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Bert Spaan
@bertspaan.nl
cartography + data + visualization // building https://allmaps.org // freelance creative technologist
Thanks for sharing Shannon! This is such sad news, but the Allmaps project will continue, we have funding from institutions in the Netherlands and Belgium for this year and next year! And you should try this new website I just made: here.allmaps.org
Look where I am on this map!
Find historic maps around your current location
here.allmaps.org
July 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
We had so many exciting plans for the remainder of the grant—this is truly disappointing news. I'll really miss collaborating with the Leventhal Center and the American Geographical Society Library, but the Allmaps project will continue!
July 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If maps from your city are missing, you can make them available in Allmaps Here by georeferencing new maps with Allmaps Editor: editor.allmaps.org
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Allmaps Here can plot GeoJSON routes on historic maps. Create a route and walk around on a map from 1630:
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
See your location on a historic map and share your location on a with friend: "Look, I'm here on this map of Amsterdam! Where are you? here.allmaps.org/maps/7c330e2...
Look where I am on this map!
Find historic maps around your current location
here.allmaps.org
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'm using Cloudflare Workers and their @cloudflare/pages-plugin-vercel-og package to generate these images. Next up: all other Allmaps websites!
April 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This week, I'm working on creating dynamic Open Graph images for various parts of allmaps.org. The first is for latest.allmaps.org, a small website that shows the last 250 maps georeferenced with Allmaps.
Allmaps Latest
The latest maps georeferenced with Allmaps Editor
latest.allmaps.org
April 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM