-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: National Atlas of India]] Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 11:22:27 -0700 From: Brian Bach <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] ------------------ We possess the 8 volume set, complete with brass screws. Each volume has a table of contents, but it is a rather idealistic list. Maddingly, each item is duly listed, but many of the items are marked with an asterisk, which indicates 'Not included'. In Vol. 1 alone (General & Political Maps), nine out of the 23 maps in the list are branded as 'Not included'! In his introduction to the 1995 printing of the 1986 edition, the Director of the project, Prithvish Nag states, 'The present volume consists of a mixture of all these [past] editions [of loose sheets]. Hence, this set cannot be strictly called the second edition of the National Atlas of India. Perhaps it will never be possible to do so as the same edition of all the 300 plates of the Atlas will never be ready at the same time.' Despite this logistic tangle, if new editions of the 'Not included' maps are issued, and if we can acquire them, I can loosen those nice brass screws and install the maps in their proper sequence in the folios. Only then could my cherished dream of applying white-out to the dreaded 'Not included' asterisk on the contents pages be realized! I wrote a book about travel in India and Pakistan called 'The Grand Trunk Road From The Front Seat', and included sequences about visiting the Survey of India in Calcutta and Delhi (not the agency which produced the National Atlas). In spite of witnessing some of the superficial signs of the workings of a great Indian bureaucracy and the extravaganzas therein, I nevertheless developed a great fondness and respect for their whole enterprise, and for many of the outstanding people who are part of it. These visits were some time ago now, and I expect that any new edition of the components of the Atlas will be done in the current internationally progressive style. I always liked and appreciated that certain sense of 'handmade' quality to cartographic things Indian, but I imagine that approach is now gone with the wind, and the triumph of the computer nerds will, in effect, have come to places as far afield as rural Gopalganj District in Bihar... All best, Brian Brian P. Bach Maps Specialist Documents/Maps Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548 USA [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] 9/3/2004 1:11:04 PM >>> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: National Atlas of India] Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 09:39:40 +1000 From: Maura O'Connor <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Matthew There are several editions of the National Atlas of India. There are at least two loose sets, then there are "bound" editions, ie loose plates held in place by brass screws, in several volumes, each volume having its own listing. There is a new edition coming out at present. I am not familiar with the abridged edition. Our loose set, which we file in with our maps, has no listing and we simply file in plate number order. There are 300 plates in that set, some probably have several editions. There is no listing for that lot. I would suggest you separate out the "loose set" and keep in one straight sequence. If you then have plates from the"bound" set and no cover and list, either interfile with the others or retain as a separate list. If it helps and I can obtain copies of the lists from the volumes, I am happy to forward those to you. Please let me know. I will need an address to send them on! Yours sincerely Maura O'Connor Map Curator National Library of Australia Canberra ACT 2600 Phone : 61 2 6262 1280 Fax: 61 2 6161 1653 Email : [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Johnnie D. Sutherland Sent: Friday, 3 September 2004 5:25 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: National Atlas of India] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: National Atlas of India Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:21:24 -0700 From: Matthew Parsons <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ I struggling to understand how the plates from the National Atlas of India are arranged. I've have several dozen loose plates, all have National Atlas of India in the upper left and a plate number in the upper right. However, the plate numbers rarely match the plate titles according to the two lists I was able to find via the Internet. One list was printed from the National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) Web site a few months back. It is for the 8 volume set and lists 300 plates. Unfortunately, the NATMO Web domain (www.natmo.org) has recently expired and I can't go back and access it for any more information. The second list I have is from Vedams Books from India (www.vedamsbooks.com/no31476.htm) and is for the Abridged Edition (English), listing 30 plates. Some of the plates I have in hand match up with the Abridged edition and some of with the 8 vol. set. However, most don't seem to match either at all. The plate number is different or the plate title is wrong (depending on how you look at it). Has anyone tackled this frustrating set of maps? Are there other editions of the Atlas out there with numbering systems that will map to the numbers I have? Any insight would be most appreciated! Thanks, Matthew Parsons, Map Librarian Map Collection and Cartographic Information Services Unit University of Washington Libraries 206-543-9392