New Year, Old Maps

Old maps. Photo by coreanscribe.

It’s a new year so I wanted to do a little house cleaning; y’know, out with the old, in with the new.

I started cleaning out my car and found some old maps. I picked these up along the way while on some past road trips. I haven’t traveled much at all but I do like to get a map of the destination if and when I do. I love maps. I still have my Thomas Guide in the backseat. GSP systems and digital directories have all but made old-fashioned maps obsolete. That’s a shame. I still think maps on paper are beautiful to look at and study. It’s also a great thrill to get the large ones you have to unfold and flatten out on a large table. It makes me feel like a kid again, an adventurer.

If I find anything else that’s interesting in my collection of old clutter I’ll post, but in the meantime, here are some snapshots of a few of my maps…

Map of Southern California. Photo by coreanscribe.

Map of San Francisco. Photo by coreanscribe.

Map of Washington state. Photo by coreanscribe.

Map of San Diego, California. Photo by coreanscribe.