New (Old) NYC Maps on Google Earth
14th Nov 2006, 02:43 GMT
Kottke discovered that Google Earth has added part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection to their software. That means you can now generate cool images like the one he made above, with modern day NYC buildings projected above the old maps. Neat! You can download Google Earth for free-- check it out today. If you make a cool map, send it to photos (at) gothamist.com and we'll put it up.
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