----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Please send any comments, questions, etc. to me at [log in to unmask] Laura Saegert Map Archivist Texas State Library, Archives and Information Services Division P.O. Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 512-463-5500 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 1996 STATE ARCHIVES POSTS MAPS DATABASE ON INTERNET 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.