New Tools For Old Maps
Links and resources related to poster presentation at ISHMap 2025, Paris, France
Poster Presentation
- Permanent link to poster in the Stanford Digital Repository: https://doi.org/10.25740/hs418vj8919
- Link to poster design: New Tools for Old Maps: Cloud-Based Methods for Working with Historical Cartographic Images
Example Maps
- Example map on DavidRumsey.com: 1864 Map of the City and County of San Francisco
- Example map georeferenced in Allmaps Editor (this is a live link; please do not vandalize it! đ): 1864 Map of SF in Allmaps Editor
- Example Felt map incorporating georeferenced map: 1864 Map of the City and County of San Francisco
- Example Leaflet map incorporating georeferenced map: 1864 Map of the City and County of San Francisco
Sources for IIIF-enabled maps
- David Rumseyâs personal website - DavidRumsey.com
- Gallica, digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica.bnf.fr
- Europeana - All IIIF-enabled items
- Europeana - Maps and Geography theme
- Stanfordâs Searchworks catalog, filtered for IIIF Maps (not on poster)
- IIIF Map Collections on AllMaps GitHub (not on poster)
Tools
- Documentation about Text on Maps on DavidRumsey.com
- Allmaps Editor
- Felt.com
- Learn more about Feltâs free educational licenses
- Leafletjs.com
- Maps georeferenced with AllMaps Editor can also be included in ArcGIS Online and QGIS following established processes for incorporating externally referenced tile layers. (not on poster)
- Tutorial on how to add IIIF images georeferenced in Allmaps to a Leaflet webmap: Tutorial: IIIF > Allmaps Editor > Leaflet Map (not on poster)
References
- Kim, Jina, Zekun Li, Yijun Lin, Min Namgung, Leejee Jang, and Yao-Yi Chiang. 2023. âThe mapKurator System: A Complete Pipeline for Extracting and Linking Text from Historical Maps.â arXiv.10.48550/arXiv.2306.17059.
- Larsen, Kristina Liv, Evan Thornberry, and Valeria Vitale. 2024. âTeaching and Learning With Text on Maps: A David Rumsey Collection Case Study.â Imago Mundi (76)2 https://doi.org/10.1080/03085694.2024.2453335
- âIIIF Consortium.â n.d. Accessed July 4, 2025. https://iiif.io/community/consortium/
- âAllmaps Makes It Easier to Find Old Maps and Use Them in Research.â n.d. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2024/library/allmaps-makes-it-easier-to-find-old-maps-and-use-them-in-research.