----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Cross-posted to MAPS-L, ARCHIVES, PACS-L, and EXLIBRIS. Apologies for any duplications. ___________________________ Help! The editorial staff of the _History of Cartography_ Project is having a problem finding several journals and exhibition catalogs related to the history of maps and mapmaking in Japan. If possible, we would like to locate these materials in a US or Canadian repository, short of waiting for a search done in Japan. Ideally the first page of the article and the title pages of the journals or catalogs would be acquired by us, as the reference-checked Japanese characters will be typeset in a bibliographical index. Does anyone know of a special collection, archives, or library that might have these materials, or an OPAC I might telnet or gopher to for further searching? I am looking for: Goto Planetarium Literature Report 6 (1978). Exhibition of Stellar Arts (Hoshi no bijutsuten), catalog of the Chiba City Local Museum (1989), no. 12. History of Astronomy (Tenmongaku shi), a series of lectures on modern astronomy, vol. 15 (1983). Square for the History of Ishigaki City (Ishigaki Shi Shi no Hiroba), 1987, by the Yaeyama Museum curator Hanaki Yasuo. Any leads, tips, advice, etc., will be greatly appreciated. Please respond privately, or to the list if you see fit. Many thanks is advance. Charles Dean Research Assistant History of Cartography Project UW-Madison [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]