[Badger]

http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xmaps.html

[kleet]

The Library of Congress has an exhibition entitled Maps In Our Lives ongoing. I was there in June but didn't know about the exhibit, dammit! They do have quite a few map exhibits online, including maps George Washington prepared of his estate in the 1760s.

[Gsnorgathon]

While we're at it... Here's the Monte Cristo page from a 1960s Metsker's map book. They've got a few other interesting tids on their site, including a 1934 map book of Snohomish county.

[Jake]

I’ve never been a big fan of Metzkers maps. Too many boo boos on them. For instance; the Monte Cristo map linked above shows the placer claims that should be on the Sauk River are a good distance above even the road. I know some of the folks that own these patented claims and they are not on Addison Peak as indicated on the map. They are on the river. That is only an example. I’ll stick with USGS and Green Trails maps.

[Gsnorgathon]

That's good to know about the Metsker maps. FWIW, they've got Kroll, too. (That's a link to the 1934 Snohomish county map. They've got others, but strangely, no maps that cover all of King county.)

[Jake]

Yes, I've found Kroll maps to be good maps. Most of the old Anderson's maps are good too. The Anderson's are now owned and printed by Kroll. Most of those are from 1896 and 1897.

[geobob]

Thought this might be of interest. It's a road map of Washington from 1939. I have scanned and cropped the portion that shows a proposed road over Cascade Pass. I have read of this proposed road before, but thought that seeing the real deal might be interesting to you PNW history buffs.

MapCover

Pass Road

[Jake]

Thanks geobob, I like those old maps. That one is interesting in how they screwed Ruby Creek up. I'd like to see more maps of that vintage. They're fun to compare with todays maps.

[peltoms]

Nice old map geobob. The Twisp River has an interesting ability to cross the divide.

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[Gsnorgathon]

Uh-oh. There goes more than a couple of hours, right there... Thanks?

[MLHSN]

Another link http://www.historicmapworks.com/Sections/Maps/Browse_Atlases/ViewAtlasPlates.php?country=US&aid=7926&area=WA

[Bergschlawiner]

When arrived here in 1967 at Ft Lewis, rapidly accumulated a stock of every 1:50.000 scale AMS (Army Map Series) topo maps of the state which I used for years hiking, and still do sometimes. Used to highlight trails with red pencils and they showed lots of old trails that are now abandoned. Great maps and the price was right if you know what I mean!

[More Cowbell]

Old (1968-73) WA USGS maps at Craigslist