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Subject:        [Maphist] New collection of digitized maps on the web
Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:57:07 +0100
From:   Egmond, dr. M. van <[log in to unmask]>






Dear Maphisters,



I am pleased to announce the addition of a new collection of digitized
maps on our cumulative website 'Gedigitaliseerde kaarten/Digitized maps'
(http://kaarten.library.uu.nl <http://kaarten.library.uu.nl/> ): the
collection 100 thematic maps of the Netherlands can be admired now on
the web.



In the development of thematic cartography a number of milestones can be
discerned, either in the gathering of knowledge on the earth or in its
visualization. The website 100 thematic maps shows such milestones for
the Netherlands: when did one start here with soil mapping, with
rendering the third dimension, or with visualizing weather observations?
And what were the crucial stages in their improvement?



The selection of thematic maps was made by members of the Faculty of
Geosciences. The digitized maps have been annotated thoroughly and can
be viewed in detail by the use of advanced software. The general
comments have been written by Prof. Ferjan Ormeling (only in Dutch for
now, although the main pages of the website are also available in
English).



A special aspect of the digitized collection is the inclusion of maps
from outside Utrecht University Library, as institutions elsewhere in
the Netherlands participated as well. Amongst others, the university
libraries of Leiden and Amsterdam contributed with important thematic
maps from their collections. In this way the highlights in the history
and development of Dutch thematic cartography could be demonstrated
optimally.



Two other collections of digitized maps now accessible on the Utrecht
University Library website are 'Tooneel des Aerdrijcx', with seventy of
its rare old maps, and 250 sheets of a Belgian soil map from 1950-1971
on the scale of 1:20.000 (the latter for soil sciences student support).



It is planned to add other cartographic collections from the Faculty of
Geosciences map section in Utrecht University Library to this website in
the near future.



Yours sincerely,



Marco van Egmond



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Dr. M. van Egmond

Conservator Kaartenverzameling FGW/Map curator FGW

Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht

Telefoon/Phone: +31 (0)30-2535156/2534401



Bezoekadres/Visitors' address:

Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS  UTRECHT

Postadres/Postal address:

Postbus 80.124, 3508 TC  UTRECHT

Leveranciersadres/Delivery address:

Cambridgelaan 106, 3584 CE  UTRECHT

Nederland/Netherlands



Website Kaartenzaal/Map library:

http://kaartenzaal.geog.uu.nl/ <http://kaartenzaal.geog.uu.nl/>

Website gedigitaliseerde kaarten/Digitized maps:

http://kaarten.library.uu.nl/

Website Oddens' Bookmarks:

http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.php <http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.php>

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