>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Janet Collins
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:51 PM

> Subject:      cloth maps
>
> hi,
>
> speaking of cloth maps...yesterday a patron brought in a cloth map hoping to learn more about it...so please help!  She would also appreciate suggestions on preservation.
>
> The map is approximately 12 feet wide by 7 feet high...appeared to be  [Janet Collins]cloth material.  There are seams that have been glued together.
>
> Here is the info:
>
> Title:  Religions of the World Compared
>
> Prepared by E.C. Bridgman Map Publisher, 84 Warren St. NY
>
> The T.D. Collins Map for Sale by the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
> 150 Fifth Avenue, NY City
>
> Statistical Authorities:  Hubner's Geographisch Stqatistische Tabellen 1905 Geographisches Handbuch (by Scobel and others), 1899; Centennial Survey of Foreign Missions (by Dennis), 1902.
>
> Prime meridian based on Washington DC
> Includes tables on population and area
>
> Religious types identified as:
>
> "protestant"
> "roman catholic"
> "great and eastern"
> "jews"
> "mohammedan"
> "heathen"
>
> with appreciation for any assistance,
> janet collins, map librarian
> huxley map library
> western washington university
> bellingham, wa