-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: A.E. Mathews Civil War map maker Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:07:58 -0400 From: Boris Michev <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> Nancy, We have three of Matthews' maps in our collection (all facsimiles): Virginia City (1868); San Diego (1873), and Los Angeles (1873). You can also find a digital copy of the San Diego map at http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf6t1nb77w/ and a digital copy of his Santa Barbara map at http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf009nb2dz/. Let me know if you are interested in our three maps and if so, we'll work something out. Boris At 02:19 PM 9/11/2009, you wrote: >Nancy, > >I noticed that you have a birth day of 1881 for Mathews. Did you mean 1831? > >I found a authority record in OCLC that gives dates of birth and death >for someone from Canyon City, Colorado of: Mathews, Alfred Edward, 1831-1874 > >More from the authority record: > >WWWAm, hist. vol. (Mathews, Alfred E.; b. 1831, Bristol, England; >brought to U.S. 1833; d. 1874, Longmont, Colo.; artist) > >Canyon City, Colorado, and its surroundings, 1870: t.p. (A.E. Mathews) > >His Interesting narrative, 1861. > >Angie >AGSL UWM > >Nancy P. Masimer wrote: >>Hello, >> >>I am interested in finding information on >>Alfred E, Mathews, born June 12, 1881 in >>Bristol, England. He came to the United States >>at the age of 13 and later became a map maker >>during the Civil War. He had volunteered in >>the 31st. Ohio Regiment Vols. under Col. Moses >>Walker. His maps received commendation for >>their accuracy for Generals Grant, Sherman, Logan and more. >> >>I am looking for his maps. It does not have to >>be the real thing, just something that I can look at. >> >>Thank you, >>Nancy Masimer >> >> >>Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center >>612 Royal Gorge Boulevard >>P.O. Box 1460 >>Caņon City, Colorado 81212 >> >> Boris Michev Maps and Geospatial Information Librarian Cornell University Library B16 Olin Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 tel. 607-255-9566 fax 607-255-3609 e-mail [log in to unmask]