Historic Map Guide: North America

North America Antiquarian Maps 

Click on the date links to see some of the oldest North America maps in our collection:

North America

North America (whole)

     16th century - 1550

     17th century - 1631 / 1639  / 1650 / 1669 / 1679 / 1680 / 1682 

                           1690 / 1692 / 1694 / 1697

     18th century - 1700-1720 / 1708 / 1708-1725 / 1709 / 1719

                           1720 / 1721 / 1722 / 1736 / 1742 / 1744 / 1746

                           1752 / 1757 / 1758 / 1760-1780 / 1761 / 1762

                           1763 / 1766 / 1770 / 1772 / 1774 / 1775 / 1776

                          1777 / 1778 / 1780 / 1783 / 1785 / 1787-1810

                          1792 / 1794 

     19th century - 18-- / 1800 / 1804 / 1806 / 1810 / 1814 / 1820 

                          1821 / 1822 / 1825 / 1828 / 1829 / 1842 / 1849 

                          1850 / 1891

Canada - 1656 / 1679 / 1689 / 1730 / 1745 / 1794 / 1836 / 1842 / 1863

Mexico - 1670 / 1671 / 1679 / 1681 / 1701 / 1713 / 1722 / 1771 / 1785

               1811 / 1814 / 1842-1845 / 1876

United States

     17th century - 1639 / 1646-1648 / 1664 / 1666 / 1676 / 1682 

                            1692

     18th century - 1715 / 1718 / 1719 / 1744 / 1755 / 1763 / 1782

                            1783 / 1784 / 1785 / 1786 / 1794 / 1794 / 1795

                           1796 / 1797 

     19th century - 1801 / 1806 / 1809 / 1810 / 1812 / 1813 / 1814 / 1815

                            1816 / 1817 / 1818 / 1820 / 1821 / 1822 / 1824

                            1825 / 1826 / 1827 / 1828 / 1830 / 1830 / 1831

                            1833 / 1834 / 1835 / 1836 / 1839 / 183- / 1840

                           1841 / 1842 / 1843 / 1843-1861 / 1844 / 1845 / 1846

                           1848 / 1849 / 1850 / 185- / 1857 / 1863 / 1871  

                          1873 / 1874 / 1875 / 1876 / 1877 / 1880 / 1883 / 1885

     Alabama - 1814 / 1863

     Alaska - 1871 / 1876

     Arkansas - 1863

     California - 1657 / 1672 / 1863 / 1869 / 1890

     Colorado - 1863

     Delaware - 1795 / 1801 / 1812 / 1814 / 1824 / 1838 / 1842

     Florida - 1794 / 1842 / 1863

     Georgia - 1650 / 1814 / 1863

     Hawaii - 1835

     Idaho - 1863

     Illinois - 1863

     Indiana - 1863

     Iowa - 1863

     Kansas - 1863

     Kentucky - 1814 / 1863

     Louisiana - 1814 / 1863

     Maine - 1842 / 1863

     Maryland -1757 / 1796 / 1812 / 1814 / 1833 / 1842 

     Massachusetts - 1782 / 1842 / 1863

     Michigan - 1863

     Minnesota - 1863

     Mississippi - 1814 / 1863

     Missouri - 1863

     Nebraska - 1863

     Nevada - 1869

     New Hampshire - 1794 / 1842 / 1863

     New Mexico - 1842 / 1873

     North Carolina - 1590 / 1650 / 1682 / 1709 / 1794 / 1807 / 1863

     Ohio - 1814 / 1842 / 1863

     Oklahoma - 1889

     Oregon - 1842 / 1863

     Pennsylvania - 1770 / 1792 / 1796 / 1801 / 1812 / 1830 / 1863

     Rhode Island - 1794 / 1814 / 1842 / 1863

     South Carolina - 1638 / 1682 / 1703 / 1794 / 1807 / 1814 / 1863

     Tennessee - 1814 / 1863

     Texas -  1844 / 1845 / 1846 / 1863

     Utah - 1863

     Vermont - 1777 / 1814 / 1818 / 1842 / 1863

     Virginia - 1618 / 1636 / 1676 / 1709 / 1761 / 1794 / 1828 / 1842

     Washington - 1842 / 1863

     West Virginia - 1863

     Wisconsin - 1863

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