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Hello! Thank you for letting me join this forum, I am Fran from Chicago. I am a History major and am interested in collecting vintage and "old-timey" maps. The more geographically inaccurate they are the better, of course!
Thank you CartoTalk
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, Jan 26 2011 12:13 PM
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 12:13 PM
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 11:32 AM
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Welcome to Cartotalk!
Are you familiar with David Rumsey's online collection of maps? When I need to find a particular historic map, I always have a rewarding time on his site although I usually spin-off on some tangent somewhat unrelated to my initial quest.
Are you familiar with David Rumsey's online collection of maps? When I need to find a particular historic map, I always have a rewarding time on his site although I usually spin-off on some tangent somewhat unrelated to my initial quest.
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 12:05 PM
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I'm always glad to see other historians being interested in maps... 
Welcome!
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 06:42 PM
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And I'm really pleased to see people who are interested in inaccurate maps!
Welcome from me!
Ravs
P.S. have you read the story, The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz, by Russel Hoban?
"Jachin-Boaz lives in an unspecified town in the Near East, where he owns a shop that sells all kinds of maps; maps to find water, love, money, whatever the heart desires. He tells his son, Boaz-Jachin, that he's making him a master-map that will be given to him when he is a man; a map that will contain all the secrets of the other maps combined, so that he will be able to find whatever he decides to look for, thus assuring him of a proper start in life. Jachin-Boaz shows his son the map and asks him what he would like to find. 'A lion,' says Boaz-Jachin. 'A lion,' says Jachin-Boaz. 'I don't think I understand you. I don't think you're being serious with me. You know very well there are no lions now.'"
Welcome from me!
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P.S. have you read the story, The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz, by Russel Hoban?
"Jachin-Boaz lives in an unspecified town in the Near East, where he owns a shop that sells all kinds of maps; maps to find water, love, money, whatever the heart desires. He tells his son, Boaz-Jachin, that he's making him a master-map that will be given to him when he is a man; a map that will contain all the secrets of the other maps combined, so that he will be able to find whatever he decides to look for, thus assuring him of a proper start in life. Jachin-Boaz shows his son the map and asks him what he would like to find. 'A lion,' says Boaz-Jachin. 'A lion,' says Jachin-Boaz. 'I don't think I understand you. I don't think you're being serious with me. You know very well there are no lions now.'"
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Posted 31 January 2011 - 02:18 PM
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Do you know about the Chicago Map Society?
And about my website (still under construction) of links to historic Chicago maps?
And about my website (still under construction) of links to historic Chicago maps?
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