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Now this is pretty cool. It's amazing how good some of the maps from the 1870s were.
by aptwebapps 12y ago
Now this is pretty cool. It's amazing how good some of the maps from the 1870s were.
- frankydp 12y agoSome of the very early imagery in the New Mexico area is very interesting also.
- jpgob 12y agoAll of the early maps were hand drawn those from pre-1900 are stunning. It is amazing when you consider the amount of effort that went into creating the old maps when they didn't have the technology we take for granted today - computers and GPS.
- aptwebapps 12y agoThey're also much more attractive than a of their successors. This was the main instrument for surveyors at the time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_table http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_table