View Full Version : Historical Topographic Maps - Preserving the Past
BMT (RIP)
07-27-2012, 06:31
http://nationalmap.gov/historical/
Probably worth bookmarking.
Jack
I had played around in there a while back - nice site.
Only problem after you download a map is finding someplace to print it to scale without charging you an arm and two legs.
If the USGS prints it and has it in stock it's not a bad deal to simply order a few and pay shipping.
I downloaded a mapping ap to my phone that runs USGS 1:24,000 with a GPS function - but it eats into battery life something awful.
Great find,, Thanks Jack,,
mark46th
07-27-2012, 08:03
I love maps. Of all the things I learned in SF- Land navigation is the one I still use the most.
Stargazer
07-27-2012, 08:43
I really like historical maps. Thanks for the link!
Badger52
07-27-2012, 09:31
I like that, instead of paging thru results, one can just dump the search results to a .csv file, review, and narrow the beam from there. Clearly a true map junkie had some input to this.
:)
Pericles
07-27-2012, 13:06
I had played around in there a while back - nice site.
Only problem after you download a map is finding someplace to print it to scale without charging you an arm and two legs.
If the USGS prints it and has it in stock it's not a bad deal to simply order a few and pay shipping.
I downloaded a mapping ap to my phone that runs USGS 1:24,000 with a GPS function - but it eats into battery life something awful.
I have order maps from USGS that were done by the AMS (Army Mapping Service) which was gone by even by the time I entered active duty.
greenberetTFS
07-27-2012, 13:21
I love maps. Of all the things I learned in SF-Land navigation is the one I still use the most.
Dido.......;) :D
Big Teddy :munchin