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25 Early White Mountain Maps
Maps tell the story of land use, settlement expansion, road development, and in the case of the White Mountains, they also document the history of the hiking trails and bridle paths throughout the region.
These pages contain several scarce, early maps of the White Mountains. In addition, there are several AMC maps that show eary hiking trails and Hut locations.
Text and Map Descriptions by Adam Jared Apt
Click on the map title below each thumbnail; that will take you to a page with a larger image of the map and a description, as well as information on the ownership of the map. On that page, is a link that will take you to a PDF file that will allow viewers to zoom in on details, as you wish.
Maps tell the story of land use, settlement expansion, road development, and in the case of the White Mountains, they also document the history of the hiking trails and bridle paths throughout the region.
These pages contain several scarce, early maps of the White Mountains. In addition, there are several AMC maps that show eary hiking trails and Hut locations.
Text and Map Descriptions by Adam Jared Apt
Click on the map title below each thumbnail; that will take you to a page with a larger image of the map and a description, as well as information on the ownership of the map. On that page, is a link that will take you to a PDF file that will allow viewers to zoom in on details, as you wish.
To learn more about White Mountain Cartography, and review a Suggested Reading list, click here
1791 Map from Belknap's History of New Hampshire
Detail from 1816 Carrigain
Map of New Hampshire
1852 Map of the White
Mountains by Leavitt
1854 Railroad Map by Dodge
1871 Map of the White
Mountains by Leavitt
1881 Map of the White
Mountains by Walling
1887 AMC Map
1902 National Map of
White Mountains and
Central New Hampshire
1904 Map of
Waterville Valley
1907 AMC Map of the
Southern Peaks
1903 Map of the
Bretton Woods Area
1916 AMC Map of the Mt. Washington Range
Click on the title below
the thumbnail for more
information.
the thumbnail for more
information.
1784 Manuscript Map by
Jeremy Belknap
1794 Lewis Map of
New Hampshire
1833 Map of Stage
Routes by Goodno
1853 Map of The White
Mountains by Bond
1858 Map of the White
Mountains by Boardman
1876 AMC Skectch Map
1882 Pickering Map
1899 Map Woodstock
and Franconia area by
Carpenter
1904 Automobile Gala
Tour
1906 Birdseye View
of the Summit of
Mt. Washington
1907 AMC Map of the
Northern Peaks
1910 AMC Map of the Great Gulf by Cutter
1926 Washburn Map
