Published Nov 13, 2006
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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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!
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