Somewhere on the back seat of the car—I think it’s under a history of Beloit College’s radio station and a scattering of brochures promoting tourist attractions I’ll never visit—is a “Deluxe Edition” ...
The American road trip is symbolic of adventure and discovery. Sometimes driving without direction is part of the fun, but we bet even Jack Kerouac occasionally looked at a map. That’s where Rand ...
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Vintage road maps and their cultural history
Vintage road maps are more than just navigational tools; they are cultural artifacts that reflect the history and evolution of travel, technology, and design. These maps offer a window into the past, ...
Once upon a time, before maps told us how to get from Point A to Point B, they told us a story. Ian Fowler, who oversees the collection of nearly 800,000 historic maps at the New York Public Library, ...
Now is the time of year when families start thinking about a summer vacation. In the pre-internet era, that meant getting out the creased, dog-eared maps from the car’s glove compartment. Spread ...
Even if everything navigation is pointing in the direction of GPS, you'll never tear some folks away from their paper maps. In Northern New Jersey, Stephanie Kivett Ohnegian keeps an atlas in her car ...
DOUG MEEHAN EXPLAINS IN THIS MORNING’S MADE IN MASS. ON A QUIET, RAINY MORNING ON THE CAPE, THE SOUND OF A SEWING MACHINE EMANATES FROM THE ART COTTAGE AT MASHPEE COMMONS. INSIDE THIS ARTIST RUN ...
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