("rectifying") historical maps from the LMC's collections to match today's precise maps.

Demonstration

Georeferenced items can be shown as overlays on a modern street map.

View The Demo