The URL to an Apple Maps tile includes a version number and numerous style options. It's possible the author knows about historical tile versions and updates th

The URL to an Apple Maps tile includes a version number and numerous style options. It's possible the author knows about historical tile versions and updates the URL to fetch older versions, or has been archiving Apple's tiles periodically. https://cdn4.apple-mapkit.com/md/v1/vtile?x=1310&y=3166&z=13&scale=2&style=1&v=2002014&type=poi&lang=en&tint=light&emphasis=standard Grabbed the tile from Apple's page here: https://developer.apple.com/maps/web/ https://developer.apple.com/maps/web/ The author also has their email address listed on their site if we'd like a definite answer. - - - Edit: Looks like MapKit provides an easy way to take snapshots: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/snapshots https://developer.apple.com/documentation/snapshots