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"Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee" <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:05:01 -0500
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Subject:        Have Lithographic Print Nautical Charts Gone Down With the Ship?
Date:   Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:51:18 -0400
From:   Holly Budd <[log in to unmask]>
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced  that
to save money, the government will stop printing the traditional
lithographic paper chart, that has been NOAA’s signature product,
trusted by mariners, since President Thomas Jefferson asked for a survey
of the coast in 1807.

My commentary at my blog:  Have Lithographic Print Nautical Charts Gone
Down With the Ship?
http://mapprinter.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/have-lithographic-print-nautical-charts-gone-down-with-the-ship/

Holly

Holly Heintz Budd

President/CEO

Williams & Heintz Map Corporation

8119 Central Ave.

Capitol Heights, MD  20743

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http://whmap.com/

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