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On the Leventhal Map Center\u2019s website, Ezra Acevedo describes what it\u2019s like to georeference a century-old atlas of your hometown<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cSpending many hours poring over maps of such a well known place was really exciting. My knowledge of the town coupled with its resistance to change meant that the historic maps of Ipswich weren\u2019t all that difficult to line up with the modern map. However, I did learn four important lessons while georeferencing my hometown.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the Leventhal Map Center\u2019s website, Ezra Acevedo describes what it\u2019s like to georeference a century-old atlas of your hometown.\u00a0\u201cSpending many hours poring over maps of such a well known place was really exciting. My… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1598,886,1599],"class_list":["post-1810752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-antique-maps","tag-georeferencing","tag-leventhal","tag-massachusetts","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1814571,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/05\/leventhals-urban-atlas-explorer-atlascope-is-expanding-seeking-sponsors\/","url_meta":{"origin":1810752,"position":0},"title":"Leventhal’s Urban Atlas Explorer Atlascope Is Expanding, Seeking Sponsors","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"19 May 2023","format":"link","excerpt":"Speaking of georeferencing old maps, the Leventhal Map Center at Boston Public Library has a collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century urban atlases. 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