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Old Maps: A touch of history on Windows Pc

Developed By: Klokan Technologies GmbH

License: Free

Rating: 3,2/5 - 1.438 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.1.5
Size 6.7 MB
Release Date May 11, 18
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
Minor fix [see more]

Description from Developer:
Old Maps shows over 250,000 high-resolution historical ancient maps from 15th to 20th century from all over the world. Use the app to see your own GPS position on the vintage maps,... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Old Maps: A touch of history and install on Windows PC. Old Maps: A touch of history is free Education app, developed by Klokan Technologies GmbH. Latest version of Old Maps: A touch of history is 1.1.5, was released on 2018-05-11 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Old Maps: A touch of history is 3,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,438 users, 522 users had rated it 5*, 623 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Old Maps: A touch of history on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Old Maps: A touch of history on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Old Maps: A touch of history on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Old Maps: A touch of history using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Old Maps: A touch of history" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Old Maps: A touch of history on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Old Maps: A touch of history" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.1.5.

Download Old Maps: A touch of history 1.1.5 on Windows PC – 6.7 MB

Old Maps shows over 250,000 high-resolution historical ancient maps from 15th to 20th century from all over the world. Use the app to see your own GPS position on the vintage maps, or just browse one by one from your couch. You can set up filters just as year from/to, scale, title or author.

Features:
Search any location in the world by name, or simply zoom and pan, to get the most accurate old maps instantly. Scroll the bar with results and visit those you like. All featured maps are location-based and the app can display the relevant maps according to the place where you appear, no matter if it is New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Berlin, Tokio, Rome, San Francisco or any other city in the world. Download the Old Maps app now and enjoy a touch of history in your hand!

About:
The project OldMapsOnline began in 2012 and indexes over half a million of ancient, antique, vintage and old historic world maps from prominent archives and libraries (British Library, National Library of Scotland, David Rumsey…). For more information, visit the website www.oldmapsonline.org
Minor fix
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.