-------- Original Message -------- Subject: NYPL digital maps of the Middle Atlantic region Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:39:11 -0500 From: "ahudson" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] ------------------ Dear Mapsters, I invite you to check out the Map Division's little digital collection of Middle Atlantic maps, and maps of North America, USA and the World, also Western Hemisphere, that show the Middle Atlantic region in NYPL's Digital Collections. You can get to this from the url below, or from our www.nypl.org web page under Digital Collections, then Browse, then click on the map near the bottom of your screen [you may have to scroll down]. The "American Shores: Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region to 1850" site was funded by NEH. Once on the site, you will see highlighted a sampling of maps from the 1000+ which were conserved, cataloged and scanned during 2000-2002. The entire collection you can get to by clicking on the "Browse this collection" button at upper right. On the American Shores site, among the sampling of maps there, you can pan and zoom for greater detail. So far this does not seem to apply to the larger collection, but I am investigating that... It is all still under construction to some extent [I keep seeing things to fix!] but I would like you all to know it is there, and would appreciate any input you have. Much of the site is designed and under the control of NYPL's web design folk, and the scanning was handled in our digital lab. Map division staff selected the maps and cataloged them, and composed descriptive text. Over the next few months we will continue to polish this thing, but I want you all to know it is there and use it at will. Enjoy! http://www.nypl.org/research/midatlantic/ Alice Alice C. Hudson Chief, Map Division The Humanities and Social Sciences Library The New York Public Library 5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117 New York, NY 10018-2788 [log in to unmask]; 212-930-0589; fax 212-930-0027 http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. - Nelson Henderson