This message is from Alice Hudson.----------------------Johnnie -------------------------------------- >Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 18:17:32 -0500 >From: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: British miles in scale statement With a "map scale indicator" you could check the scale using the latitude grid, among other things. It has been a while since I saw a notice of these being available for sale, I am not sure if "map scale indicators" are still available...Alice Hudson, NYPL ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: British miles in scale statement Author: "Johnnie D. Sutherland" <[log in to unmask]> at Internet Date: 2/6/97 2:50 PM 2 messages.--------------------------Johnnie ----------------------------------------------- >Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 15:01:15 -0800 (PST) >From: Phil Hoehn <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: British miles in scale statement Yes, that would be my assumption -- Phil Hoehn, UC Berkeley Map Collection On Wed, 5 Feb 1997, Chuck Bearden wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I'm cataloging a small map of Mexico, drawn by A. Arrowsmith and > published by A. Constable of Edinburgh in 1823, and it's time to > compute the scale. The graphic scale is labeled British Miles. > It is not a nautical chart, so my assumption is that statute miles > are meant rather than British nautical miles. Am I likely to be > correct? > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Chuck > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Chuck Bearden email: [log in to unmask] > Catalog Department voice: 713/247-3499 > Houston Public Library fax: 713/247-3158 > 500 McKinney Ave. > Houston, TX 77002 -=> NOT SPEAKING FOR HPL <=- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > -=>HPL's Homepage: http://sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us<=- > ----------------------------------------------------------- >Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 08:56:17 -0500 (EST) >From: [log in to unmask] (Paige Andrew) >Subject: Re: British miles in scale statement Chuck, since you are cataloging a map showing Mexico I think you can be safe to assume statute miles here. If you have a copy of AACCCM's _Cartographic Materials: A Manual of Interpretation of AACR2_ there is a table on pg. 172 showing British conversions that might be of use. Paige >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >I'm cataloging a small map of Mexico, drawn by A. Arrowsmith and >published by A. Constable of Edinburgh in 1823, and it's time to >compute the scale. The graphic scale is labeled British Miles. >It is not a nautical chart, so my assumption is that statute miles >are meant rather than British nautical miles. Am I likely to be >correct? > >Thanks in advance for your help. > >Chuck >------------------------------------------------------------- >Chuck Bearden email: [log in to unmask] >Catalog Department voice: 713/247-3499 >Houston Public Library fax: 713/247-3158 >500 McKinney Ave. >Houston, TX 77002 -=> NOT SPEAKING FOR HPL <=- >------------------------------------------------------------- > -=>HPL's Homepage: http://sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us<=- > Mr. Paige G. Andrew Maps/Nonbook Cataloger E506 Pattee Library Pennsylvania State University Libraries The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 [log in to unmask] phone: 814-865-1755 fax: 814-863-7293