This message is from Jan Smits.-------------Johnnie ------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] re: historical town atlasses One of the projects of the INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR URBAN HISTORY (title translated from the Dutch) is the production of historical town atlasses. In countries like Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark?) and The Netherlands several volumes have been published. In The Netherlands the publications have the following series sub-title: "Acta collegii historiae urbanae societatis historicum internationalis" Under the series title "Historische stedenatlas van Nederland" the atlases of the following cities have been published by Delft University Press (Stevinweg 1, NL-2628 CN Delft): 1. Haarlem (1982) 2. Amersfoort (1982) 3. Zutfen (1983) 4. Kampen (1986) 5. Schoonhoven en Nieuwpoort (1990) Some countries started much earlier. E.g. in Germany the Landschaftsverband Rheinland in Bonn publishes since 1972 the "Rheinischer Sta[e]dteatlas". Up till 1989 some 52 parts were published. Though these publications may contain old maps most maps are reconstructions of the town plans, so truly historical maps. Base maps are all 1:2,500. For information concerning the map series I think it is best if you direct your questions to the Mapcurators of the respective National Libraries (See "World directory of map collections", IFLA publications 63). Jan Smits Mapcurator Royal Library, the National Library of The Netherlands [log in to unmask]