The following map comes from the David Rumsey Map Collection ... maps and is one of the largest private collections in the United States. (Interactive courtesy of Esri; Text by Natasha Geiling.) ...

David Rumsey was ... And every map is like a little snapshot of history; each is a visual history." To demonstrate, he pulls out a flat map of the United States' western territory, made in 1816 ...

anywhere you're driving in the United States. Browse a large version of the map (courtesy of the David Rumsey Collection) here, or pore over the map below (hover to zoom in). This map has it all.

The following map comes from the David Rumsey Map Collection ... maps and is one of the largest private collections in the United States. This 1859 map of San Francisco was extremely utilitarian.

Last week, the David Rumsey Map Center opened in Green Library, unveiling a new collection of 150,000 pieces donated by David Rumsey to Stanford Libraries. The collection, amassed by the retired ...