Department of Interior Topo or Topographic maps are great tools for many reasons .Some i have found to be sought after by "Treasure Hunters" looking for certain sites that have been long forgotten. A tip for treasure hunters is to copy your map or maps soon after receiving .You can then fold map up for carrying around. Maps condition now are very brittle due to age.Many are over 100 years old.
Other buyers of these maps are collectors. Many make great pictures to be framed or stored. Older maps surveyed earlier than 1920 measure about 20"x17" most are reprinted by United States Geological Survey and US Coast and Geodetic Survey. Newer maps are a little larger.
Many Railroad collectors use these topo maps to find and searh out Abandoned Railroad lines . I have used these Topo maps to look for Abandoned Railroad Lines in past to look for old vintage Rail spikes,Railroad Buildings,Rail nails or treasures. I have learned of old Rail Trams that have been long gone but still found (90 year old) old spikes from logging tram that ran thru my grandparents farm from these maps.
Many maps can be bought on ebay like sites like mine http://stores.shop.ebay.com/durbinsstuff__W0QQ_armrsZ1
Maps like these are in "Quadrangles" of certain states or States you may be interested in. Email with any questions you might have about these or any other maps. I am not a authority but learning.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment