When I was at school in the 1970s, this piece of equipment, dating from the 1930s was still in use. Saved on a lot of photocopying for sure...
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We also had rocker maps, which were similar in terms of reusability, but made of what looked like tropical hardwoods. A big chunk of wood rounded with the rubber outline raised on a pad which was inked each time. With the mapograph, you had to get the registration right or the map looked a mess on the page, or was upside down...
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We also had rocker maps, which were similar in terms of reusability, but made of what looked like tropical hardwoods. A big chunk of wood rounded with the rubber outline raised on a pad which was inked each time. With the mapograph, you had to get the registration right or the map looked a mess on the page, or was upside down...
