-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Map Scanning Projects Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:28:52 -0400 From: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Organization: Harvard College Library To: maps-l <[log in to unmask]>, Discussion group for map history <[log in to unmask]> Colleagues - The Harvard Map Collection has recently completed a cataloging project for our antiquarian maps that resulted in the cataloging of our collection from New England south to South Carolina. From this group of maps we have selected several maps to be conserved and scanned and these maps are now available for online viewing and study. They have all been submitted to the American Library Association Map & Geography Round Table Map Scanning Registry (http://mapregistry.library.arizona.edu/cgi/index.pl) hosted at the University of Arizona. Reviewing this site periodically will allow all of us to be aware of the various scanning projects that are being planned, are underway, or have been completed. We are now moving into another project entitled 'Imaging the Urban Environment' which will allow us to catalog and digitally image maps and views of ca. 22 cities worldwide (i.e. Boston, New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Vienna, etc.) which will support curriculum course needs of a diverse group of Harvard faculty. This project is also allowing us to digitally image some of our earlier land ownership and fire insurance atlases that may be viewed in our Digital Page Delivery Service. As this project progresses we will be adding this information to the above noted registry. We hope that some of these items will be useful to our colleagues working with maps and atlases. David -- David A. Cobb Harvard Map Collection Harvard College Library Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. 617.495.2417 FAX 617.496.0440 Email: [log in to unmask]