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| Settled: 1624 |
| New Netherland: 1614–1667 |
| Province: 1664-1776 |
| Colony: 1776-1788 |
| Statehood: July 26, 1788 |
| Counties: 62 |
| Borders: VT,MA,CT,NJ,PAand CAN |
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Maps of New York are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. Old New York maps are effective sources of geographical information and useful for historical, genealogical and territorial research.
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Old Historical Atlas Maps of New York
Jeffery’s 1776 Map of New York
Carey’s 1795 Map of New York
Arrowsmith’s 1804 Atlas Map of New York
Carey’s 1814 State Map of New York
Carey’s 1822 Atlas Map Of New York
Finley’s 1827 State Map of New York
Tanner’s 1836 Antique Map of New York
Morse’s 1845 Map of New York
Morse’s 1845 Map of New York City
Colton’s 1856 Map of New York
Colton’s 1856 Map of New York And the Adjacent Cities
Mitchell’s 1880 County Map of the State of New York
Map of New York County Formations 1683-1915
New York County Maps of Road and Highway’s
External New York Map Resources
Our collection of New York maps includes many different historic and modern types of maps. The maps date from the 17th century to the present and include:
- New York Township maps, including maps showing the progress of the original government surveys
- New York Road, Highway and railroad maps
- New York Maps showing the state’s geological features
- New York Nautical charts
- New York timeline of county boundaries changes
- New York Military maps
- New York Maps of specific towns, counties, islands, harbors, and bodies of water
- Colonial era maps of New York
- Bird’s eye views of New York cities and towns
Historical Maps of New York are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. New York Maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully.
The first place to obtain maps of New York is in each county, usually in the county treasurer’s office. Most New York county maps are large enough to show all county roads, and a further benefit is that most show the towns in different colors, making them easily distinguishable.
Many more maps can be found at the courthouse in the county clerk’s or tax offices. They can be useful for locating a specific piece of property; but the further back in time, the fewer maps will be available. A map is sometimes included with a recorded deed.
More detailed New York county maps are available for cities, villages, and towns, and a good place to look for these would be local libraries. U.S. topographical maps are useful for locating cemeteries. Excellent map collections are at theNew York Public Library, theNew York State Library, and theNew-York Historical Society.
Numerous New York county maps are found in county histories and county atlases. Accurate maps of historical changes in towns, cities, and villages are few.
TheNew York State Center for Geographic Information has a good collection of paper and digital maps for sale, and its website is linked to online digital images of the U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle maps.
Old Historical Atlas Maps of New York
This Historical New York Map Collection are from original copies. Most historical maps of New York were published in atlases and spans over 350 years of growth for the state.
Some New York maps years have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines, and other features useful to the New York researcher.
| Save | Jeffery’s 1776 Map of New York
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Save | Carey’s 1795 Map of New York
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Save | Arrowsmith’s 1804 Atlas Map of New York
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Save | Carey’s 1814 State Map of New York
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Save | Carey’s 1822 Atlas Map Of New York
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Save | Finley’s 1827 State Map of New York
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Save | Tanner’s 1836 Antique Map of New York
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Save | Morse’s 1845 Map of New York
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Save | Morse’s 1845 Map of New York City
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Save | Colton’s 1856 Map of New York
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Save | Colton’s 1856 Map of New York And the Adjacent Cities
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Save | Mitchell’s 1880 County Map of the State of New York
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Map of New York County Formations 1683-1915
This Interactive Map of New York Counties show the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of the New York territory in 1683 to 1915.
New York County Maps of Road and Highway’s
The New York D.O.T. Highway Department does not have New York County Maps available at this time.
External New York Map Resources
- Old Historical Maps of New York(alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- New York Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers (ancestry.com)
- Atlases of New York city(digitalgallery.nypl.org)
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918(ancestry.com)
- Library of Congress New York Map Collections(loc.gov)
- New York Antique Maps and Historical Atlases (historicmapworks.com)
- Old Maps of New York(old-maps.com)
- Historical NYC Maps & Atlases | The New York Public Library(nypl.org)
- New York Antique Maps and Historical Atlases(historicmapworks.com)
- Historical State Maps(mapsofthepast.com)
- Antique Maps of New York(raremaps.com)
- New York Map Books(amazon.com)
