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Danish railways system map of 1968

January 12, 2013February 1, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg330Leave a Comment

Sometimes something just needs to be shown once found. When I recently went through all the available maps at the NVBS cartography library I found this jewel of a map. It shows the full railway system of Denmark in May 1968. The nice thing about such a map is that it shows a lot of […]

Jeju in 1961: not exactly overcrowded

August 18, 2012February 1, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg5231 Comment

With my specific interest in cartography the first thing I always do whenever I am somewhere is asking for a proper map. A proper map is a map which is, in my opinion, not the same as a streetmap or a thematical map with all sorts of funny symbols on them. A proper map is […]

The NVBS cartography section

August 3, 2010February 1, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg549Leave a Comment

If you are a fan of railways and cartography, the field of railway cartography must be the best thing there is. And so for many people collecting such maps is a thoroughly addicting hobby! The NVBS Library must therefore be a major Walhalla for anyone who has this hobby, including me. The NVBS Library has […]