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Friday
Jun222012

Modern Map Making Film Circa 1940

DateFriday, June 22, 2012 at 2:38PM

Here is a funny yet informative film called “Caught Mapping” produced by Chevrolet in 1940 depicting how road maps were made at the time. The film was released by the Prelinger Archive and depicts the entire process of map making from field surveying to map updating.

Click here for the video and for the story in The Atlantic or view below.

 

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