Cool old map site

[FlatoutFishin]

I've posted this before but worth another look. Checkout how the bays have changed over the years. I particurly like the pre-ICW maps!

http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/historical_zoom.asp

[lurefisher]

What did you put in the key word spot Mont?

[FlatoutFishin]

Texas, Texas, and Nautical Charts on the first 3...sorry about that.

[Gilbert]

how do you get to see west bay?

[lurefisher]

how do you get to see west bay?

Type in galveston bay

[Gilbert]

that didn't work for me

[WestEndAngler]

Yup... W.Bay map from 1898 going on my office wall... I am having a friend print out the big map on a survey plotter

[FlatoutFishin]

Gilbert...find a date, click on the blue letters next to it.

[WestEndAngler]

Don't put anything in except Galveston then scroll down through the 269 some odd results...

Your looking for Galveston Bay to Oyster Bay...

[WestEndAngler]

Here's a link to G-Bay to Oyster Bay http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/til...ath=205-3-1898

[WestEndAngler]

Here's Galveston Bay to Matagorda along the coast, shows the southern edge of W. Bay

http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/tiled_jpgs_done/zoomifyURLDrivenWebPage.htm?zoomifyImagePath=54-00-1857

[Gilbert]

got it to work. I'm printing out an old matagorda bay map from when it was just one big bay. This is really cool.

[WestEndAngler]

got it to work. I'm printing out an old matagorda bay map from when it was just on big bay. This is really cool.

You mean they thought it was just 1 big bay

[lurefisher]

got it to work. I'm printing out an old matagorda bay map from when it was just on big bay. This is really cool.

Make me one Gibby please?

[Gilbert]

You mean they thought it was just 1 big bay

yes, jerk.