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Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 13:00:18 -0600
From: Ronald Whistance-Smith <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Re: RGS and Historical Maps (fwd)
If I read it correctly, the price is per County, therefore the number of
maps will vary according to the number of sheets to cover the County and the
number of editions of each sheet. Francis can confirm or correct that.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnnie Sutherland" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: RGS and Historical Maps (fwd)
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 09:47:28 -0700
> From: Mary Larsgaard <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: RGS and Historical Maps (fwd)
>
> Oops, forgot to mention - the website for the commercial
> firm did give a price per CD - something like ?560 pounds?
> for a single-user license.
> I didn't see any indication of number of maps per CD
> but could have just missed it.
>
> /7/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:12:25 -0400
> >From: HelenJane Armstrong <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: 'Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum' <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: RE: RGS and Historical Maps (fwd)
> >
> >Cognations to Francis Herbert and the Royal Geographical Society on the
> >successful completion of their scanning project of the British Ordnance
> >Survey, large scale topographic maps. The availability of these valuable
> >maps on CD-ROMS will be a welcome addition to any Library whose patrons
> >conduct historical research. The detail on the 19th Century maps at this
> >scale is incredible.
> >
> >The University of Florida Map & Imagery Library is very interested in
> >purchasing the CD's. I could not find any order information on the RGS
> >website. Would someone please provide the cost, order address, date of
> >availability, etc. or a website with this information.
> >Thank you Helen
> >
> >
> >HelenJane Armstrong, PhD
> >Head, Map & Imagery Library
> >George A. Smathers Library
> >University of Florida
> >P.O.Box 117011
> >Gainesville, FL 32611-7011
> >EMAIL: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Johnnie Sutherland [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 3:00 PM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: RGS and Historical Maps (fwd)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 18:06:57 +0100
> >From: Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>,
> > "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>,
> > "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: RGS and Historical Maps
> >
> >Dear Lis-map, MapHist, and Maps-L subscribers,
> >
> >Please find attachment containing no images, but text press-release only,
> >concerning the availability of scanned versions on CD-ROMs of nearly
56,000
> >map sheets of our [British] Ordnance Survey 1:10,560-scale topographical
> >maps from 1842 to 1949. Enjoy (and please purchase)!
> >
> >Yours sincerely
> >Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps, RGS-IBG)
> >[log in to unmask]
> >http://www.rgs.org
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > <<RGS draft press release4.doc>>
>
> ______________________________________
>
> Mary Lynette Larsgaard
> Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory
> Davidson Library
> University of California, Santa Barbara
> Santa Barbara CA 93106
> telephone: 805/893-4049
> fax: 805/893-8799
> email: [log in to unmask]
> ______________________________________
>
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