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Subject: Re: N&O: WA State Topos 25,000 and 50,000 scale
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 16:31:33 -0400
From: Fry, Michael <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Carlos,
It would not surprise me if you actually have what was produced and/or
distributed. U-Md., a regional depository, had a "full" collection of
1:24k and 1:250k USGS maps, but what seemed to be incomplete sets of the
1:100k and county topo series. And then only /very/ small numbers of the
1:25 and 1:50k series. My understanding is that the USGS 1:25,000 metric
series was short-lived; I don't think many were produced. (I think
that's true of the county and 1:100k, too.) I don't know the story with
the USGS/DMA 1:50K series, but maybe somebody with a better sense of DMA
products (Lee Hadden?) knows.
mf
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Michael Fry
Senior Map Librarian
National Geographic Society
1145 17th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
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On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Angie Cope, American Geographical
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Subject: Re: [DocTech-L] N&O: WA State Topos 25,000 and
50,000 scale
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:35:49 -0700
From: Carlos Diaz <[log in to unmask]>
To: John Stevenson <[log in to unmask]
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Those are the first places I went to see if they were available. They
are not available in those scales. There were a handful of (less than
10) in the 25,000 scale and they were all in western Washington. There
was only one 50,000 scale which was also from western Washington.
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Carlos A. Diaz
Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms
James E. Brooks Library
Central Washington University
Mailstop 7548
Ellensburg, WA 98926
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Carlos' phone: (509) 963-1545 <tel:%28509%29%20963-1545>
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>>> John Stevenson <[log in to unmask]
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Carlos,
While printed maps are nice to hold, so many people find the online PDF
versions produced by USGS helpful that I use these links in my library
guide for maps:
* USGS Topographic Maps
http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/__index.html
<http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html>
<http://nationalmap.gov/__ustopo/index.html
<http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html>>
"US Topo users can turn geographic data layers on and off as
needed;
zoom in and out to highlight specific features or see a broader
context; and print the maps, in their entirety or in customized
sections"
* Historical Topographic Map Collection (The National Map)
http://nationalmap.gov/__historical/
<http://nationalmap.gov/historical/>
<http://nationalmap.gov/__historical/
<http://nationalmap.gov/historical/>>
When searching, remember that quadrangles may be listed as
belonging
to states adjacent to the states being sought.
The USGS is scanning all editions and all scales of topographic
maps
produced since the inception of the topographic mapping program in
1884. The exact number of maps is unknown at this time but 200,000
is the number currently being used until an accurate count can be
made. All 50 States, Puerto Rico and Trust Territories are
included
in the effort to complete the collection.
John A. Stevenson
Associate Librarian, Student Multimedia Design Center
University of Delaware Library
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717-5267
302 831-8671 <tel:302%20831-8671>
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On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Carlos Diaz <[log in to unmask]
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While trying to help a patron find a map, we realized that our
collection for 25,000 and 50,000 scale is sorely lacking.
I was wondering if anyone has duplicate copies of the Washington
State 25,000 and 50,000 scale maps or who are just willing to
discard them. We would give them a great home.
Any help you can give us would be most appreciated.
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Carlos A. Diaz
Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms ____
James E. Brooks Library ____
Central Washington University____
Mailstop 7548____
Ellensburg, WA 98926____
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http://www.lib.cwu.edu/__government-publications/
<http://www.lib.cwu.edu/government-publications/>
Carlos' phone: (509) 963-1545 <tel:%28509%29%20963-1545>
<tel:%28509%29%20963-1545>
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