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Old maps of Dover

These maps are free to view and reuse. Pick one to open the full map at the Library of Congress or the U.S. Geological Survey.

Maps by year

  1. 1859 Map of Kent County, Delaware, from actual surveys
  2. 1885 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, April 1885
  3. 1891 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, 1891
  4. 1897 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, 1897
  5. 1899 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1899
  6. 1904 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, September 1904
  7. 1906 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1906
  8. 1910 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, 1910
  9. 1919 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, 1919
  10. 1920 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1920
  11. 1929 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, August 1929
  12. 1950 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, August 1950
  13. 1956 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1956
  14. 1984 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1984
  15. 1993 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1993

County map

  • 1859 Map of Kent County, Delaware, from actual surveysJ. H. French and others, via the Library of Congress. Library of Congress: public domain, free to use and reuse. Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.Open the full map (opens another website)

Fire insurance maps

Sanborn maps drew every building, street by street, for fire insurance companies.

  • 1885 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, April 1885Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Library of Congress: public domain, free to use and reuse. Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.Open the full map (opens another website)
  • 1891 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, 1891Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Library of Congress: public domain, free to use and reuse. Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.Open the full map (opens another website)
  • 1897 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, 1897Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Library of Congress: public domain, free to use and reuse. Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.Open the full map (opens another website)
  • 1904 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, September 1904Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress, 7 sheets. Library of Congress: public domain, free to use and reuse. Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.Open the full map (opens another website)
  • 1910 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, 1910Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Library of Congress: public domain, free to use and reuse. Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.Open the full map (opens another website)
  • 1919 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, 1919Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Library of Congress: public domain, free to use and reuse. Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.Open the full map (opens another website)
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    1929 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, August 1929Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress, 23 sheets. Library of Congress catalog record. Not scanned, so there is no image to view online.Open the full map (opens another website)
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    1950 Sanborn fire insurance map of Dover, August 1950Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress, 24 sheets. Library of Congress catalog record. Not scanned, so there is no image to view online.Open the full map (opens another website)

USGS maps

  • 1899 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1899U.S. Geological Survey, via The National Map, 1:125,000. U.S. Geological Survey: public domain, U.S. government work.Open the full map (PDF file)
  • 1906 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1906U.S. Geological Survey, via The National Map, 1:125,000. U.S. Geological Survey: public domain, U.S. government work.Open the full map (PDF file)
  • 1920 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1920U.S. Geological Survey, via The National Map, 1:125,000. U.S. Geological Survey: public domain, U.S. government work.Open the full map (PDF file)
  • 1956 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1956U.S. Geological Survey, via The National Map, 1:24,000. U.S. Geological Survey: public domain, U.S. government work.Open the full map (PDF file)
  • 1984 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1984U.S. Geological Survey, via The National Map, 1:100,000. U.S. Geological Survey: public domain, U.S. government work.Open the full map (PDF file)
  • 1993 USGS topographic map, Dover quadrangle, 1993U.S. Geological Survey, via The National Map, 1:24,000. U.S. Geological Survey: public domain, U.S. government work.Open the full map (PDF file)

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