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Fellow map catalogers:
 
I'm modifying an OCLC record for our local system concerning a 1759
map of Virginia, Maryland and Carolina by Johann Baptist Homann.  All
text is in Latin, but the map was published in Germany and the scale is in
German miles ("Milliaria Germanica"). This is the first map I've run across
to specify German miles.  Can anyone help me with conversion to a
representative fraction or suggest a source?  Any help is most
appreciated!
 
Cathi Carmack
Cataloger, Archives & Manuscripts
Tennessee State Library and Archives
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