--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 19:31:11 -0800 From: Jenny Stone <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fw: David Rumsey Collection on the Web Sender: Jenny Stone <[log in to unmask]> FYI -- some of you may have seen Julie demonstrate this at the last WAML meeting. It's an impressive collection, impressively presented. Jenny Stone ___________________________________ GIS Librarian * Map Collection University of Washington Libraries Box 352900 * Seattle, WA 98195-2900 phone: 206.543.9392 ----- Original Message ----- From: "DAVID RUMSEY" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 3:44 PM Subject: David Rumsey Collection on the Web The David Rumsey Collection is now online at www.davidrumsey.com using conventional Web browsers such as Netscape and Internet Explorer. The site now has over 2,300 very high-resolution digital images of maps, an increase of almost 900 maps since our last update. By year-end, we expect to have over 5,000 images online. Among the new additions are the Jefferysı "American Atlas" (1776), Vancouverıs "Voyage of Discovery S" Atlas (1798), Humboldtıs "Atlas Geographique" (1811), Burrıs "American (Postal) Atlas" (1839), Coltonıs "Atlas of the World" (1856), and Kingıs "AtlasSof the Fortieth Parallel (1876). The Web site is powered by the revolutionary Insight Browser software from Luna Imaging, Inc., which enables the user to zoom in on and pan around the maps revealing rich details. All of our web functions have now been consolidated on one site, www.davidrumsey.com. From this site, the user can access the Web browser version of the collection or download the JAVA Client version. Visit the collection at: http://www.davidrumsey.com. Please let us know if you have any questions or requests. David Rumsey Julie Sweetkind [log in to unmask] --- End Forwarded Message ---