Question about a couple of maps

Pineedles · 08-22-2008, 03:51 PM

Sorry, nj2nh. Got a little carried away but I have not been able to locate a map that looks like yours. However, if anyone might have an idea it might be these people in Dover, NH. They seem to have alot of old maps of Winnie on sale. Good luck.

http://www.raremapsandbooks.com/inde...dex&cPath=5_32

nj2nh · 08-22-2008, 05:47 PM

Hey, Pineedles, thanks! I will take a gander at that once my kids give me more than five minutes on the computer.

nj2nh

Rose · 08-22-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

However, if anyone might have an idea it might be these people in Dover, NH.http://www.raremapsandbooks.com/inde...dex&cPath=5_32

I have very fond memories of looking at this map for the first 34 years of my life in the store of a Gilford establishment. Looking at the price, maybe they should take if off their wall, if they haven't already. But they also have a very unique chair on their porch that an antiques dealer wanted to buy and an antique cash register in their store...I think they like displaying their antiques. I wonder if they're still using an old yellow tractor to mow their fields.

Sorry, I'm hijacking again...but that map just brings back so many memories.

mcdude · 08-23-2008, 11:28 AM

Rose:
The map you are referring to is an old Boston and Maine Railroad map that I have hanging in my office at work. It can be found at many places around the lake (Black's and the Art Place in Wolfeboro used to carry them) and can be had for a lot less than $233.75!! It is a really nice piece....suitable for framing!
McD

nj2nh · 08-23-2008, 02:55 PM

We have another map on the wall at our camp that has been there for my entire life. Wish I would think to take a picture of it and share. We also have an old copy of the one Rose talked about, but I don't know if that one is original or not. Isn't that the mape in the middle of the Weirs Times newspaper?

There I go, highjacking my own thread!!!!

LOL

nj2nh

Pineedles · 08-23-2008, 05:55 PM

This was on our wall since the 30's and I took it down and made color copies and sent them to all my relatives as a present.

You started the high jack nj2nh.

nj2nh · 08-23-2008, 06:23 PM

Hey, no problem. I have always loved maps and enjoy hearing about and seeing other old maps of the lake. I have concluded that the two I found shall forever remain a mystery unless I hoof it over to the historical society in the Weirs (near Funspot) and make inquiries. Hard to do from Jersey, though. Should have done it while we were there.

I also have quite a few of those souvenir folders. You know the ones - the kind that open up and there are lots of postcards folded into an accordian. Got them all on Ebay. I also got a couple of really old books, filled with black and white photos of the lake and another of the white mountains. All from Ebay.

nj2nh

Pineedles · 08-23-2008, 06:40 PM

Well you should talk with McDude. He's got the biggest collection of anyone's here in the lakes region. I thought the one I posted was a really rare one and then I see them on sale through the site for $15.00 a copy.

Not saying that your's is the same, but I was really surprised.

mcdude · 08-23-2008, 06:55 PM

Here's the map Rose is talking about

mcdude · 08-23-2008, 07:01 PM

...and here's the Weirs Times map

Pineedles · 08-23-2008, 07:26 PM

What bothers me most about the map is the colors? We all have old maps that have some colors in them, but have you looked at the variety of colors that are in this map? It is hand drawn, but a Venus Paradise Pencil set or equivalent was definitely used for the colorization.

nj2nh · 08-24-2008, 01:41 PM

Are you talking about the colorization in the map I posted? The one about development around the lake?

I thought the colors were a little odd, too, for 1949. Maybe it is a reproduction? It was definitely a mass marketed map, though. I thought using green, orange and purple was definitely an interesting choice!

nj2nh

Pineedles · 08-24-2008, 03:13 PM

Oh, I went back and reread your original post and that it was dated 1949. It makes it even more of a mystery, as I now suspect it was done on a plotter and that was not cheap. Particularly since you said it appeared to be mass marketed. When you get a chance someday I, and I assume alot of folks would love to see the rest posted.

08-22-2008, 03:51 PM	#1
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 1,073 Thanked 669 Times in 368 Posts	Back on topic Sorry, nj2nh. Got a little carried away but I have not been able to locate a map that looks like yours. However, if anyone might have an idea it might be these people in Dover, NH. They seem to have alot of old maps of Winnie on sale. Good luck. http://www.raremapsandbooks.com/inde...dex&cPath=5_32

08-22-2008, 05:47 PM	#2
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 533 Thanks: 81 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Hey, Pineedles, thanks! I will take a gander at that once my kids give me more than five minutes on the computer. nj2nh __________________

08-23-2008, 02:55 PM	#5
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 533 Thanks: 81 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	We have another map on the wall at our camp that has been there for my entire life. Wish I would think to take a picture of it and share. We also have an old copy of the one Rose talked about, but I don't know if that one is original or not. Isn't that the mape in the middle of the Weirs Times newspaper? There I go, highjacking my own thread!!!! LOL nj2nh __________________

08-23-2008, 05:55 PM	#6
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 1,073 Thanked 669 Times in 368 Posts	Oh good, then I get to post my map This was on our wall since the 30's and I took it down and made color copies and sent them to all my relatives as a present. You started the high jack nj2nh. Attached Images

08-23-2008, 06:23 PM	#7
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 533 Thanks: 81 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Hey, no problem. I have always loved maps and enjoy hearing about and seeing other old maps of the lake. I have concluded that the two I found shall forever remain a mystery unless I hoof it over to the historical society in the Weirs (near Funspot) and make inquiries. Hard to do from Jersey, though. Should have done it while we were there. I also have quite a few of those souvenir folders. You know the ones - the kind that open up and there are lots of postcards folded into an accordian. Got them all on Ebay. I also got a couple of really old books, filled with black and white photos of the lake and another of the white mountains. All from Ebay. nj2nh __________________

08-23-2008, 11:28 AM	#4
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Rose: The map you are referring to is an old Boston and Maine Railroad map that I have hanging in my office at work. It can be found at many places around the lake (Black's and the Art Place in Wolfeboro used to carry them) and can be had for a lot less than $233.75!! It is a really nice piece....suitable for framing! McD

08-23-2008, 06:40 PM	#8
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 1,073 Thanked 669 Times in 368 Posts	Well you should talk with McDude. He's got the biggest collection of anyone's here in the lakes region. I thought the one I posted was a really rare one and then I see them on sale through the site for $15.00 a copy. Not saying that your's is the same, but I was really surprised.

08-23-2008, 06:55 PM	#9
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	me too.... Here's the map Rose is talking about Attached Images

08-23-2008, 07:01 PM	#10
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Close.......(but no cigar!) ...and here's the Weirs Times map Attached Images

08-23-2008, 07:26 PM	#11
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 1,073 Thanked 669 Times in 368 Posts	The map in question What bothers me most about the map is the colors? We all have old maps that have some colors in them, but have you looked at the variety of colors that are in this map? It is hand drawn, but a Venus Paradise Pencil set or equivalent was definitely used for the colorization.

08-24-2008, 01:41 PM	#12
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 533 Thanks: 81 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Are you talking about the colorization in the map I posted? The one about development around the lake? I thought the colors were a little odd, too, for 1949. Maybe it is a reproduction? It was definitely a mass marketed map, though. I thought using green, orange and purple was definitely an interesting choice! nj2nh __________________

08-24-2008, 03:13 PM	#13
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 1,073 Thanked 669 Times in 368 Posts	Mystery Oh, I went back and reread your original post and that it was dated 1949. It makes it even more of a mystery, as I now suspect it was done on a plotter and that was not cheap. Particularly since you said it appeared to be mass marketed. When you get a chance someday I, and I assume alot of folks would love to see the rest posted.