01.10.24 Added a new image for map 1798.4.

01.02.24 Added an 1849 map to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps. Other minor changes.

12.19.23 Added an image for map 1782.4.

06.14.23 Added a Union County map to the Early County Maps page. Other minor changes.

05.13.23 Added an image for map 1755.12.

03.24.23 An 1847 map of Philadelphia, and an 1863 railroad map of the northeast were added to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps. An anonymous circa 1830 map of the eastern United States added.

03.13.23 An 1861 Philadelphia map was added to the Early County map list and a couple of architectural references on courthouses added.

09.12.22 A circa 1810 British map and an 1835 American map were added. Several turnpike maps were added to the 2000 state road map page.

09.04.22 Added a 1905 road book to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases.

07.27.22 An 1826 map was added.

04.19.22 An 1812 map was added.

01.25.22 An 1835 map was added.

01.17.22 Added an 1786 French map and a 1930 road atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases.

01.13.22 An 1820 Pennsylvania map and a 1776 French map were added.

01.06.22 Added an 1822 map to the article A Close Look at Historical Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

01.03.22 Extended the Pennsylvania State Road Maps 2000s page to 2020. Added an image for map 1742.1. Added an 1820 map.

10.17.21 A circa 1855 map of Philadelphia was added to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps.

10.07.21 Maps of Philadelphia dated 1830 and 1834 were added.

07.16.21 An 1817 map added.

02.06.21 Added 1914, 1915, 1927, 1928, 1929 items to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases.

12.16.20 A circa 1785 map added, and an 1830 map was added to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps. Several 1840s maps were added. Other minor changes.

10.12.20 A 1798 Italian map added.

08.20.20 An 1812 French map added. Numerous dead links repaired or removed.

06.29.20 Redated an 1830 map to 1833.

06.08.20 Added an 1820 map.

05.25.20 Added a 1925 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Added a 1925 atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Other minor changes.

03.20.20 Added a 1918 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania.

02.15.20 Redated an 1833 map to 1832. Other minor changes.

02.01.20 Added an image for map 1782.11. Other minor changes.

01.08.20 Added a 1922 atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Other minor changes.

11.02.19 Added an image for map 1660.2. Other minor changes.

08.20.19 Added several 1840s maps. Added a 1928 atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Other minor changes.

08.10.19 Added an image for map 1702.4. Other minor changes.

08.02.19 Added 1821 and 1828 maps.

07.12.19 Added a 1917 book to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases.

07.02.19 Added an image for map 1784.12. Added several 1840s maps. Other minor changes.

06.19.19 Added an 1867 map to the Pittsburgh page.

06.12.19 Added an 1833 map with image. Added additional maps to the 1840s page. Other minor changes.

06.05.19 Added a 1777 manuscript map and a reference. Other minor changes.

05.25.19 Added an 1784 map.

05.05.19 Added an 1835 map. Other minor changes.

04.27.19 Added an 1899 map listing for Lackawanna County to the Early County Maps page.

03.26.19 Added an 1829 map.

02.18.19 Added an 1831 map. Other minor changes.

02.07.19 Added an 1835 French map and an 1830 map. Other minor changes.

01.19.19 Added an image for map 1780.7. Other minor changes.

01.04.19 Added an 1827 map; added the same map to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps. An 1838 textbook was added to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography books. Other minor changes.

12.17.18 Added an 1813 map. Added a 1919 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania; and a 1838 book to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Other minor changes.

11.27.18 Added a 1918 Scranton atlas to the City Atlas list.

10.21.18 Added 1830 and 1872 maps to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps.

05.28.18 Added an 1834 map. Added a 1929 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

05.13.18 Added 1816 and 1821 maps.

04.26.18 Added 1945 and 1992 roadmaps. Added an 1838 map.

04.11.18 Added an image for map 1785.5. Added an 1835 and 1831 map. Other minor changes.

02.15.18 Added a section depicting the Oil Region Atlas of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

01.25.18 Added a 1785 German map. Removed slideshows as Google Picasa no longer supports them.

01.14.18 Added an 1835 French map. Redated a 1787 Italian map to 1781. Added 1830 and 1848 books to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books.

