Stanford Is About to Have the Dopest Map Collection on Earth

Some would call David Rumsey a cartophile, while others may put it more bluntly and say he’s obsessed. Over 30 years he’s personally accumulated over 150,000 maps and he's just donated them all to Stanford University.
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Stanford Is About to Have the Dopest Map Collection on Earth

[@TheJbro765]

Now I must go over to Stanford and check this out

[@sappmarch82]

I am also a avid map collector I have some where around 1800 pictorial map. ive even sold maybe five to david Rumsey him self im glad i stumbled on to this thank you

[@lawrence-yx1ew]

dopest? keep it professional, you don't have to use slang to get us to watch your vids (: they're great no matter what

[@TheActiveAssault]

Badass

[@PresidentialWinner]

maps are perhaps one of the most boring things i can imagine. But this really made them look interesting! Good Vid.

[@m93sek]

Great

[@ScotchRoast]

"Dopest?" Um, ok.

[@bonusjoram]

the second

[@aymenmeg3738]

the first

[@MetaJustical]

HHMMMMM!!. From 1-10 on a scale of Caring im at about a...........0.