----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I think the scale indicators Alice mentions are still available from Alberta Auringer Wood at Memorial University in St. John's. Fran On Fri, 7 Feb 1997, Johnnie D. Sutherland wrote: > 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 > ************************************************************************** Frances Woodward, Special Collections & University Archives Division, Main Library, University of British Columbia, 1956 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1 Tel: (604) 822-2819 Fax: (604) 822-9587 E-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/ **************************************************************************