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Maps and Cartography

Georeference Goad map from the British Library.

British Library Crowdsources 2,700 Maps for Georeferencing

Maps and Cartography

Launched back in February of 2012, the British Library started a pilot project to engage the public in help the library to georerefence a portion of its extensive digital maps collection. The British Library recently announced the successful completion of its efforts to have more than 2,700 maps georeferenced for […]

Maps and Cartography

Georeferencing Map Project at the British LibraryGeoreferencing Map Project at the British Library.

British Library Launches Crowdsourcing Map Georeferencing Program

Maps and Cartography

The British Library has launched a pilot project to engage the public’s help in geoferencing historical maps.  A  sample of 725 maps of England and Wales from the 18th and 19th century (from the Ordnance Survey Drawings, 1780-1840) along with with large-scale street plans of London from  1560 to 1860 (from the the Crace […]