12.28.17 Added an 1869 geography to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Other minor changes.

12.12.17 Added 1800, 1830, and 1836 maps.

09.11.17 Added an 1838 map of Philadelphia.

09.02.17 Added an 1802 map.

08.19.17 Added an 1836 French map. Added an 1843 geography and an 1820 school atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Removed a 1792 map as misdated and identical to an 1807 map.

07.12.17 Added 1782 and 1832 maps. Added a 1916 oil company map.

06.23.17 Added an image for map 1789.3. Redated an oil company road map from 1921 to 1924. Other minor changes.

05.05.17 Added a City Atlas List page. Extended County Atlas List to 1950. Other minor changes.

04.11.17 Added a 1759 map. Other minor changes.

03.22.17 Added four 1820s maps, and five 1830s maps. Redated an 1838 map to 1837. Other minor changes.

01.05.17 Added six 1830s maps, and an 1818 map. Other minor changes.

01.01.17 Added 1810, 1819, and two 1828 maps. Other minor changes.

11.20.16 Added an image for map 1730.4.

07.20.16 Added a 1930 road atlas to the exhibit Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Added an image for map 1750.4. Other minor changes.

06.29.16 Added an 1824 map. Other minor changes.

06.11.16 Added an image for map 1783.15. Other minor changes.

04.11.16 Added a 1926 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

02.25.16 Added 1799, 1803, and 1815 maps.

12.05.15 Added an image for map 1792.5. Other minor changes.

11.20.15 Moved a 1790 map to 1796 as a more likely date. Other minor changes.

11.10.15 Added images for map 1719.3. Added maps for 1804 and 1837. Other minor changes.

10.03.15 Added a circa 1763 manuscript map held by the Library of Congress. Added two 1787 maps.

08.26.15 Added a circa 1804 Italian map and an 1828 German map. Added a xerox image and a blueprint image to the article A Close Look at Historical Maps of Pennsylvania.

08.19.15 Added a 1927 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania.

08.09.15 Redated an 1830 map to 1826. Other minor changes.

07.09.15 Added an 1826 map to the 1820s page.

05.16.15 Added an image for map 1792.8. Added a reference.

04.16.15 Added a 1925 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania.

04.09.15 Added a 1758 map with image and an 1826 map with image.

03.31.15 The 1830s page has been expanded with additional maps.

12.05.14 An image was added for map 1795.4. Other minor changes.

11.12.14 An 1816 map of Philadelphia and an 1815 map were added. Other minor changes.

10.30.14 An image was added for map 1786.2. An 1801 map was added.

10.06.14 An image was added for map 1782.9. An 1836 atlas for Huntington's geography and two 1822 atlases for Morse geographies were added to the Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books article.

08.08.14 An image was added for map 1760.2. A 1774 map was added. A reference was added. Other minor changes.

06.25.14 An undated Italian map was redated from 1799 to 1809 as a more likely date; an undated Italian map was redated from 1808 to 1825 as a more likely date. Other minor changes.

05.12.14 Added an 1824 map with image. Added an 1813 book to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books.

03.17.14 Added a 1773 map with image and a reference.

03.04.14 Added 1806, 1819 maps. Removed an 1820 map shown elsewhere. Added an image for map 1796.6. Added a 1990 map to the Oil Company Road Maps section. Added 1922, 1925 maps to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania.

02.09.14 Added an 1826 map to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps.

01.03.14 Added an inkjet printed map to the article A Close Look at Historical Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

12.09.13 Added an image for map 1795.7. Page formatting changes. Reloaded all pages. Other minor changes.

11.08.13 Added 1834, 1955 items to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Added a 1799 map. Added a 1925 item to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Added a 1925 Mobil map to the Oil Company Road Maps page. Other minor changes.

10.22.13 Added an entry for Philadelphia in the Early County Maps page. Other minor changes.

09.11.13 Added 1816, 1921 items to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Added two 1820s maps. Other minor changes.

08.27.13 Added a 1924 item to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Added 1849 and 1861 books to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Other minor changes.

08.15.13 Added 1908, 1909, 1911, 1927, 1929 items to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Other minor changes.

07.26.13 Added a 1928 map and two 1929 maps to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Added a reference for Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Pennsylvania. Added a 1992 map to the article A Close Look at Historical Maps of Pennsylvania.

