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Solving Old Mysteries With Antique Maps

Categories: Uncategorized | March 2nd, 2012 | by admin | no comments

Antique maps provide amusement and wonder. Even older maps can show us information about a world that no longer exists. A modern globe will not show Indochina. It will show the countries of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam instead. These countries were once French territory, but that is now in the distant past. Old maps, particularly those connected to a certain era or a particular ship can tell investigators what might have happened to a ship.

If a person had the charts used by th Edmund Fitzgerald, for example, they would find out if the captain Continue Reading »

How Antique Maps Can Solve Mysteries

Categories: Uncategorized | February 28th, 2012 | by admin | no comments

Finding old homes and barns along rustic country roads are common, a group of old buildings in the middle of nowhere raises the question of why. It’s apparent they are not farm homes, outbuildings or barns, as their large and low structures suggest they were used for commercial purposes. The surrounding countryside is dotted with the occasional family farm, and travel is on a gravel road barely wide enough for two cars to pass by each other. When were these buildings built, Continue Reading »

Where To Find Collectible Antique Maps

Categories: Uncategorized | February 27th, 2012 | by admin | no comments

These days, many people look to the past when it comes to decor for their homes. Anyone can drive to a big box store to buy decorations and accessories for their home. It takes time and skill to find antiques for the home, but it is worth it because they are unique, and often, one of a kind. Searching for antique maps to use as artwork is both fun and very rewarding.

There are many places where one can locate collectible antique maps. One great place to look is at a Continue Reading »

How Antique Maps Have Changed In Recent Years

Categories: Uncategorized | February 23rd, 2012 | by admin | no comments

Antique maps do not change. If they did change, they would no longer be an antique map. If someone asks a collector how antique maps have changed in recent years, this will be the most likely response. The person who asks this question is not wondering how the maps themselves have changed, but how the market for them has changed.

The antique map market may not be as exciting as some of the other antique markets. A ’57 Chevy may go for Continue Reading »

The Importance Of Historic Old Maps

Categories: Uncategorized | February 20th, 2012 | by admin | no comments

Looking to history and the past can be helpful in many of life’s situations. Having the past to turn to is beneficial for numerous reasons. By looking at the past, we as humans can see our modern world in a new or improved light. Many people say that one cannot change the present without being aware of the past. Because of this, historic old maps are more important than ever before.

Old maps are so useful because they provide insight into an earlier time. Maps Continue Reading »