{"id":1164,"date":"2024-01-18T21:08:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T21:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:59:22","slug":"keep-an-eye-out-for-odd-things-on-old-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/keep-an-eye-out-for-odd-things-on-old-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep an eye out for odd things on old maps!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_EyeballClosee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1165\" style=\"width:428px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_EyeballClosee.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_EyeballClosee-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advertisements were very commonplace on old maps, but this one is rather unusual! This advertisement for Dr. H.A. Lownsberry, an Oculist in Elmira, New York was found on the 1853 Map of Chemung County, New York! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_cartou_blog_web-1024x842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1166\" style=\"width:715px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_cartou_blog_web-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_cartou_blog_web-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_cartou_blog_web-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_cartou_blog_web-600x494.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChemungCo_1853_cartou_blog_web.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.old-maps.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1164&amp;t=Keep%20an%20eye%20out%20for%20odd%20things%20on%20old%20maps%21&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.old-maps.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1164&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.old-maps.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FChemungCo_1853_EyeballClosee.jpg&amp;p[title]=Keep%20an%20eye%20out%20for%20odd%20things%20on%20old%20maps%21\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.old-maps.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1164&amp;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox\" data-provider=\"pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.old-maps.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1164&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.old-maps.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FChemungCo_1853_EyeballClosee.jpg&amp;description=Keep%20an%20eye%20out%20for%20odd%20things%20on%20old%20maps%21\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"pinterest\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/pinterest.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisements were very commonplace on old maps, but this one is rather unusual! 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