Permission policy: Almost daily we’re asked for permission to use an image, or part of one, from our collection by writers, set decorators, artists, publishers and others. We can grant permission to use our images if (1) we own, or owned in the past, the original from which the facsimile was made or (2) the original is in the Library of Congress. In the event that the original image came from a source other than our collection or the Library of Congress (for example, the New York Public Library or Amon Carter Museum of Western Art in Ft. Worth), permission cannot be granted and you will be referred to the institution holding the original.

Submitting a request: All requests must be in writing, either by contacting us at P.O. Box 276, Ithaca, New York, 14851, USA or by email at info@historicurbanplans.com. Direct your request to the manager, Julee Johnson. In your correspondence, list the map(s) you wish to use, general information about your project (e.g., if it’s a book, the title, author, publisher, publication date, print run and subject summary; if it’s for a film, the name, director, producer, studio, actors, rating, release date and subject summary) and state how the map(s) will be specifically used in your project (e.g., illustrating an historical event in a journal article; background in a scene taking place in a lawyer’s office).

Fee: There is no fee for permission requests for private, non-profit or educational purposes. We do require, however, that “Historic Urban Plans, Inc., Ithaca, NY” be acknowledged in the credits or listed as the publisher. Requests for commercial use are charged a fee of $50.00 per map.

Where to find our images in books, articles and films (a partial list):

As set decoration:

• NBC Universal Television, Law & Order SVU, 2005-06 season: New York 1766-67
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, X 3, (2006 release): Washington 1852, Georgetown 1855
• Twentieth Century Fox Television, How I Met Your Mother, 2005-06 season: Williamsburg 1781-82, New York 1755, Albany 1794, New York 1854
• Second Mate Productions, Inc., Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest, 2006 release: Lands of the Caribbean 1715, West Indies 1688, Atlantic Ocean 1650, Florida Cuba Bahamas 1564

Books and articles:

• Lawrence, Henry W., City Trees: A historical geography to 1900, Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006: Paris 1739, Paris 1754
• Palmer, Arlene, Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass 1808-1882, From Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co., Pittsburgh: Frick Art & Historical Center, 2006: Pittsburgh 1815
• Stephenson, Neal, Quicksilver, New York: William Morrow, 2003: London 1667

Other:

• Michelin Travel Publications, Michelin Must Sees: The Caribbean, 2005: West Indies 1688
• South Carolina Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Wayside panel at Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, 2004: Atlantic Ocean 1650
• WGBH – Boston, National Park Service, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 2004: New England 1780