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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:37:17 -0700
From: Philip Hoehn <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: New Rumsey Collection online maps
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An additional 1,050 images have been added to the David Rumsey Collection
online collection – www.davidrumsey.com.  The total number of online maps
and other images as of September 1, 2001 is 5,468.

These are the new titles that have been added..

David Burr. Atlas of the State of New York, 1829. 51 maps, first edition.
 One of the earliest State atlases in the U.S.; includes maps of all the
counties and a large map of New York City.

Agustin Codazzi.  Atlas fisico y politico de la Republica de Venezuela,
1840.  19 maps, first edition.  The first atlas of Venezuela, and the
earliest atlas of a South American country listed in Phillips.

Antonio Garcia Cubas.   Atlas de la Republica Mexicana, 1858.  32 maps,
first edition.  The first comprehensive atlas of Mexico, including maps
of all the provinces and two plates relating to Aztec culture.

Illustrated Directory Company.  The Illustrated Directory of San
Francisco, 1895.  179 views, first edition.  An unusual “pictorial” city
directory consisting of elevation views of all the downtown San Francisco
building street fronts and their business occupants, block by block.  One
of the few visual records remaining of the built city before the 1906
earthquake and fire.

La Perouse.  Atlas du voyage de La Perouse, 1797.  69 maps and views,
first French edition.  Atlas from the report of La Perouse’s expedition
to the Pacific Ocean in 1785-88.

Jean Lattre.  Atlas Moderne, 1791.  85 maps, later edition.  Maps of the
world by Bonne, Janvier, & Rizzi Zannoni; includes important maps of the
United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Victor Martin de Moussy.  Description geographique et statistique de la
Confederation Argentine, 1873.  29 maps, first edition.  The first atlas
of Argentina.

Paz Soldan.  Atlas geografico del Peru, 1865.  72 maps and views, first
edition.  The first atlas of Peru, including maps, plans, thematic maps,
views, and statistical information.

Paz Soldan.  Atlas geografico de la Republica Argentina,1888.  29 maps,
second edition.  Maps of all the provinces, plus maps of the railroad and
telegraph lines.

Aime Pissis.  Mapa de la Republica de Chile, 1875.  14 maps, first
edition.  The maps are sectional maps that can be joined together to
create a map of Chile thirteen feet long.

Rand McNally.  Indexed Atlas of the World, 1897.  154 maps, later
edition.  Large format atlas, one of Rand McNally’s best 19th century
world atlases, with excellent maps of U.S. cities.

Jose Manuel Restrepo.  Historia de Colombia, Atlas, 1827.  13 maps, first
edition.  One of the first atlases of Columbia.

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.  Maps of the Society for
the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1844.  215 maps, second edition.  A
world atlas, including excellent maps of world cities and celestial
charts.

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Philip Hoehn, Librarian
David Rumsey Collection
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