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Subject: UNLV Libraries launches"Southern Nevada and Las Vegas: History
in Maps" website (fwd)
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:54:11 -0700
From: Brian Bach <[log in to unmask]>
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I may not be in the Great State of Nevada at the moment, but this looks
like a winner.

NB: It would be fascinating to see transitional maps/aerial photos of
the development of the Vegas Strip right up to the minute, as it seems
to change every minute!

Brian


Please forgive duplicate postings

UNLV Libraries launches "Southern Nevada and Las Vegas:  History in
Maps"
website

The UNLV Libraries is proud to announce the launching of "Southern
Nevada
and Las Vegas:  History in Maps," a digital project featuring over 80
historical maps from the UNLV Libraries Special Collections
Department,
documenting the cartographic history and context of southern Nevada,
telescoping in scale from the Western Hemisphere to the streets of Las
Vegas. Maps were selected to highlight the collection, both in terms
of
individually important maps and in the breadth and variety of the
collection.  These maps provide not only a history of the region
through
its changing political boundaries, but also a history of map-making and
the
development of the cartographic knowledge of this area. The website is
available at http://www.library.unlv.edu/maps/index.html.

This digital exhibit is meant to supplement and enhance the "Nevada
History
in Maps" digital website by the University of Nevada, Reno already
available at
http://www.delamare.unr.edu/maps/digitalcollections/nvhistory/
    UNR's website focuses on maps of northern Nevada, while this new
website
features maps showcasing southern Nevada.  Both websites were
developed
using the CONTENTdm management system.

These maps were digitized in the Web and Digitization Services
Department
of the UNLV Libraries.  Other current web, digitization, and digital
projects can be viewed at http://www.library.unlv.edu/wds/.











Brian P. Bach
Maps Specialist
Documents/Maps
Brooks Library
Central Washington University
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548
USA
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