These interesting old maps are called by many names: property-owner maps, homeowner maps, cadastral maps, landowner maps, or Beers maps (because several members of the Beers family were engaged in the map business in the late 1800s).

If your genealogy involves ancestors who lived in New England, New York or Pennsylvania in the late 1800s, an old map may be a great addition to your family scrapbook. If you know where your great-grandparents lived in the late 1800s, one of these old maps may show the location of their house with the family name appearing beside it. If you own an old house, these old maps may show the name of the owner. Besides showing the homeowners' names, these historical town maps show school-houses, churches, businesses, blacksmith shops, sawmills and gristmills, livery stables, railroad tracks and stations, bodies of water, and many other local features.

These reproductions of antique maps of towns in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New York are great gifts for anyone interested in genealogy, family history writers, hikers, bikers, treasure hunters, local history enthusiasts, real estate agents, town employees, owners of old houses, people who love their town, former New Englanders, retirees to Florida, and many others. All maps are between 10 by 12 inches and 10 by 16 inches, and all are available in 16 by 20 inch mats.