  Hawthorne Member Username: Hawthorne Post Number: 25 Registered: 12-2006 |
Thank you to all who post with the intention of educating others on Detroit's history. I especially like all the old maps that many seem to have access to. I know some are in the Burton Historical Collection, but are these early maps only in private hands or are some of them available online for browsing? | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1073 Registered: 07-2004 |
Map Division, Detroit Public Library, Main Branch, Woodward and Kirby, Detroit. Many U.S. libraries have maps for other cities, or can order them on inter-library loan, in case you're not in Detroit. | ||
Quozl Member Username: Quozl Post Number: 851 Registered: 07-2005 |
Here are some I use Hawthorne: http://www.davidrumsey.com/ http://tools.comm.wayne.edu/me dia/low_res/aerial_photos/inde x.htm http://www.cis.state.mi.us/pla tmaps/sr_subs.asp http://historicals.ncd.noaa.go v/historicals/histmap.asp | ||
Hawthorne Member Username: Hawthorne Post Number: 26 Registered: 12-2006 |
Detroitnerd, thanks. I live in Waterford and work in Southfield and am very familiar with the Main Branch of the DPL. I was just wondering how people are able to post images from these maps without either having them in their personal posession or having access to digital images online. | ||
Hawthorne Member Username: Hawthorne Post Number: 27 Registered: 12-2006 |
Thank you, Quozl. Fascinating links! | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1075 Registered: 07-2004 |
Okaly-dokaly. But it's a real trip to see the originals. The level of care and detail that went into them never stops flooring me. | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1816 Registered: 04-2005 |
The U of Michigan has the Sanborn fire insurance maps online, available to local libraries who subscribe to their service. Contact your local library and see if they do; if so, then they'll give you the url and the password. (Message edited by Hornwrecker on June 22, 2007) | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 4584 Registered: 10-2003 |
The best maps I have seen are in the Leonard Simons Room at Wayne State. That is probably the best collection of Detroit history I have seen next to the Burton. |
