Hi,
Thank you for yours very useful answers. Now, I just have work to do !
Best regards,
*Caroline Tourette*
Tél. 01 44 32 14 61
Bibliothèque de géographie
*Institut de Géographie*
191, rue Saint Jacques
75005 Paris
Le 20/01/2017 à 16:22, Carlson, Tom a écrit :
> Hi Caroline,
>
> I'm not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for but here is a
> link to one of our USGS publications on the "History of the
> Topographic Mapping Branch " that you can download
> https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1341/pdf/circ_1341.pdf
>
> I have also provided a link to our USGS Historic Quadrangle Mapping
> Project, where we have scanned the majority of maps that we have made
> over time: http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/ alternatively you
> may find historic maps here: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/maps/TopoView/
>
>
>
> This may provide you with the information that you are looking for. If
> you need something else please let me know.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 6:12 AM, Caroline Tourette
> <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm a librarian in La Sorbonne library, geography department.
> Apologies for my english.
>
> We did in the end of 2016 the cataloging of a USGS serie, called
> with different names : "*30 x 60 minute series (topographic)*" (we
> have a few "planimetric" too) ; "*1:100 000-scale metric
> topographic map of...*", and follows the name of a town or a site
> ; "*30x60 minute quadrangle*". This maps were produced in the 70's
> and 80's by the USGS. The library have a great part of this serie
> for many years now.
>
> I'd like to make a brief history of this production, to inform my
> patrons and enhance this collection. I searched in the USGS
> website, but I found very few informations. Do you know if there
> is a (historical) review of this map serie somewhere online ? Or
> in a print document (and I'll try to get this document afterwards) ?
>
> Thank you !
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> *Caroline Tourette*
>
> Tél. 01 44 32 14 61
>
> Bibliothèque de géographie
> *Institut de Géographie*
> 191, rue Saint Jacques
> 75005 Paris
>
>
>
>
> --
> Tom Carlson, PhD, GISP
> Geographer
> National Map Liaison for Washington, Oregon and Idaho
> US Geological Survey
> 934 Broadway, Suite 300
> Tacoma, WA 98402
> 253.552.1682 Office
> 253.552.1581 Fax
>
> *The National Map <http://nationalmap.gov> - Your Source for
> Topographic Information*
>
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