07.08.13 Added an 1806 map. Added an image for map 1776.2.

05.11.13 Added a 1922 map and redated a 1922 map to 1923 in the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Added an 1805 map to the 1800's page. Added several maps to the General Road Maps section replacing AAA maps previously shown. Other minor changes.

04.24.13 Added 1789 and 1835 books to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Added another image for map 1698.1. Added a reference. Added an 1892 image to the Pittsburgh 250 page. Added 1848 and 1889 items to the General Road Maps section. Other minor changes.

04.11.13 Added two blueprint type maps to the article A Close Look at Historical Maps of Pennsylvania.

04.06.13 Added two 1814 maps. Added a 1916 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania.

03.12.13 Added an image for map 1788.2. Added a 2007 state road map and a 1927 Mobil map. Other minor changes.

10.19.12 Added a 1927 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

10.11.12 Added three maps to the article A Close Look at Historical Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

9.28.12 Added an article titled A Close Look at Historical Maps of Pennsylvania. It shows microscopic views of map ink lines and discusses printing methods.

9.14.12 Added a 1793 manuscript map. Added 2002 and 1947 turnpike maps to the State Road Maps section.

8.14.12 Added several maps to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Added 1817 and 1844 books to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Added an image for map 1785.4.

7.20.12 Added a 1995 state road map. Added a 1917 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

6.03.12 Added an image for map 1776.15. Added a 1917 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

5.08.12 Added 1821 and 1826 maps to the 1820's page. Other minor changes.

4.05.12 Added a 1920 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Added additional maps to the 1820's page. Other minor changes.

3.16.12 Added 1876, 1866, 1853, and 1842 books to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Added an 1856 map to the Pittsburgh 250 page. Added additional maps to the 1820's page. Other minor changes.

3.2.12 Added 1915 and 1916 maps to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania.

1.12.12 Added an 1808 textbook to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Added an 1819 map and image.

12.27.11 Added an 1808 map with image. Added a new 1945 map to the General Road Maps section.

12.22.11 Expanded the State Road Maps pages to include additional turnpike maps.

12.13.11 Added 1801 and 1816 maps.

11.07.11 Added an 1817 map to the 1810's page. Added images for maps 1781.4 and 1782.8. Other minor changes.

09.27.11 Added an 1818 map to the 1810's page. Added an 1872 map to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps. Added an 1823 geography book with atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Added a 1930 atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Added a 1922 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

08.27.11 Added a 1924 atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Other minor changes.

08.14.11 Added a 1929 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Added a 1921 atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. Added a 2000's page to the State Road Maps section. Other minor changes.

07.18.11 Added a 1923 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

06.25.11 Consolidated .css files. Added arrows to the right hand side of the screen that link to the top and bottom of the page from anywhere within the page, convenient when browsing long pages. Removed other top, bottom page links as redundant. Reloaded all pages with changes.

06.14.11 Added 1805 and 1812 maps with images. Added images for maps 1795.6 and 1798.2. Other minor changes.

05.25.11 Additional maps were added to the 1810's page under 19th Century Maps.

05.19.11 A 1760 map was redated to 1758 as date of first issue.

04.06.11 Additional maps were added to the 1800's page under 19th Century Maps.

03.28.11 Removed a 1794 map that was apparently published in 1801.

03.24.11 A 1908 map with image was added to the article Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps. Other minor changes.

03.07.11 A 1768 manuscript map with image was added. Other minor changes.

02.08.11 A circa 1783 map with image was added. Other minor changes.

01.20.11 An article titled Pennsylvania in Early Pocket Maps was added. Other minor changes.

12.16.10 An image was added for maps 1779.7, 1797.5, and 1750.3. Other minor changes.

11.21.10 1752 and 1754 maps were added. Other minor changes.

10.22.10 A 1797 map with image was added.

09.30.10 A 1924 and a 1926 atlas were added to the article Pennsylvania In Old Road Atlases. Other minor changes.

09.13.10 A 1917 map was added to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

09.01.10 An image was added for map 1660.1. Other minor changes.

08.24.10 A 1926 oil company road map and a 1917 state road map were added. Other minor changes.

08.07.10 Added an image for map 1756.10. Other minor changes.

07.21.10 Added an image for map 1787.13. Other minor changes.

06.26.10 Added a 1921 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Modified the email address to defeat trolling robots.

