Advocacy & Safety - Historical - 1896 map of CALIFORNIA CYCLING ROADS

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Bekologist
10-18-11, 04:44 AM
very cool link from L.A.ist.com www.laist.com website to a turn of the century map showing bicycle roads in California

enjoy!

http://laist.com/upload/2011/10/1896-road-640full.jpg

there's three more images at the link...

1896 california bike map (http://laist.com/2011/10/17/map_of_historical_bicycle_routes_in.php)

crashmo
10-18-11, 06:37 AM
Thanks for sharing that! I want a large poster of this for my crappy little workshop :)
RaleighSport
10-18-11, 08:34 AM
Thanks for sharing that! I want a large poster of this for my crappy little workshop :)

+1
And way way way cool Bek!

radshark
10-18-11, 08:35 AM
very nice!
HokuLoa
10-18-11, 04:01 PM
cool inclusion, thanks!
lostarchitect
10-18-11, 04:04 PM
You can download a full size, high rez copy from the big map blog with this link:

http://www.bigmapblog.com/maps/map03/TZAJmmosYBPMrkqo.jpg

It's an 18 meg file.
gcottay
10-18-11, 05:56 PM
You can download a full size, high rez copy from the big map blog with this link:

http://www.bigmapblog.com/maps/map03/TZAJmmosYBPMrkqo.jpg

It's an 18 meg file.

Thanks!

How did you come up with the link? This (supposedly) high powered professional tried and failed.
dark_energy
10-18-11, 06:43 PM
That is real cool. I want a high rez, print out. To frame and put by my desk.
lostarchitect
10-18-11, 07:52 PM
Thanks!

How did you come up with the link? This (supposedly) high powered professional tried and failed.

If you go to the link at the bottom of the OP's post, it leads to laist. Laist states they got this from the Big Map Blog, and provides a link. On the Big Map Blog there is a link to a full size scan.

I printed it today on 24x36 paper and it looks FANTASTIC.
Bekologist
10-18-11, 07:58 PM
... i wish i had a large format color printer at home, going to take the file to office max or the U and get one made up.
lostarchitect
10-18-11, 08:13 PM
FYI, I reposted this to the Classic & Vintage forum also, figured people over there would be into it.
Dahon.Steve
10-18-11, 08:18 PM
Good find.

What I find intersting is that there were very few good roads. In fact, the good roads usually followed the rail road. Lots of poor, fair and moutain roads.
mikeybikes
10-18-11, 08:36 PM
For $28, you can order a print of it: http://www.zazzle.com/california_roads_for_cyclists_1896_see_note_poster-228437470351190914
LesterOfPuppets
10-18-11, 09:12 PM
To find the Download, look below the "viewer" and below the banner ad, then on the right you'll see the download link.

The area looks like this: (this is from another map, because I'm all over this awesome map site already)

Date: 1912
Author: Rand McNally
Dwnld: Full Size (11.94mb)
Source: Rumsey Map Collection
cyclocello
10-20-11, 12:53 PM
wow, I really love maps, I'm going to get a print of this and frame it!