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

1. Nieuwe gemeten Kaart van de Colonie de Berbice met der zelver Plantagien en de Namen der Bezitters

2. Nouveau plan de Paris divisé en 12 arrondissements

3. Railroad map of all street and steam railroads in Boston and vicinity

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