06.05.10 Added an image for map 1769.2. Added an 1850 atlas to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. Other minor changes.

03.23.10 Added new books for the years 1905, 1910, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1947 to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books. This article now describes over a hundred geography books. Other minor changes.

03.05.10 Added new books for the years 1856, 1865, 1868, 1873, 1877, 1885, 1888, 1889, 1896 to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books.

02.20.10 Added new books for the years 1796, 1805, 1812, 1820, 1822, 1834, 1835, 1837, 1838, 1840, 1846, 1849 to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books.

02.01.10 Added several new maps to the 19th and 20th century pages since the maps previously shown can now be seen in other places, like the Pittsburgh 250 section. New maps were added for the years 1812, 1859, 1872, 1892, 1939.

01.15.10 Added several new maps to the General Road Maps section since the maps previously shown can now be seen in the article Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases. New maps were added for the years 1895, 1897, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926.

01.01.10 Added a 1925 map to the article on Gulf road maps. Added 1718, 1761, 1796 maps, and 1752, 1786, 1787, 1795 manuscript maps. Other minor changes.

12.21.09 Centered the display to look better on 16:9 screens. Other minor changes.

12.17.09 Changed the website color scheme (-again-) to try and match the old blue/yellow "keystone state" license plate colors used from about 1920 to 2000; and then unfortunately changed. Added a new map with image for 1744 and an image for map 1763.2. Other minor changes.

12.10.09 Changed the website color scheme to match the background color on the state flag, i.e. blue. Added a slideshow link to the home page. Other minor changes.

12.04.09 Added an image for map 1782.7. Other minor changes.

10.31.09 Added an 1894 atlas for Luzerne and Lackawanna counties to the Atlas List page. Added two new 1794 maps. Added a 1994 map to state road maps section.

09.20.09 Added 1915, 1916 and 1917 maps to the Gulf road map article.

08.28.09 Moved most page formatting to stylesheets with some page appearance changes. Combined Introduction with previous Checklist page; combined Early County Map List with previous County Wall Map List page. Modified favicon.

06.02.09 Added an 1865 Oil Region map to the County Wall Map List for Venango County.

04.07.09 A new article titled Pennsylvania in Old Road Atlases was added. Other minor changes.

03.01.09 Several more books were added to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books, bringing the number of books covered to around 75.

02.15.09 A 1928 Pittsburgh map was added to Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania article. Several manuscript maps held at the Pennsylvania Archives and reproduced in a new reference (Shirk) were added; the years are 1769, 1779, 1791, 1792. An 1822 Cummings geography school atlas was added to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books.

01.18.09 Added several more books to the article Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books, bringing the number of books covered to over 50; also expanded the text. Added an additional 1839 view to the Pittsburgh 250 page. Added an additional 1919 map to the article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Other minor changes.

01.05.09 Added a new article titled Pennsylvania in Old Geography Books to the articles section. Other minor changes.

12.20.08 A new circa 1775 map was added and an image added for map 1790.2. A new circa 1794 map was added. All pages reloaded, some with minor changes.

12.01.08 An 1899 map was added to the Pittsburgh 250 page along with the 1759 London Magazine version of the "first map of Pittsburgh." An image was added for map 1610.1. A new page on the 1900 Bien Atlas of Pennsylvania was added. The Sales and Other Sites pages were removed. Other minor changes.

11.05.08 A new page on the 1872 Atlas of Pennsylvania was added. The Pittsburgh map from this atlas was added to the Pittsburgh 250 page. Other minor changes.

10.10.08 Added an image for map 1762.2 and map 1794.14. Added a 1919 booklet and a 1910 sketch to the Pittsburgh 250 page.

09.30.08 Added a circa 1756 map with image. Other minor changes.

09.10.08 Added an image for map 1763.7 and a new 1703 map with image. Added a couple items to the Pittsburgh 250 page and a 1942 map to State Road Maps. Other minor changes.

07.13.08 Added an image for map 1735.2. Added links for Library of Congress copies on the Wall Maps page and a few other pages. Removed map 1755.37, a manuscript map listed also as 1755.35.

