Ken,
We are scanning this very set right now! At least I think it’s the same. If you have a record for it, send it to me and I’ll double check.
Best,
Julie
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Julie Sweetkind-Singer
Assistant Director of Geospatial, Cartographic and Scientific Data
Head Librarian, Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
397 Panama Mall, MC: 2211
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
650-725-1102
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On Behalf Of Ken Grabach
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 9:02 AM
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Subject: map set of the Canada - U.S. border
Hello, colleagues.
I have been going through a major weeding project prior to moving the sheet maps from a storage location to rejoin other materials at the science library on campus. As invariably happens in such projects, serendipitous finds unearth themselves.
One such potential treasure that has come to light is a set from the early 20th-century of map sheets of the Canada - U.S. border. They are topographic strip maps, showing a narrow width of the land on either side of the border. Most
of these comprise two strips per sheet, one strip above the other. As best as I can tell, this is a complete set. These are sheets about the size of small topographic quadrangles, only oriented with the longer dimension horizontal rather than vertical, Our
copies are mounted on linen backing.
My questions are these: Does anyone know of a digital set of these maps available in a freely accessible site? If not, is there value in creating digital copies from scans of the print originals?
Any ideas are welcome.
Cheers,
Ken
Ken Grabach
Maps Librarian
BEST Library, 219D
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, OH 45056 USA
513-529-1726