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Thank you & the TX State Library for making the life of the Texas Map
Reference librarian a little bit better!
 
On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, Laura Saegert wrote:
 
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> Laura Saegert
> Map Archivist
> Texas State Library, Archives and Information Services Division
> P.O. Box 12927
> Austin, TX  78711-2927
> 512-463-5500
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   August 19, 1996
>
> STATE ARCHIVES POSTS MAPS DATABASE ON INTERNET
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> The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is pleased to announce an
> addition to its web site of a searchable database of the "Historic Map
> Collection of the Texas State Library." Located at
> http://link.tsl.state.tx.us/m/mapform.htm, the map database contains catalog
> records for original, photo-reproduced, and compiled maps covering the period
> from the early 17th century through the late 20th.
>
> Material now accessible through the Internet includes general maps of Texas,
> US, and Mexico; 18th=AD20th century world atlases; bird's-eye views of Texas
> cities; and coastal charts and other nautical maps. Other subjects are: Texas
> Highway Department county road maps; General Land Office county survey maps;
> state and county geological maps; highway and road maps; military survey and
> reconnaissance maps; oil and gas maps; plans of forts, missions, presidios,
> battlegrounds; railroad maps; soil survey maps; street maps; town plats; and
> US Geological Survey maps showing the topography of various Texas counties
> prior to 1900.
>
> Instructions and prices for ordering copies of available maps are listed.
> The State Library welcomes comments on its map database, and has provided a
> "Comments and Questions" email address for map users.
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