07.03.08 Added slideshows using Google Picasa Web Albums for: 1) the 1908 Pittsburgh souvenir folder accessed from the Pittsburgh 250 page; 2) courthouse views accessed from the County Seats & Courthouses page; 3) 19th century maps accessed from the 19th Century Maps page; 4) oil company road maps accessed from the Oil Company Road Maps page. All slideshows can be seen at the link http://picasaweb.google.com/mapsofpa.

06.15.08 Added a 1928 trip map to the Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania article.

05.18.08 Added material to the Pittsburgh 250 page including all of a 1908 souvenir folder. Other minor changes.

04.20.08 Added a new page showing maps of Pittsburgh because 2008 is the city's 250th anniversary.

04.03.08 Added an image for map 1782.17. Other minor changes.

02.10.08 Added a 1782 map attributed to Brion de la Tour and a circa 1792 Spanish map which is a copy of map 1783.7. Added an image for map 1657.3. Manuscript maps for 1641, 1699, and 1754 from a new reference by Hayes were added that have not been seen illustrated elsewhere.

01.10.08 Expanded the 1920s Oil Company Road Maps page to include more maps. Added an 1877 map of the Oil Belt of Clarion County to the County Wall Map list page. Added an image for map 1796.9.

12.22.07 Added an additional image for map 1775.6 and a new image for map 1766.1. Added an Italian map for 1787. Added four new maps to the article on Gulf road maps. Reloaded all pages, some with minor changes.

11.25.07 Added a new image for map 1759.6 and revised the description. Added an image for map 1791.5. Added a 1794 map from Morse's geography. Other minor changes.

11.10.07 Added an 1883 Opperman oil fields map to the Wall Map List page. Added an image for map 1758.6.

09.15.07 Moved a 1785 map of the Delaware River to 1778 as date of first appearance and added an image for it. Added an image for map 1790.4. Deleted the 1626 Samuel Purchas map Virginia et Florida as not extending far enough north to include the state. Added a new image for the 1933 state road map and a new map for the 1906 General Road Maps section. A manuscript map of 1683 with image was added. Other minor changes.

08.5.07 Added several maps to the Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania article. Moved 2 maps in this article previously dated 1923 back to 1922 as a better date estimate.

07.15.07 Added an image for map 1792.3. Moved a 1778 map to 1777 as date of first appearance. Added a couple maps to the Gulf road map article. Other minor changes.

07.01.07 Added a 1928 map to the Gulf road map article. Added a 1695 manuscript map.

06.15.07 Added a couple printed maps and several manuscript maps from the Revolutionary War period listed in Guthorn (1972). Other minor changes.

05.27.07 Added an image for map 1798.4. Added a couple circa 1779 manuscript maps, and a 1795 map.

05.15.07 Added an article titled Lubrication Ads on Old Road Maps. Added an image for map #1783.11. Other minor changes.

04.25.07 Added a new map for 1755 from London Magazine and one for 1780 from Universal Magazine. Other minor changes.

04.08.07 Moved a 1700 map of New Jersey to 1677 as date of first appearance. Removed a previously added 1683 Hennepin map as it shows all of North America and hence does not meet the definition of a Pennsylvania map used here. Added new maps for 1624,1676,1677,1678,1681,1682,1697, most obscure playing card maps. A new map for Kittanning added to County Seats & Courthouses section. Added images for maps 1780.4, 1781.2. Other minor changes.

03.15.07 Added an image for map 1777.12, and a 1799 map with image.

03.01.07 Continued installing higher resolution images on 19th century maps. Added new maps for 1862, 1875, 1881, 1892, 1894, 1895. Added views of old courthouses taken from Day to the County Seats & Courthouses pages.

02.15.07 An anonymous circa 1785 French map added. Continued installing higher resolution images on 19th century maps up to 1850. The 1821 map was moved to 1825, its apparent date of first appearance. A new 1821 map added. New maps added for 1830, 1833, 1834, 1839, 1841, 1849. Other minor changes.

01.15.07 Added an image for maps #1736.1, #1799.11. Added a 1760 map with image. Higher resolution images were installed for several maps up to 1800. Added a circa 1820 map of Huntingdon County to the Early County Maps page. Added a new map for 1803 and began installing higher resolution images for 19th century maps.

