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Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 09:38:44 -0400
From: "Tom Cutshall" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Maps of Scotland, 1550-1740; Cities and Buildings Database

Happy Friday MAPS-L,

The April 1, 2005 Scout Report had descriptions of the following very useful
resources:

"Charting the Nation: Maps of Scotland, 1550-1740
http://images.lib.ed.ac.uk/chartingthenation/

Humans are generally fascinated with maps, both as historical and cultural
documents, and in a very pragmatic sense in terms of wayfinding and
navigating unfamiliar places. For those users interested in a wide array of
maps of Scotland during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, this website
will be a welcome find. The project was developed within the University of
Edinburgh's Department of Geography, and is currently managed by Edinburgh
University Library. The site provides access to 3,500 maps taken from a host
of atlases and other bound books, and is complemented by a narrative piece
titled "Mapping Scotland: An Essay" by Charles W. J. Withers.  Along with
looking over some of these many maps, visitors will also want to take a look
at the "Useful Links" section, which provides direct access to other
relevant sites, including The Gazetteer for Scotland. At the time of this
report, the link to the Web browser client required to view the map
collection was not working; however, users could download a full-featured
Java-based viewer compatible with either Windows Internet Explorer or the
Mac OS. [KMG]"

"Cities and Buildings Database
http://content.lib.washington.edu/buildingsweb/index.html

The University of Washington Libraries Digital Collection online projects
and archives are well-regarded, and this database proves to be no exception
to that highly positive trend. Started in 1995, the Cities and Buildings
Database contains over 10,000 digitized images of buildings and cities
culled from all historical periods and from all over the world. Visitors may
wish to start with a simple keyword search or if they are interested in
merely browsing by country, they may do so as well from the homepage. Of
course, one should not be surprised to also learn that visitors may also
perform detailed searches for buildings by city, style, title, architect,
and date of construction. Just to give prospective visitors some sense of
the depth and breadth of the collection, the database contains everything
from conceptual sketches of Frank Gehry's Experience Music Project to
photographs of the monastery of St. Keghard in Armenia. [KMG]"

>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Enjoy!

Tom

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Tom Cutshall
Map Cataloger
University of Georgia Libraries
Cataloging Dept. and Map Library
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