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7th October 2012

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Map: Boston Harbor, Bathymetric Survey from the 1770s originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Boston Harbor, Bathymetric Survey from the 1770s originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Tags: boston boston harbor bostonharbor massachusetts maritime sailing boating nautical map maps mapping cartography geography history

28th September 2012

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Map: Map of Boston Harbor (1905) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Map of Boston Harbor (1905) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

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12th September 2012

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Map: Minard’s Map of European Cotton Imports (1866) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Minard’s Map of European Cotton Imports (1866) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Tags: minard cotton tufte visualization infographic infographics imports exports trade shipping maritime textiles map maps mapping cartography geography history

13th June 2012

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Map: Lighthouses in Puerto Rico (1900s) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Lighthouses in Puerto Rico (1900s) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Tags: puertorico puerto rico nautical maritime lighthouse lighthouses map maps mapping cartography geography history

30th May 2012

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Map: Murphy’s map of Boston Harbor (1905) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Murphy’s map of Boston Harbor (1905) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

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23rd May 2012

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Map: The Alaska Line: The All-American Route (1936) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: The Alaska Line: The All-American Route (1936) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

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17th May 2012

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Map: New York City’s harbor (1892) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: New York City’s harbor (1892) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Tags: nyc new york city newyorkcity new york battery park batterypark manhattan map maps nautical maritime history geography

20th December 2011

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Map: Baker’s birdseye view of Seattle (1891) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Baker’s birdseye view of Seattle (1891) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Tags: seattle map maps mapping cartography pugetsound pugetsound maritime history

16th December 2011

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Friday, December 16th is the 238th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.  Map: Anniv of Boston Tea Party, Boston Harbor (1905) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Friday, December 16th is the 238th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.  Map: Anniv of Boston Tea Party, Boston Harbor (1905) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

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11th December 2011

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Map: Koch’s Seattle, Washington Birdseye Map (1891) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Koch’s Seattle, Washington Birdseye Map (1891) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Tags: seattle washington pnw map maps mapping maritime nautical history geography cartography birdseye beautiful illustration

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Map: San Diego, California Historical Map (1802) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: San Diego, California Historical Map (1802) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

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10th December 2011

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Map: Bathymetric Tampa Bay, Florida (1809) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Bathymetric Tampa Bay, Florida (1809) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

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4th December 2011

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Map: The Harbor of Annapolis, Maryland (1846) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: The Harbor of Annapolis, Maryland (1846) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Tags: annapolis maryland maritime navy u.s. navy usn usnavy naval academy navalacademy bathymetric bathymetry map maps mapping cartography geography history navy military

1st December 2011

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Map: Birdseye Map: View of San Francisco (1847) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Birdseye Map: View of San Francisco (1847) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Tags: sanfrancisco san francisco bayarea bay area map maps mapping cartography geography history birdseye maritime shipping sailing

23rd November 2011

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Map: Peak’s Island, Portland Harbor, Maine (1886) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

Map: Peak’s Island, Portland Harbor, Maine (1886) originally posted to the BIG Map Blog.

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