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Mistake in November 1982 Southwest Map

The November 1982 Making of America map of the Southwest has a mistake on it. Hualapai Peak in Arizona is shown as 8,566 meters when it sho…

Started by stephen zamarin

3 Jan 27, 2024
Reply by Scott T. Shier

The "New" Map Supplement Series

The “New” Map Supplement Series   I know all of you are as pleased as I am that that the Cartography department has begun to publish new lo…

Started by George Thomas Wilson

19 Sep 19, 2023
Reply by Scott T. Shier

Map Supplement Question February 1892

Hello, Would you mind to set my possible error straight? In my list of supplements I have 2 maps listed under February 1892, and wonder if…

Started by Helena Zar

3 Jun 6, 2023
Reply by Helena Zar

War Maps from the National Geographic

War Maps from the National Geographic   The National Geographic Society has a rich history of providing its members up-to-date information…

Started by George Thomas Wilson

3 Jun 1, 2023
Reply by George Thomas Wilson

A Visual Presentation of Map Indices

A Visual Presentation of Map Indices and a call for scanned images of Map Index covers   Combining my fascination with metadata and my gene…

Started by George Thomas Wilson

0 Dec 23, 2022

Mistake In 1983 Atlantic Gateways Map

I have uncovered a mistake in the March 1983 Atlantic Gateways map. The town of Hershey, Pennsylania is misspelled as Hersey on the map.…

Started by stephen zamarin

4 Mar 30, 2022
Reply by Scott T. Shier

Mistake in 1987 Antarctica map supplement

I have uncovered an error in the April 1987 Antarctica map supplement. On the upper right hand corner, it says Volume 171 Number 6. It act…

Started by stephen zamarin

2 Nov 13, 2021
Reply by George Thomas Wilson

Question about Close-Up USA map

Hi, Does anyone have a 1986 or later version of the Close-Up USA map of Florida. If so, could someone tell me if the town of Coconut Grove…

Started by stephen zamarin

6 Jul 24, 2021
Reply by George Thomas Wilson

Mexico Map from 1911 vs 1914 vs 1916

Hello, I have recently bought some map supplements and the seller added one map stating "Mexico from 20s". After checking the 20s, all I fo…

Started by Helena Zar

8 Dec 10, 2020
Reply by Helena Zar

Post-Nathan Map Indexes

Background In his book “Collectibles of the National Geographic Society” (1982) Roger Nathan carefully documents each map supplement publis…

Started by George Thomas Wilson

39 Jul 2, 2020
Reply by George Thomas Wilson

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