================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: MAPS-L: New Orleans evacuation map from 1958 Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 From: Angie Cope, AGSL <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> I guess I should include some information about the map ... the catalog record New Orleans metropolitan area basic evacuation plan / copyright ... by H. M. Goushá Co. Chicago, [Ill.] ; San Jose, [Calif.] : H. M. Goushá Co., c1958. 1 map : col. ; 43 x 65 cm. Scale [ca. 1:40,000]. 1 in. = approx. .6 miles. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows evacuation routes and direction of traffic movement. Text, including evacuation information and instructions, on verso. "... Robert V. Maraist, Director, New Orleans Civil Defense ... Harold R. Ravain, Director, St. Bernard Parish Civil Defense ..." "12-FF-771-S." Subjects: Evacuation of civilians--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area--Maps. Civil defense--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area--Maps. Streets--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area--Maps. New Orleans Metropolitan Area (La.)--Maps. Additional Author(s): New Orleans (La.). Civil Defense. ================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ RE MAPS-L: New Orleans evacuation map from 1958 DA Tues, Oct 4, 2005 FR Angie TO Maps-L From the UW Milwaukee Libraries blog ... includes small image of map ... http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/whatsnew/ Libraries Uncover New Orleans Evacuation Map UWM Libraries staff member Kelly Leu made a surprising discovery last week while working on the American Geographical Society Library's recataloging project: she found a 1958 evacuation map of New Orleans, with evacuation routes and warnings such as “Do not stop on road. There will be thousands behind you trying to get away.” The New Orleans map and others of the city, and of Louisiana and Mississippi, are now on display in AGSL. .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ ANGIE COPE American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee 2311 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/index.html Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm [log in to unmask] (414) 229-6282 (800) 558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) (414) 229-3624 (FAX) Map Librarian, MAPS-L Moderator http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/welcome_to_mapsl%20forum.html .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ --