Historic Map Works

I am an avid history fan.  I love things that are old, especially when they relate to me somehow.  I especially like to show people how historic sorts of things relate to them. (whether they want to hear me say it or not) Something that is always fun for me to look at is old maps.  Luckily for me, Technology Tidbits posted an awesome tool for me and for my students to use.  It is called Historic Map Works.  It has maps from all spans of history available to look at.  There are so many uses for this type of website that I feel it almost unnecessary to talk about them all, but I shall anyways.  I have nothing better to do anyway!

The first option is obvious, as a teacher.  You now have a resource to get high quality historic maps to tie into your lessons.  When I was younger, a map was always interesting to look at.  Especially if it was of an area that I knew already.  It was interesting to see how things changed and what things stayed the same.

If you are a student, it is very valuable.  You now have an almost inexhaustible supply of maps to use in projects and other school work.  You will be able to find interesting information that you would not have been able to find other ways, and your work will stand out for it.

A lot of the maps are extremely old, and some of them are illustrations of what the town looked like in, say, the year 1850.  Student get a kick out of seeing how things change.

I highly recommend checking out this website Historic Map Works.