Photograph of the Month


February 2012



Elizabeth Kaleilokeokaha'i Cummins-Merseberg-Kekahio (w)
Submitted by: Jan Kapiolani Naumu-DeRego


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Historical Maps of Hawai'i

Also see "The Mapping of Hawai'i" a four-part video series under Videos in our Resources section.



Dakin Fire Insurance Maps: Honolulu (1891, 1899, 1906): Fire insurance maps of Honolulu, Hawaiians Islands surveyed for the Board of Fire Underwriters of Honolulu. M.D. Monsarrat and Alfred Richard Gurrey, survey inspectors.
 
David Rumsey Map Collection: This resource is pre-set to the search term/topic "Hawaii" and provides 146 individual resources on the aforementioned search term/topic.
 
The Library of Congress: As part of the American Memory section. Some of these resources open to a list of multiple maps under one title. The following maps of Hawai'i with full zoom capabilities include:
 
University of Alabama Map Library: A collection of historical maps of Hawai'i which contains over three dozen individual dating from as early as 1779 to as late as the 1960's.
 
University of Hawai'i At Mānoa Library: The Collection strives to maintain comprehensive coverage of the world with particular emphasis on Hawai`i, Asia and the Pacific. It includes general reference maps, topographic maps in various scales and series, travel and road maps, aeronautical and nautical charts, a variety of subject maps, and aerial photography.