12.15.06 Reconfigured the Early County Maps page to include only maps up to 1840, and the County Wall Maps page to include maps from 1840 to 1900. This results in two 1840s wall maps moved to the Wall Maps page. Added images for maps #1765.2, 1777.34, 1785.7, 1796.3. Added improved images for several maps taken from Winsor. Added a 1683 French map by Hennepin with image, and a 1527 manuscript map with image. Added a favicon to the address line. All pages reloaded, some with minor changes.

11.06.06 A 1584 map titled La Florida appearing in later editions of Ortelius' atlas was added, although it can only figuratively be said to include the state. A new image added for map #1794.6. Revised road maps for sale table on Shameless Sales page. Other minor additions.

10.22.06 A couple additional maps added to the Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania article. Other minor changes.

10.07.06 Google ads inserted on some pages. Other minor changes.

09.12.06 A number of manuscript maps listed in Docktor were added to the Checklist. Other minor changes.

08.25.06 An article titled Cartobibliography of Pennsylvania Maps Prior to 1800 by John W. Docktor was added to the articles section. Added an image for map 1795.8, and some additional references. Added a couple Philadelphia maps to Checklist. Other minor changes.

08.15.06 Installed a new section called County Seats & Courthouses of Pennsylvania, which shows a map of each county seat and a view of its courthouse.

08.10.06 Replaced 1967 map in General Road Maps section.

07.30.06 Added images for maps 1755.27, 1767.2, 1771.4, 1777.19. Added new 1777, 1779 maps. Added a 1923 map to the Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania article.

07.15.06 An image was added for map 1719.7, 1783.7, 1784.4. Other minor changes.

06.30.06 Added images for maps 1778.3, 1778.29. Since some of the web pages are long, added a link at the page top that goes directly to the page bottom without scrolling. Added a 1989 map to general road maps section. Other minor changes.

05.30.06 Added images for maps 1791.1, 1784.11, and 1785.6. Other minor change.

04.30.06 Added a couple circa 1830 county maps published by H. S. Tanner to the Early County Maps page. 1930's and 1940's map pages added to Twentieth Century maps.

04.15.06 Added a 1590 manuscript map online at the National Maritime Museum collections. Also added to item 1782.9 that the same book contains a page of small maps, one of which is Philadelphia. Added an image for item 1757.5. Other minor changes.

03.10.06 Condensed the Atlas Sampler onto one page, nothing new added. Added an enhanced image for a 1764 Bellin map. Other minor changes.

02.25.06 Added two new circa 1793 maps and an image for a 1747 map. Added a 1923 map to the Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania article. Added an 1826 map to the Early Maps page in General Road Maps and a 1944 map. Added a 1987 map to Oil Company Road Maps. Other minor changes.

01.30.06 Added an image for a 1616 map. Revised article on Gulf road maps with some new images. Other minor changes.

01.12.06 Added a 1746 map and more detailed images for 1671 Montanus, 1774 Bonne, and 1784 Moser maps.

12.20.05 All pages reloaded, some with minor changes. Added images for 1774, 1784 maps. Added new road maps for 1934, 39, 45.

11.22.05 Added a 1685 map of the Caribbean which includes an inset map of the middle Atlantic region, and a 1784 manuscript map of Pittsburgh recently sold at auction.

10.30.05 Added an 1822 map of the old National Road to the Early Maps page in Road Maps. Other minor changes.

10.15.05 Added a new map with image for 1785. Added images for 1729, 1758, and 1799 maps. Other minor changes.

09.16.05 Added an article The Early Gulf Road Maps of Pennsylvania. Added new maps for 1726, 1782. Several manuscript maps for the years 1732, 1742, 1743, 1747, 1750, 1755, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1763, 1769, and 1770 listed in the American Philosophical Society map archives added. The maps for 1606 and 1607 were removed. Although these maps show land above the Chesapeake, the latitude markings extend only to 39 degrees and so the maps do not include Pennsylvania. Added a 1597 map of the Hudson Bay region which appears to extend far enough south and east to include the state. Added a 1609 map of New France which appears to extend far enough south and west to include the state. Other minor changes.

08.30.05 Added a northeast map circa 1759, a circa 1775 Pennsylvania map, and an image for a 1757 Bellin map of the Great Lakes. Several manuscript maps of western forts dating from the French & Indian War period added. Maps of Forts Bedford, Augusta, and Ligonier redated from 1756 to 1758-59. Added a 1946 map to General Road Maps.

