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There should be a historical feel to it, because the idea was Thomas Jefferson's. He asked for a survey of the U.S. coast in 1807, and ever since, a government agency has been charting American waters. The soon-to-be-eliminated maps date to 1862. The top-selling old-fashioned chart includes little of the U.S. It focuses on northwestern Washington state and Vancouver, Canada. The other top-selling charts cover the Detroit area, Prince William Sound in Alaska, Casco Bay in Maine, and Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. At New York Nautical, store manager James "Smitty" Smith saw the end of the old-fashioned maps coming. He sells far more of the on-demand maps on the lighter weight, whiter paper. But personally, especially for decorations, he prefers the old maps because they are "more soothing on the eyes." "There must be some art value in them because a lot of people love them," he said. ___ Online: NOAA:
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
mcd/paperchart.html
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