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I often need to access historical maps\u00a0produced by the Office of the U.S. Coast Survey.\u00a0\u00a0The agency\u00a0started drawing\u00a0charts\u00a0in 1807\u00a0once President Thomas Jefferson created the division.\u00a0 Over time the agency, now a part of NOAA, produced an enormous quantity of highly technical maps, including products that aren\u2019t typically thought of as being part of this work.\u00a0 As the first federal scientific agency the Survey produced land sketches, Civil War battle maps, and aeronautical charts.<\/p>\n

These representations are helpful links to the past, but to review the materials one had to make arrangements through special repositories, such as the NOAA Central Library or the Library of Congress.\u00a0 That changed, however, as a revolution in research methods got underway, allowing everyone to have easy access to resources on the World Wide Web.<\/p>\n

The Division\u2019s map and chart collection <\/a>is a rich archive of high-resolution images capturing a vast wealth of the U.S. government\u2019s historical survey and mapping.\u00a0 The collection of over 35,000 scanned images \u2013 covering offshore and onshore sites \u2013 includes some of the Nation\u2019s earliest nautical charts, city plans, and Civil War battlefield maps, according to NOAA.\u00a0 Electronic copies are available for free download.<\/p>\n

NOAA started assembling the collection in 1995 as a data rescue effort.\u00a0 In time, as the web became more common, NOAA continued its preservation, while also increasing accessible virtually.<\/p>\n

Today NOAA has an excellent portal for accessing the valuable products.\u00a0 Visit the easy to use interface and type in search words or click on a spot of a map and many products around the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays will come up.<\/p>\n

Click here for an easy to use interface to search for maps<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a link to another NOAA search engine<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Part<\/a>
Part of an 1840 map of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays from the U.S. Coast Survey Historical Maps and Charts Collection. This section shows the Delaware around Cape Henlopen and Cape May.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Part<\/a>
Part of a coast survey 1919 map showing the Ocean City area. Source: NOAA U.S. Coast Survey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Part<\/a>
Part of the 1889 coast survey of the Delaware River, showing the Delaware City area and nearby points. Source: NOAA, U.S. Coast Survey, Historical Maps & Charts Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Part<\/a>
Part of a 1935 aeronautical map showing the upper part of the Delmarva Peninsula: Source: NOAA U.S. Coast Survey, Historical Map and Chart Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Baker's 1819 Map of New Jersey (Harriet E. Baker\u2019s Book of Penmanship & Maps produced at Mr. Dunham Schools in Windsor, Vermont on March 31, 1819.\u00a0David Rumsey Map Collection) Thanks to the World Wide Web, public digitization initiatives, and the growth of social media, researchers and curious types\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Jersey"","block_context":{"text":"New Jersey","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/category\/new-jersey\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/salem-county-wall-map-1849-from-west-jersey-history-project-on-the-weba.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/salem-county-wall-map-1849-from-west-jersey-history-project-on-the-weba.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/salem-county-wall-map-1849-from-west-jersey-history-project-on-the-weba.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/salem-county-wall-map-1849-from-west-jersey-history-project-on-the-weba.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1182,"url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/online-historical-maps-of-harford-county\/","url_meta":{"origin":1459,"position":5},"title":"Online Historical Maps of Harford County","author":"Mike","date":"July 6, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the past several years there has been an enormous increase in the number of historical maps that are available online.\u00a0 These digital collections are a great aid for those of us seeking to understand the past, whether it is for a scholarly investigation, local history study, or genealogy project.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Maryland"","block_context":{"text":"Maryland","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/category\/maryland-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A map of the head of Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River by C. 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