This photo showcases an antique map of Part of Ward 2 of Newtown, from my visit to the Queens Historical Society in Flushing, NY. The map represents a slice of Queens' urban development, captured in a detailed historical atlas. Created from several smaller pieces of paper meticulously pieced together, it visualized the area's past layout, including buildings and street networks. This particular visit was part of a broader personal research endeavor aimed at exploring Queens' history, where I had the privilege of viewing some of the rarest maps of the area, alongside physical artifacts from the Civil War era, and previews of an upcoming social justice exhibit. This map is a testament to the painstaking efforts of historical cartography and a critical resource for my digital atlas project, where I work on digitizing and georeferencing such maps to understand and visualize the historical street networks of 1880s Queens, NY. This tangible interaction with a physical map from the period, especially one that connects directly to my digitization efforts alongside my conversation with the QHS Executive Director and former reporter, transformed my interests completely! It reinforces the connection between historical documentation and contemporary digital mapping techniques that I had the opportunity to partake in.