----- Forwarded Message ----- From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 3:36:16 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: B. F. Stevens facsimile British headquarters map 1782/1900 Dear mapsters, Any one know if there are copies of this map out there in the world? I know the original is in British Archives, but restrictions on its use make me want to find the facsimile. We have two copies, one of which in the last year, oddly, has deteriorated terribly. The other copy, in better condition, was, in the fashion of the day, cut to fold into a book format. [ Horrors, it's a map--turn it into a book, right away! ] That was probably done in the 1920s or 30s, if not sooner. sigh. Would love to find a one piece, uncut copy for scanning, etc. Alice p.s. It is not a true facsimile, but a redrawing, with many differences from the original manuscript. Still useful though. Alice C. Hudson Chief, The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal 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 Hours: 1-7:30 Tu & Wed, 1-6 Thurs-Sat. Closed Sun, Mon. http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html