NYPL Map Division

Established in 1898, The New York Public Library's Map Division holds over 433,000 maps and 20,000 books and atlases.

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"Aethiopia Inferior vel Exterior" from "Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa..." by Olfert Dapper, 1670 #SouthAfrica https://t.co/dfM8Agw4Xo

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"Regna Congo et Angola." from "Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa..." by Olfert Dapper, 1670 #Congo #Angola https://t.co/fL0g4xjFvl

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"Aethiopia Superior vel Interior vulgo Absissinorum five Presbiteriio Annis Imperior." from "Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa..." by Olfert Dapper, 1670 https://t.co/QssgC0Rbqk

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"Insvla S. Lavrentii, vulgo Madagascar" from "Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa..." by Olfert Dapper, 1670 https://t.co/1NMmlhOP2f #Madagascar

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"Insula Promontorii Viridis, Hispanis Issas de Cabo Verde, Belgis de Soute Eylanden" from "Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa..." by Olfert Dapper, 1670 https://t.co/w3CgpPcJTM

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"Insula Canariae alias Fortunatae dictae" from "Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa..." by Olfert Dapper, 1670 https://t.co/DYXGQO4Wdl

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"Melite Insula vulgo Masia" from "Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa..." by Olfert Dapper, 1670 https://t.co/bTsmGzAj5Q

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"Difegno Della Citta Valletta" from "Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa..." by
Olfert Dapper, 1670 https://t.co/zDCFDdi8qL

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"Isothermal chart, or, View of climates & productions" by Alexander von Humboldt, 1823 https://t.co/KBYySCkVrl

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"An old map of Heiankyo (Heian Castle)" Yoshiyuki Hagino, 1908 https://t.co/QfTxfie7KX #Kyoto #Japan

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"An old map of Heiankyo (Heian Castle)" Yoshiyuki Hagino, 1908 https://t.co/yQA6SixLsn #Kyoto #Japan

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"Tabula Nautica" by , Jacob Ulfeldt 1608 Tabula Nautica" by , Jacob Ulfeldt

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"Americae Pars Borealis, Florida, Baccalaos, Canada, Corterealis" by Cornelis de Jode, 1593 https://t.co/RjLhnTWzWv

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"Paris, ses monuments: guide pratique du visiteur" by Cartes Taride, 1925 https://t.co/jH19f3zdv7 #Paris

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"Plan of the Central Park, City of New York, 1860" by George Hayward https://t.co/o0CZ1KO3ND #CentralPark #NYC #Manhattan

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"Map of Camp Chase. Drawn on a scale of 120 feet to one inch. by W.W. Pollard. Columbus Ohio. January 1865. M.M. Griswold, photographer" https://t.co/DtIl1CzrHh

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"Map illustrating the operations of the U.S. Sanitary Commission drawn by H. Lindenkohl; Chas. G. Krebs, lith. 1864" https://t.co/CpqKssrAoi

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"Knickerbocker Village" ~ 1935 by Fred F. French Companies https://t.co/HGzoZdEfrx #Knickerbocker

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"Map of Saratoga County" 1866 https://t.co/mmFCIOho2S