Urban Mapping Project Resources

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Mapping:

New York City Map Portal

Center for Urban Research

New York City Open Data

NYC Dept. of City Planning

David Rumsey Map Collection:

https://www.davidrumsey.com/view/2d-gis#new-york-city

NY State historical maps:

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/libspecial/collections/maps.html

NY Public Library Map Warper

http://maps.nypl.org/warper/

New York State Museum GIS:

http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research-collections/geology/gis

NY SHPO CRIS:

https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f

Historic Map Works:

http://www.historicmapworks.com/

Photo and visuals:

Old NYC-mapping historical photos:

https://www.oldnyc.org/

NY Genealogical and Biographical Society:

https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/blog/new-online-find-photo-any-nyc-building-1940

Brooklyn Visual Heritage:

http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/home/index.html

Census, Records, Etc.:

NYC Dept of Records and information services:

https://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/

Census Records, Immigration and statistics:

https://guides.nyu.edu/c.php?g=276753&p=1845803

Historic Census Records:

https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html

Center for Urban Pedagogy resources:

http://welcometocup.org/Resources

Deeds from 1966 forward:

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/taxes/acris.page

Otherwise you need to go to the City Register’s office:

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/about/contact-us-visit-brooklyn.page

Archaeology and History:

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission/Nan A Rothschild Archaeology Repository:

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/about/archaeology.page

General resources:

NYC Public Library resources:

https://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/milstein/internet-resources/new-york-city

Urban Archive:

https://www.urbanarchive.nyc/

Digital Humanity Mapping Project examples:

Hypercities:

http://www.hypercities.com/

The Welikia Project:

https://welikia.org/

Spatial History Project:

http://web.stanford.edu/group/spatialhistory/cgi-bin/site/index.php

Visualizing Emancipation:

http://dsl.richmond.edu/emancipation/

The Spread of American Slavery:

https://lincolnmullen.com/projects/slavery/

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TGG2X_EmF6TJQtitIej6AFgnK1AXM2-1