Thursday, August 08, 2013

Google Maps in Toronto, the 1858 version

Zoom in and get started!

Many of Toronto's most detailed historical maps are stored in pieces  in the city archives, sometimes in forms that make them inaccessible to people without special software or the time to visit the facility in person at Spadina and Dupont.
Nathan Ng's latest project brings the separate pieces of a 155-year-old street plan into the 21st century with the addition of  navigation tools.

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