The Boston Atlas

The Boston Atlas is a joint development project between the Boston Planning & Development Agency and Mapjunction. Using the Mapjunction viewer, you can compare historical maps with current conditions, or compare two historical maps to each other. The project launched in 2000, and was recently updated to state-of-the-art mapping technology.

Single-sheet Historical Maps

Historical maps that depict 1630 to the recent past.

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Atlases by Neighborhood

Fire insurance maps from the late 1800s until the late 1930s.

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Aerial Photos

Metropolitan aerial surveys from 1938 to the recent past.

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Topographic Maps

Historical and current topographic maps.

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Harbor Charts

Detailed harbor charts for navigation from 1800.

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Reference Layers

Reference layers from Google, Mapbox, ESRI, MassGIS, and the BPDA.

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