08.01.05 Maps for 1803, 1819, 1848 replaced by other maps to broaden the maps shown. A 1797 manuscript map with image added. Other minor changes.

07.15.05 Added an image for a 1754 map. Deleted a 1768 French map as identical to a 1756 map. Replaced 1820, 1865, and 1878 maps with others. Also replaced 1893, 1901, 1902, and 1970 maps in General Road Maps with others.

07.05.05 Added images for 1754, 1783, and 1794 maps. Two 1777 Italian maps were moved to 1763 as date of first appearance. Other minor changes.

06.22.05 Added images for 1737, 1781 French maps, and for 1776 and 1779 maps. Deleted a duplicate manuscript map description; other minor changes.

06.10.05 Moved John Rocque's maps to 1765, the date of publication. Added an 1867 "driving" map to the road map section and an 1876 map to the county wall map list. Added a 1755 French ms. map of Fort Duquesne.

05.27.05 Added 1758, 1761 maps of Fort Duquesne and a 1794 map of the northeast. Added images for 1768, 1778 maps.

05.12.05 Redated a 1775 map by Euler to 1753.

04.23.05 Added images for 1775, 1799 maps. Other minor changes.

03.25.05 Added an image for a 1765 map. Corrected dating on a 1937 road map. Other minor changes.

03.15.05 Added images for 1631 and 1757 maps. Added several new maps to 1750-1800 checklist. Added image gifs for large picture files to speed page downloads.

03.05.05 Refined the checklist from 1750 to 1800, added several new maps and images, and removed a couple duplications.

02.15.05 A first cut at extending the Checklist of Pennsylvania Maps from 1750 to 1800 has been installed. Because of the large number of maps, two pages are now used for each decade after 1750. An image for a 1650 map has been added.

01.05.05 New maps added for 1785 and 1789. The 1777 map was moved to 1750, its date of first appearance. The anonomous and undated German map previously dated 1785 was moved to 1777 as a more accurate dating. A 1992 state road map added and the misdating of a 1989 Gousha road map corrected to 1985.

12.15.04 Manuscript maps from 1519 and 1682 added. A new page of 1920's maps added. All pages reloaded, some with minor changes.

11.20.04 New maps were added for the years 1760, 1781, 1782, 1808, 1812, 1813, 1816, 1829, 1851, 1852, 1868, 1890, 1896, 1904, 1908, 1910; this broadens the map types and issuers presented. A 1923 state road map added.

11.16.04 Added an image for a 1675 map. Other minor changes.

10.31.04 Added an image for a 1687 map. Other minor changes.

09.30.04 Added an image for a 1683 Sanson map. Removed a couple dead links. Other minor changes.

09.15.04 Added a 1716 map image and an 1865 Venango county map to the wall map list. Added images for the 1703 Lahontan maps. Other minor changes.

08.31.04 The site was down from 8/25 - 8/31 while migrating to a new server package. Added a 1744 map that just barely includes Pennsylvania, a 1698 Spanish map, and reference to a 1704 surveyor's manuscript map. Added an article on latter nineteenth century Pennsylvania mapping. Other minor changes.

08.12.04 Added a 1700 manuscript map found in British Library listings and 1708 and 1721 maps by Moll. Deleted 1744 map as identical to 1721 map. Other minor changes.

07.30.04 Added an 1897 bicycle map to the Road Maps section. Other minor changes.

07.15.04 Added a 1747 map of the Chesapeake Bay by Bowen which includes a strip of southeast Pennsylvania. Also added a 1734 French map which is a reduced version of a 1718 map. Other minor changes.

06.30.04 Added a 1705 map by Homann that is an earlier version of a listed 1715 map by Schenk. Other minor changes.

04.30.04 Added a 1716 manuscript map. Added 5 road maps to fill in gaps. Other minor changes.

04.20.04 Added Google search engine to site. Made outside links open in a new window. Other minor changes.

04.01.04 Moved 1688 map from Morden's Geography Rectified to 1680 as date of first appearance. Added improved images for several maps.

