Book about Maps

[johnnyb]

Picked up at Costco/Moorestown a copy of "On the Map" by Simon Garfield. Interesting read about history of maps and cartography. From its inside cover: "A mind-expanding exploration of the way the world looks". Very informational.

 

[johnnyb]

Ro was researching maps on line and ran across the following Rutgers site which lists a bunch of early Jersey maps.
<http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/MAPS.html>

 

[Boyd]

Some other map sources that might be of interest....

Ben has placed a bunch of old maps online right here at NJPB: http://gallery.njpinebarrens.com/showgallery.php/cat/69

Have you seen the David Rumsey collection? http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/RUMSEY~8~1

Some historic topo maps here: http://historical.mytopo.com/quadlist.cfm?stateabr=NJ#A

And you can browse/download the entire USGS New Jersey Historical Topo Map collection here:

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/topomaps/f?p=262:18:2882244479389934::NO:RP18_STATE,P18_SCALE,P18_MAP_NAME,P18_MAP_TYPE:NJ,ALL,\\,Historical

 

[46er]

USGS is another good source for info.

http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/

 

[johnnyb]

"Thank you!" to Boyd & 46er; I've put those sources in my file of references.

 

[gipsie]

Just picked the book up at the library. It looks interesting!