Readex Enhances Access to 50,000 Historical Maps  Posted Jun 19, 2007
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Readex, a publisher of online historical collections, has announced that
it will provide customers with access to the more than 50,000 maps
within its digital edition of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set,
1817-1980. Readex is adding authoritative cartographic records monthly
and will continue until every Serial Set map carries a record. Featuring
thousands of maps designed to enable users to visualize the history and
territorial growth of the United States, the cartographic information in
the U.S. Congressional Serial Set will be available to search and
browse. Renowned works include the American Civil War Atlas, maps
delineating the boundary between the United States and Mexico, and John
C. Fremont’s map, which was carried westward by scores of early
settlers. Also included are many maps addressing subjects such as the
spread of cholera throughout Persia, the theatre of war in the Crimea,
and the river system and dams of the Indian Subcontinent. In addition to
adding map records to the Serial Set, Readex has incorporated a new
image viewer--the same version found in America’s Historical
Newspapers--that allows users to zoom in and print all or part of the
high-resolution maps and color illustrations.

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