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For the first time in my career, a map has crossed my desk which
depicts the life travels of a historical individual.  This calls
for the use of the subject cutter .A85.  Not having seen any other
examples of biographical maps, I'm wondering two things:
* Does it call for a second cutter for the individual?  (The G
schedule and LC map cataloging manual don't mention this, and it
probably won't be needed, given the fewness of biographical maps!)
* What date is called for here: publication date or date of situation
(and since it covers a person's whole life, there's no one date to
use if it's the latter that's required)?
    I'd get my answers from other cataloging records, but that's the
old needle in a haystack, since I don't know what biographical maps
are out there.  Can anyone who has had experience with such maps
give me a hand here, even if just identifying other examples that I
can go check?  Thank you much...            KR
 
 
Ken Rockwell
"Just another map librarian" at
Marriott Library
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
 
"Without Geography--you're NOWHERE!"