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Reddit » Old Maps
2d ago
I came across this map at an estate sale in my area a few years ago. It was stored in a closet in a poster tube and no one had any back story on it. It's roughly 24X36 and has been attached to a burlap back. It is a plat map for a survey originally made in 1794 for John Beckley and Andrew Moore for 170,038 acres of land in Montgomery County, Virginia. It bears the names of John Mathews and Gordon Cloyd S.M.C. and has an embossed paper seal. I believe the S.M.C. abbreviation denotes "Surveyor of Montgomery County". There are a couple of dates written on it. The earliest being 1794, the lat ..read more
Reddit » Old Maps
4d ago
I recently bought this old map, I looked closely at the borders and divisions and I think it might be a map from 1918-1921. But I’d like to know the exact year, and more info on it. Thanks.
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Reddit » Old Maps
6d ago
These are old tube maps, some from 1910
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Reddit » Old Maps
1w ago
Not sure of the date, challenging myself to figure it out.
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Reddit » Old Maps
2w ago
Found this old globe in skokloster castle in Sweden. Can anyone help identifying when this may have been produced and how old?
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Reddit » Old Maps
2w ago
Hello!
Just found this channel. Amazing.
Could anyone recommend online resources of historical maps. I'm from Nova Scotia, Canada so the Atlantic region and Canada is of the most interest to me but any resources for the rest of the world also welcome.
My map of Halifax Harbour. Sorry for the quality.
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