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Panoramic Maps

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Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929, offer "bird's-eye" views of nineteenth and early twentieth century cities and towns across the nation. Each map contains a detailed look at architecture and urban planning of the period, and allows users to zoom in on particular areas.

 special presentations
These online exhibits provide context and additional information about this collection.

Panoramic Mapping

 historical eras
These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.

Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930

 related collections and exhibits
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web site.

American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920
California as I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
Great Earthquake and Fire: San Francisco, 1897-1916
Life of a City: New York, 1898-1906
Map Collections, 1500-2004
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1906
Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca.1820-1910
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920

 other resources
Recommended additional sources of information.

Read More About It! - A bibliography

 search tips
Specific guidance for searching this collection.

Search for maps using the keyword search, or by selecting from lists of Subject Index, Creator Index, and Geographic Locations.

For help with search words, go to a Synonym List.

For help with search strategies, go to Finding Items in American Memory.

 viewing tips

There are a number of different viewing options, but special viewers are not needed to see the maps. A special technology called MrSID (Multi-Resolution Seamless Image Database) by LizardTech allows you to zoom in or out on an area of the map that you wish to inspect. If you wish to save maps with these special viewing options on your computer, you will need to download the free MrSID software.

 
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