The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
QUEER NOOK DOWN TOWN.
A Curious Little Store that Supplies Onl
Geographical Needs.

| Curious Little store that supplies OnIJ
| Geographical Needs.
Passers by on Nassau street for some months
past have noticed unique little store at l07 In
| which every article for sale has to do with the
science Typography The first thing one sees
In the doorway is one OF those curious col
lapslble globes which one may carry under his
overcoat and then expand like an umbrella
when he is In a studious humor. Inside there
are globes OF all sizes and prices. aliases In
considerable variety. maps OF many lands. and
all sorts OF geographical material: and II one
visits the other floors devoted to this little es-
tablishment he will find lots of globes han gng
from the ceiling. and every description of geo.
graphical goods packed away like sardInes In
box. The place is known rs Goldthwaite g
Geographical Exchange. and it il quite nov
city among new commercial ventures.
1t has been my ambition for years" said
Mr.. Goldthwate. the young proprietor. to
start an establishment where map buyers
students, and everybody. may find anything
they want in the geographical line I'm be-
ginning to gather material from all over the
world. and have embarked myself in the bust
ness OF map making. | wish 10 have an es-
tab.ishment where the public, II anything
occurs to call special attention to any part of
the earth. may find here Just the geographical
material they need to help understand it."
What sort OF maps rs to quality. have you
most demand for?" asked the reporter.
Well. as rule" replied Mr.. GoIdthwaite
the buyers Of maps and aliases seem to think
the only purpose OF map is to show towns and
rivers. political divisions. and railroad routes.
Gentlemen call here to whom ! show some OF
the finer specimens Of map making. and l find
That many OF them say they don't care any
thing about maps OF this sort A railroad
map is good enough for me- said man to me
the other day. Now you know the best, maps,
though they seem crowded with bewildering
detail convey information In every mark tho
photographer has made, and II requires only
Dress facts 10 aR o tben S sssy he
bic; But 1t costs more money TO make map
which IL really panorama OF the country 1t
represents in all Its elevations and dcpressions.
Its big valleys and plains and mountain chains.
have considerable demand for this sort Of
map but i2r th3s9 YhG GG6 care iSr so s
material that is made.
AT present am giving a great deal OF atten-
surrounding country. These maps are on
large scale; and ! want to make them adeluato
or any OF its suburbs. Bicyclers, for Instance,
want TO know 81 all the available routes, real
estate men are interested IN the plinns q
ing to the city. There ars innumerable bits OF
Information that eau best be expressed on 2
mv ambiioSs fiy yn EEublish ns soon us can
trst-rato map Of the nited States.
Here is small pamphlet have published
on how to use the globe. Many people have
globe may be made serviceable; that, with a
little manipulation, II is easy TO ascertain, for
instance. the approximate latitude and longi-
tude of any place without stopping to turn
over the pages Of an atlas and that globe
many directions Hero is little globe on
which all the different steamship routes and
the ocean currents are shown and Of course
Altogether the Geographical Exchange Is
quite curoslty ip Its way among tho steTeo-