Old Maps is a mobile-optimized site/webapp with a single purpose - to geolocate you across 240 years of historic NYC Maps!
- Instead of looking at historic maps on a computer or in a museum, just flick through them as you go about the city!
- Works in all 5 boroughs!
- Swipe through 36 historical maps, oldest to newest - 1782 to 2020
- Zoom in/out to see each map's footprint over the modern city; zoom in to the original scan's full detail.
- Every map has an info card with source and context, plus a slider that fades it over today's streets.
- Search any NYC address, or pick a featured spot that changed the most.
- Special social share: One tap makes a branded postcard of your view for Instagram or texts, or a link that opens the exact map and spot for someone else.
- Install it on your Home Screen like an app
- Kiosk mode! Download the maps for your neighborhood, and it runs offline.
- We’ve made it as fast as possible because phone service can be dodgey
- OMG - IT’S FREE!! JUST TRY IT OUT AND HAVE FUN!!
Some of the maps included!