-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Map symbology keys? 19th Century USCS charts? Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:39:20 -0600 From: Maps-L Moderator <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps-L <[log in to unmask]> Erno, There is a book entitled: Topographical drawings methodically arranged and engraved for the use of officers of the army & navy, civil engineers, academies, colleges and schools of science / by J. Enthoffer ... published by D. Appleton & Co. in 1869. There are 24 plates in all. Hers are the contents note: [Title page] Topographical drawings ... -- Plate I: Construction of letters & figures -- Plate II: Alphabets and numerals -- Plate III: Map lettering -- Plate IV: Conventional signs for the Army & Navy -- Plate V: Conventional signs for topography [1] -- Plate VI: Conventional signs for topography [2] -- Plate VII: Conventional signs for hydrography [1] -- Plate VIII: Conventional signs for hydrography [2] -- Plate IX: Conventional signs for fortreses, cities, etc. [1] -- Plate X: Conventional signs for fortreses, cities, etc. [2] -- Plate XI: Elementary rules of orographical design -- Plate XII: Types of orography -- Plate XIII: Examples of hill shading [1] -- Plate XIV: Examples of hill shading [2] -- Plate XV: Examples of hill shading [3] -- Plate XVI: Glacier -- Plate XVII: Generalizing orographical details -- Plate XVIII: Undulated country -- Plate XIX: Spurs of mountains -- Plate XX: Mountains -- Plate XXI: Highland -- Plate XXII: Alps -- Plate XXIII: High mountains -- Plate XXIV: Superglacial mountains. Attached is an image of plate VII to give you an idea what it looks like. It appears there are a number of libraries that hold this title otherwise we have ours scanned. Feel free to contact us if you're interested in obtaining copies. [log in to unmask] Angie Angie Cope, Senior Academic Librarian American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee Libraries 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) 43°03'8"N 87°57'21"W -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Map symbology keys? 19th Century USCS charts? Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:29:22 -0500 From: erno bonebakker <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] The Marsh & Mclellan inquiry prompts me to ask the larger question- can anyone suggest finding aids for map symbology keys in general? I am currently looking for a key to land based cultural features (such as roads, land cover) on a US Coast Survey chart of Casco Bay Maine (#315) circa 1870 or later. no luck so far through Google Erno R Bonebakker, mapster 91 Park St. Portland, ME 04101 207.874.6664 note new address: [log in to unmask]