{"id":197,"date":"2010-10-27T21:53:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T21:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.old-maps.com\/notes\/?p=197"},"modified":"2010-10-27T21:53:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T21:53:20","slug":"online-database-of-historic-vermont-state-maps-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.old-maps.com\/nhmaps\/2010\/online-database-of-historic-vermont-state-maps-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Database of Historic Vermont State Maps Published"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cOld Maps\u201d owner, Dave Allen, is publishing most of his extensive collection of scans of old Vermont State maps for free review and download from his website old-maps.com<\/a>. Almost 100 maps have been published, and close to half them are pre-1800. This collection includes a copy of the oldest map to use the name Vermont (1780) and the delightful 1784 Sawyer map which shows the wilderness filling up with towns and labeled \u201cNow Commonly called Vermont\u201d. Several maps show long-forgotten town names such as Billymead, Navy, Fulham and Phildelphia. One of Allen\u2019s favorites is the 1796 map which shows \u201cCamel\u2019s Rump\u201d as the title of that well known mountain. \u201cIt\u2019s not a misspelling, that\u2019s what those old-timers called it\u201d said Allen. \u201cThe same usage appears on several other maps all the way through mid-century. Not until 1842 have I found a map with the modern, more polite spelling\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the last decade, Allen has acquired these images from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress, the Vermont and New Hampshire Historical Societies and other public and private archives. \u201cInstead of storing them on my computer, let other people have access to these wonderful old maps\u201d said Allen. He hopes this will encourage study and analysis, and also more visits to his website.<\/p>\n

To view this free collection, visit the website at www.old-maps.com<\/a>. If you have any questions, or would like to order a print, please call 413-772-2801 or email info@old-maps.com.<\/p>\n

Allen will have a booth and a display of old maps prints at Vermont History Expo<\/a> next weekend, June 26-27 at Tunbridge, VT.<\/p>\n

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