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Topic 42 of 69: Maps

Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (19:37) | Wolf (wolf)
You know, maps! Cartography, charting, etc. Post your urls, sources, and everything here.
24 responses total. 

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 1 of 24: Wolf  (wolf) * Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (19:39) * 5 lines
thanks to marcia who scoped out these websites. i took the liberty of cutting and pasting them over here. enjoy!

http://www.mapshop.com/wallmaps/Custom-wall-maps.htm
http://www.galaxymaps.com/Default.htm
http://users.netmatters.co.uk/clsgraphics/maps.htmlhttp://users.netmatters.co.uk/clsgraphics/maps.html

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 Response 2 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (20:01) * 1 lines
Oh Wolf! What a great idea. We might link the intro posts here just in case Stacey gets lost when she returns, or did you do that already? 

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 Response 3 of 24: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (21:40) * 3 lines
You mean when the czarina of woo hoo returns?



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 Response 4 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (21:55) * 1 lines
She should be back after the 11th (that is the message I got from her Email at work). WooHoo, Stacey, are you returned to us yet?

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 5 of 24: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (09:48) * 1 lines
no, i didn't link anything, don't know how to do that yet *grin*

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 Response 6 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (10:46) * 1 lines
OK...as soon as I get off this little laptop and onto the main PC, I'll do it.

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 Response 7 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (12:44) * 1 lines
Wolf, all I did on Intro was to say to come here for further map discussions and put the url down for here to make it easy.

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 8 of 24: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (14:28) * 1 lines
oh, well if that was all there was to it.....thanks marcia!!!

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 Response 9 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (17:19) * 1 lines
Yeah, it takes the RG (Resident Genius) to put a hot link on your topic proper.

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 10 of 24: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (18:12) * 1 lines
*grin*

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 Response 11 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (18:19) * 1 lines
*hugs* and *grin* I am glad to see you here - everything is dead on the Spring right now, and I feel like I am talking to myself. Happy Friday, Wolfie!

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 12 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Sat, Aug 14, 1999 (00:50) * 2 lines
This Url will allow you to get MapQuest newsletters in Email or plan trips, learn about discounts on travel...and more!
http://www.mapquest.com/

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 13 of 24: Stacey Vura  (stacey) * Thu, Aug 19, 1999 (15:09) * 2 lines
Woo WoO!
I'm not lost anymore... I found the maps!

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 Response 14 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 19, 1999 (15:16) * 1 lines
You might want to check the last few comments in the Intro topic where we first had the map discussion. While you were gone we posted a few things before Wolf got the brilliant idea that we needed a map collection, too.

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 Response 15 of 24:  (sprin5) * Tue, Oct 31, 2000 (08:03) * 1 lines
My favorite map these days is the plastic laminated map of Austin, no more torn up paper maps! I wish more maps came out this way, that seems to be the trend.

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 16 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 31, 2000 (19:59) * 1 lines
They have loads of them here like that, but they are so stiff...Actually, I think they are place mats... Is your Austin laminate flexible to roll up, or how do you store it in your vehicle?

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 Response 17 of 24: Wolf  (wolf) * Tue, Oct 31, 2000 (20:25) * 1 lines
the laminated maps i've seen are prefolded. but you can get them in all sizes folded or not.

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 Response 18 of 24: Maggie  (sociolingo) * Thu, Jun 14, 2001 (11:15) * 1 lines
Oh? I got a laminated map of Mali when I was there ..but that is placemat size and stiff. brought a lot of maps home with me .. they are SO difficult to get there ..like a lot of other things ....Made a photocopy of the local school area for some of the teachers we were working with .. they were thrilled. there is no electricity at the school so they cant make copies of anything themselves.

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 Response 19 of 24: Wolf  (wolf) * Thu, Jun 14, 2001 (20:23) * 1 lines
yeah, look in your local bookstore--they should have a good selection.

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 Response 20 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Thu, Jun 14, 2001 (21:58) * 3 lines
There are several good sources of maps on the net. I am still tracking down a map of New Zealand, but I think I will not be satisfied till I have their equivalent of the USGS quadrangle maps or the UK's Ornance Survey.

Rob I do know they are working on it. I wonder if a good map until they get the one I want finished?!

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 21 of 24: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jun 15, 2001 (09:09) * 3 lines
I think the ideal thing for maps would be to have a section where you had those pull out displays like they have in stores. Maps take up so much space on walls, there's got to be a better way to display a lot of maps.

Once, I had the entire 20' by 12' section of wall in topographic maps, I had them all mounted and juxtaposed them on the wall. They ended up being stolen when I put them in storage a few years back so I'll have to try this all over again.

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 22 of 24: Wolf  (wolf) * Sat, Jun 16, 2001 (09:59) * 3 lines
they must've looked great all mounted and stuff. we have the world and the US tacked up in my son's room. don't think those will get stolen if i put them in storage!!

but you almost need a rack, like terry said the bookstores have, and just pull out the one you need.

 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 23 of 24: Wolf  (wolf) * Wed, Dec 26, 2001 (22:41) * 5 lines
k, another map site for collecting antique maps:

http://www.davidrumsey.com/ 



 Topic 42 of 69 [collecting]: Maps
 Response 24 of 24: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 18, 2002 (17:16) * 3 lines
The best thing about http://www.mapquest.com is the satellite option of a real photo of the place you want to check. Unhappily, they do not yet have The Big Island online yet.

I always thought having those wall-mounted swing out maps like some libraries have would be totally cool. Since I have been visitng the mainland, I have learned to love using Delorme maps. Archaeologist approved!
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