This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the
whole list)
o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o +
I just noticed that there is a single link to the atlases digitized
within David Rumsey's site: http://www.davidrumsey.com/view/atlases . At
risk of overstating the obvious, this is really remarkable. Although not
quite as specific, one can go the the American Memory map collection
page (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Maps),
leave all the boxes checked, and initiate a search for "atlas." Although
not all results are applicable, there are quite a number of digitized
volumes. (Perhaps someone at the Geography & Map Division has a better
way to do this.) There are quite a number of digitized atlases and books
with maps accessible within Gallica
(http://gallica.bnf.fr/advancedsearch?lang=EN), although it is more
difficult for me to focus the search. There are quite a number of
individual, digitized atlases scattered around the web, as has already
been mentioned.
This does not remotely answer Tony Campbell's question, but does
indicate some potential starting points in terms of locations that are
digitally archiving multiple atlases.
Joel Kovarsky
On 12/2/2010 9:33 AM, Joel Kovarsky wrote:
This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying
to the whole list)
o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o
+ o +
On 12/2/2010 9:19 AM, Tony Campbell wrote:
But do any of us know what is out there? Could most of us find an
individual title, let alone an organised browsing list that served as
an online index to all those unconnected efforts?
I have casually looked for such lists, and have not found any that
cross the whole spectrum of digitized atlases, but certainly could
have missed something. One rather remarkable effort is the celestial
atlas group at the Linda Hall Library:
http://lhldigital.lindahall.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/astro_atlas
. Several sites mention a few of the atlases individually (such as
Robert Harry van Ghent's page:
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/celestia/celestia.htm),
but--understandably--some of the links to the more expansive celestial
atlas site are outdated. Sites such as Rumsey and American Memory have
individual atlases contained therein, something likely already known
to many on this list.
As you say, it is hard to keep up with these things, not simply
because of the volume of new material, but also because the sites tend
to "walk about."
Joel Kovarsky
_______________________________________________
MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography
hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht.
The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of
the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of
Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for
the views of the author.
List Information: http://www.maphist.nl
Maphist mailing list
[email protected]
http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3292 - Release Date: 12/01/10
14:34:00
--
Joel Kovarsky
The Prime Meridian
1839 Clay Dr., Crozet, VA 22932 USA
Phone: 434-823-5696
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.theprimemeridian.com
_______________________________________________
MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography
hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht.
The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of
the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of
Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for
the views of the author.
List Information: http://www.maphist.nl
Maphist mailing list
[email protected]
http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
