Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1255315 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08
• Format: Folded Map
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Map

Customer Reviews

Good map!
I love maps. Since I was a kid, I would plot trips on maps (Rand McNally being my favorite). At gas stations, one could pick up a variety of paper maps, state by state. Problem? If you used them very much and put them in your back pocket, etc., they'd disintegrate. And that is what sets this map apart.

It is laminated and much tougher. It is less apt to disintegrate in a few days.

As an old Illinois farm boy, I love going back to maps of my home state and taking a look. This is easy to read (although I find it harder to read small letters than I used to!). How do I get from my home town (Kewanee) to Vandalia? Pretty easy to see how to make that happen.

There are maps of some larger cities--from Chicago to Rockford to the Quad (or Quint) Cities to Peoria. . . . While there isn't great detail, there is enough to get a rough sense of the place. One sacrifices detail for general coverage. . . . A reasonable trade off.

All in all, a useful map for those who want a basic map of Illinois that isn't going to fall to pieces as you use it.

Laminated!
I love laminated maps! This one stays in my car, next to the other one: Chicago & Vicinity Regional Map (Rand McNally Easyfinder) . When I'm done using them, which I unfortunately have do do quite a lot, they fold nicely back into the nookI had them in. No torn corners, no rips at the fold lines, no odd coffee and/or mustard stains to disguise my destination...and post-it notes stick really well to the map also. Oh, and I almost forgot- Grease pens and Dry Erase Markers write really well on them and WIPE OFF when done!

Comprehensive and sturdy
I have always despised maps because they tear, get wet, or are impossible to re-fold. This one solves all of those problems because it is sealed in plastic.
It has a map for the entire state as well as mini maps for Chicago, Normal, Springfield, Peoria, Decatur, Moline, and Champaign-Urbana.
This map is well worth the $