03.15.04 Added a 1737 map. Added a note on disregarding emails from this site as the work of spammers.

02.10.04 Added an article on 17th century maps.

01.20.04 Added a map for 1809. Added an article on maps and architecture.

12.30.03 Reloaded all pages, some with minor changes. Created a new Articles page to present writing on Pennsylvania mapping, contributions welcome. Removed the 1809 map as mis-identified and the same as the 1815 map. Added an image for a 1683 map.

12.04.03 Moved the 1630 map by Minuet to 1639. Added another 1639 map with image and tried to clarify the different versions of Vingboons manuscript maps thought to derive from the original Minuet map. Added an image for a 1688 map and Moll's 1729 map; also added a new 1729 map. Deleted a 1630 map as identical to a 1628 map and moved the image to that map. Other minor changes.

11.19.03 Removed recently added 1714 map as nearly identical to 1707 map, and added an image for the 1707 map. Revised origin of 1809, 1812 maps.

10.30.03 Added 1714, 1743 maps and a 1702 manuscript map. Added 1701, 1710 maps with image. Added 10 new map images. Removed a 1732 map as identical to a 1719 de Fer map, a 1730 map which did not include anything of Pennsylvania, and a 1677 map which was another issue of a 1653 map. Added oil company road maps for Parco, Enco, and an example of an Independent dealers map. Other road maps reorganized to make room.

08.30.03 Added map images for 1686 and 1744 maps.

08.25.03 Added Samuel Purchas 1626 map and image for 1727 map, and some new references. Other minor changes.

07.15.03 Added a 1744 map of the Great Lakes by Bellin to the list. Other minor changes.

06.20.03 Added images for 1791 and 1717 maps. Other minor changes.

06.15.03 Revised the county wall map and early county map lists.

05.15.03 Added 1727, 1749 map listings. Removed 1705 map as identical to 1702 map. Extended wall map list to 1900. Other minor changes.

04.30.03 Added an example of a Whiteside map to Early County Maps page. Added a new map for 1864 of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Added links to images of several county atlases. Other minor changes.

04.10.03 Added 1696, 1745 maps. Removed a 1747 map as identical to a 1744 map. Added all of the Whiteside manuscript maps to the Early County Maps page. Other minor changes.

03.26.03 Removed 1719 map as identical to 1683 map. Added reference to a couple of 16th century manuscript maps. Added new maps for 1776 and 1802.

03.16.03 Added new maps for 1547, 1683, 1684, along with two new images; modified table graphics to align map thumbnails with description; other minor changes.

03.07.03 Added images for 1682, 1688, 1788. Removed Morden 1700 map because identical to the 1688 map. Replaced previous 1858 map with the geological map of Henry Rogers.

03.02.03 Added images for 1688, 1690, and a 1707 map; other minor changes. Moved discussion of De Vries maps from 1630 to 1655, the date of publication for De Vries' journal.

03.01.03 Added a 1749 map and new reference, other minor changes.

02.19.03 Added a couple 17th and 18th century maps from a new reference, Papenfuse & Coale. Minor editing and redating of a 1690 map to 1684.

01.10.03 Added several general road maps and a 1728 map not listed.

01.06.03 Added an 1809 map image, thus showing an image for every year in the 19th and 20th centuries.

12.30.02 Simplified page graphics. Added a website CD-ROM available for $29.95.

12.15.02 Expanded road map section and divided into three parts. Added several new maps and images. Updated and reloaded all pages.

11.01.02 Added 1732 map. Modified 1670's, 1680's page and added reference.

10.26.02 Added 1639 map.

10.21.02 Removed 1664 Seller map of New Jersey as later date of 1675 is considered first issue.

10.15.02 Added 1689 image.

10.14.02 Added 2 images, revised 1650s, 1690s, 1740s.

10.12.02 Added about 14 new images. Moved Lindstrom maps from 1655 to 1691, the date of his death. Revised 8 pages to accomodate new images.

10.09.02 Removed Visscher and Danckerts 1690's maps as being identical to the 1685 maps.

10.07.02 Added Champlain's maps since they can be considered to show northern Pennsylvania. Added a 1683 image and Jenkins reference.

9.20.02 Minor changes to 1600-1630, 1680, 1730, and Introduction.

9.15.02 Revised to use as checklist of Pennsylvania maps to 1750. Added several new images. Added road maps for sale.