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Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: Online map archive: An Irish genealogist's pot of
gold
Date:   Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:57:12 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Here is the url for the site for the Irish historical maps archive.
http://www.irishhistoricmaps.ie/historic/
which the article omits from the story.  The reporter seemed confused on
the correlation of Ordnance Survey Ireland to a U.S. counterpart, choosing
the Census Bureau.  Well, yes, Census Bureau does produce mapping, but not
topographic maps at any scale.  Ah, well, it is an intersting site, even
if there is a cost to the user, and with connect charges, not merely a fee
per map.  Probably for genealogy searchers this will not be a drawback.
Are we mapsters cheapskates?


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Ken Grabach                           <[log in to unmask]>
Maps Librarian                         Phone: 513-529-1726
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, Ohio  45056  USA