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Any recommendations? I bought a McNally World Atlas from 1931, but plan on getting some others as well.
I have picked up a variety through eBay.
1928 Rand McNally World Atlas
Commonwealth editionIt is intermediate in size (not quite 11x14 inches)
Very subdued in interior coloring of the maps, but has good detail.
1924 Atlas of the World and Gazetteer by Funk & Wagnalls
Hand-atlas size (not quite 7x10)
Some maps with good colour, but others not so hot.
Details are okay.
1931 Literary Digest Atlas of the World and Gazetteer
Purchased, but not yet received.
From pic on eBay, also a hand-atlas
1932 National Geographic Society World Map
December 1932 issue
Of course, it is good, it is NGS!
The level of detail could use improvent, but what world map does not.
I am in a quandary though: do I laminate it so I can roll it up for storage or do I dry mount it on masonite board and store it in a foamboard carton?
Opinions?
1932 National Geographic Society Antartic Regions Map
Seller of other NGS map threw this in.
Amazing at how little detail there is on it compared to 21st Century maps.
Those are what I have paid for already.
Targets:
I want a
serious atlas from the '20s or early '30s.
You know - an ATLAS.
At very least, the size of my 1992 Britannica
Platinum Edition one (not quite 12x16).
Preferably, the table-atlas size libraries have (16x20 minimum).
Yes, I want to make a disturbance when I plop it onto the table!
Granted, I will not ever plop that old of a book on any surface, but you all know what I mean.
Anyone know of where I could find one or two of those?
Two would be one ~1924 and another ~1934.
I also have my sights set on the NGS maps of the World, the Pacific, Asia and Africa released in 1922, 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1936 depending on the map.
Just have to have funds meet opportunity with these since I know where to locate those.
Yes, I am one of those "all in" sort of guys.
There was a thread a couple of days ago about 1920s maps - just a sec...
This any use to you? I think it's from 1920...
http://www.hipkiss.org/cgi-bin/maps.pl?book=London%20Geographical%20Institute%20-%20The%20Peoples%20Atlas
And the thread is here - http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=49746.0;topicseen
Yes Red Orc, I saw the other thread and did go to Hipkiss.
I just was not that impressed with what was available.
That was why I was off to eBay.
Still have to plump the depths of AbeBooks and Alibris yet.
Plus Red Orc, I am one of the older crowd - I like physical books and I love libraries.
One of these days, when I finally grow up {will 100yo be old enough? maybe I will settle for 75yo} and buy a house (buying such a raw deal so often though), I will finally able to have all of my books out and in cases.
My mother, in her weird sense of humor, had me count how many books I owned before leaving for college; numbered just under 2,000; that was three decades ago and I have been buying strong ever since.
As I acquire more maps and atlases folks, I will post my quick critiques here.