----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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: > ----------------------------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. >