For Lane and his fellow fans, old maps serve as a sort of gateway to the past, artfully set on paper. “The thing about them is their ability to tell a story,” he says.

Whimsical old map depicts California at a time when ‘Hollywood was a state of mind’ The 1940s cartoon map was recently unearthed By Emily Gordon @Emdashes Updated Nov 16, 2016, 8:02am PST ...

Fun Maps: Go Back in Time with Old Maps Using NYPL’s NYC Space/Time Directory. Untapped New York Feb 10, 2015. February 10 2015 3 min read Share. Tweet Share Share Email Copy.

PHOTOS: Old map of Texas oilfields is a trip through time. Keep going for a more detailed look at the map. Source: The Texas General Land Office ...

NYPL Labs is calling it a “Space/Time Directory” and will allow everyone to peel back the layers of the city. This map shows the future site of the World Trade Center, circa 1894.

A 400-year-old map of Mexico dating from the Spanish Empire is now being displayed for the first time at the United States Library of Congress.

Old Maps, Early Arctic Photographs And Rare Books About Northwest Passage On Display For First Time. ByTanya Mohn. Follow Author. ... The objects, many on display for the first time, ...

Scientists have deciphered the world's oldest map -- and they believe it's led them to the location of Noah's Ark. The 3,000-year-old Babylonian artifact has puzzled archaeologists for centuries ...