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Laura Saegert
Map Archivist
Texas State Library, Archives and Information Services Division
P.O. Box 12927
Austin, TX  78711-2927
512-463-5500
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   August 19, 1996
 
STATE ARCHIVES POSTS MAPS DATABASE ON INTERNET
 
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is pleased to announce an
addition to its web site of a searchable database of the "Historic Map
Collection of the Texas State Library." Located at
http://link.tsl.state.tx.us/m/mapform.htm, the map database contains catalog
records for original, photo-reproduced, and compiled maps covering the period
from the early 17th century through the late 20th.
 
Material now accessible through the Internet includes general maps of Texas,
US, and Mexico; 18th=AD20th century world atlases; bird's-eye views of Texas
cities; and coastal charts and other nautical maps. Other subjects are: Texas
Highway Department county road maps; General Land Office county survey maps;
state and county geological maps; highway and road maps; military survey and
reconnaissance maps; oil and gas maps; plans of forts, missions, presidios,
battlegrounds; railroad maps; soil survey maps; street maps; town plats; and
US Geological Survey maps showing the topography of various Texas counties
prior to 1900.
 
Instructions and prices for ordering copies of available maps are listed.
The State Library welcomes comments on its map database, and has provided a
"Comments and Questions" email address for map users.