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re: Anyone else obsessed with maps both as a kid and adult?
Posted on 7/23/19 at 8:51 am to dallastiger55
Posted on 7/23/19 at 8:51 am to dallastiger55
I’m still obsessed with maps and have an atlas in my car. I went on a major road trip to Yellowstone and Montana with my mom and uncle last summer. It was a sort of bucket list trip for them. They wanted to revisit childhood homes and experiences and reconnect with some childhood friends. The maps provided so much more than Waze ever could. We took a lot of back roads through Colorado and Wyoming and saw a lot of historical sites that my mom and uncle remembered visiting on childhood vacations.
Ah, good times—all made possible by studying maps.
Ah, good times—all made possible by studying maps.
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Posted on 7/23/19 at 10:32 am to dallastiger55
At one time, from memory, I could draw a map of the United States, draw the shape of each state, and would know the capitol of each state as well. When bored and weather did not permit outside activities, I would draw the map and think of visiting each one.
After my drawing was complete, I would get the reference map and compare the differences to be able to do a better job next time. I was also obsessed with the globe we had on a shelf in one of the bedrooms.
After my drawing was complete, I would get the reference map and compare the differences to be able to do a better job next time. I was also obsessed with the globe we had on a shelf in one of the bedrooms.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 10:54 am to Yewkindewit
Surprised I didn't notice this thread me and da wife both love maps. Driving a tug through bayous bays and back waters I used them alot for work I have a thick brief case full of nav maps and several tubes of big noa maps. Great rolled map holders is a paper towel roll You can write which map it holds on it. With the advent of GPS I am also a gps fan as a back up to maps. We love road tripping and use maps to stay off interstates and take pre interstate routes. We like passing through towns.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 12:34 pm to dallastiger55
When I first moved to Dallas in the 80's, and 90's, I depended on a Mapsco for navigating to any new destination.
had to buy a new one every year, because there would be thousands of changes every year.
had to buy a new one every year, because there would be thousands of changes every year.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 10:21 pm to dallastiger55
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Rare map of the Mississippi River Valley and Great Lakes regions from Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid…, published in Amsterdam in 1720. The work details the history of John Law's failed financial attempt to open up Louisiana to settlement and investment on behalf of the French Government.
The map emphasizes the French possessions and Indian settlements in the Mississippi River Valley. Numerous forts, proposed colonial settlements, and Indian villages are located as well as Mines de St. Barbe. The map is decorated with a title cartouche incorporating the arms of John Law and a crest showing two Native Americans holding a large golden horn of plenty from which the Mississippi flows.
The tributary rivers of the Mississippi include the R. Ouisconsing and R. Otenta (Missouri River).
The present map is one of the earliest maps to locate a number of early French towns and fortifications, including:
Orleans nouvo camp (New Orleans)
Pensacoli
F. Louis
Isle Dauphine
Fort de Crevecouer (on the Illinois River)
Fort de Miamis (an early location of Chicago on the Lac de Illinois -- Lake Michigan)
The map draws heavily from Hennepin's map, showing Lac de Illinois, rather than Lake Michigan. Fort St. Louis is Shown in Pensacola. The extent of the French explorations, along with a Indian tribes are shown throughout.
John Law (1671-1729), the son of an Edinburgh banker and successful financier is best known for his role in establishing the Banque Générale in France in 1715 and founding the Compagnie de l'Occident for the exploitation of the resources of French Louisiana after Antoine Crozat had surrendered his charter in 1717. Initially, Law's reputation caused the stock in the Compagnie de l'Occident to sell readily, and the organization soon enlarged the scope of its activities by absorbing other commercial companies, its name than being changed to the 'Company of the Indies'. Enormous profits were anticipated and the increasing demand for its stock led to wild speculation. The anticipated immense and immediate profits were not realized, and soon the scheme revealed itself as a purely speculative venture. In 1720 the company failed, the bubble burst, and the stockholders lost their entire investment, many being completely ruined, leaving the French nation on the verge of bankruptcy.
An essential map for Mississippi and Great Lakes Collectors.
LINK
This post was edited on 8/1/19 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 8/2/19 at 12:01 am to dallastiger55
I love very old maps.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 7:08 am to dallastiger55
I was always the navigator. Absolutely loved maps, travel planning, & co-piloting.
My dad has lived in DFW all his/my life & MAPSCO was better than the Bible.
My wife however can't do paper maps, mobile map apps, or even handle words like North, East, South, & West. Don't even try any combo of the 4...
My dad has lived in DFW all his/my life & MAPSCO was better than the Bible.
My wife however can't do paper maps, mobile map apps, or even handle words like North, East, South, & West. Don't even try any combo of the 4...
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