What collections host Connecticut historic maps?

Historic maps can be a valuable resource for envisioning our ancestors’ worlds, from helping us to see the placements of their residence to envisioning their neighbors.

Here are a few of the collections that host Connecticut historic maps:

1. The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps can help you determine the placement and construction of buildings. Older Connecticut maps can be accessed from the State Library through their databases collection. The Library of Congress has a larger collection available at https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/. These maps were generally created for towns with large manufacturing regions.
2. The Library of Congress has a number of different map collections. Particularly notable is their collection of panoramic maps, which allow you to see the town from a bird’s eye view. See https://www.loc.gov/collections/panoramic-maps/about-this-collection/ for the full collection.
3. UConn’s “Magic Historic Map” offers maps organized by town.
4. CT Digital Archives includes digitized images of maps from the archives of Connecticut’s museums and historic libraries.