Re: [MapHist] Looking for articles or books about the history of gazetteers and itineraries as a form of writing

2011-12-02 Thread Donald Mcguirk
+ o + Don: Thanks for the kind words. With an e-book you always wonder who knows about it and uses it. Cheers, Barbara On 11/30/2011 9:19 AM, Donald Mcguirk wrote: > This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the > whole list) > o + o +

Re: [MapHist] Looking for articles or books about the history of gazetteers and itineraries as a form of writing

2011-11-30 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Dr Southall, In reply to your request, you might want to look at Barbara McCorkle's "Cartobibliography of the Maps in 18th Century

Re: [MapHist] early map images in OCLC's WorldCat

2011-08-02 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Joel, You might want to speak to Worldcat itself about such a list. The BnF, LOC, Rumsey, Ryhiner and National Library of Australi

Re: [MapHist] Ptolemy 1406-1477?

2011-03-28 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Sorin, You perhaps are already acquainted with this reference, but in case not, there is a far amount of discussion by Joseph Fisch

Re: [MapHist] How do map-myths get started?

2011-03-18 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Hillary, If you want to understand how several cartographic myths came to pass, I would second Jay's note on Seymour Schwartz's boo

Re: [MapHist] A Question about the Bibliotheque Nationale

2011-03-17 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Peter, You may want to try: http://www.bnf.fr/en/collections_and_services/reprographic_services/a.repro_contacts.html Don McGuirk

Re: [MapHist] RE: Maphist Digest, Vol 66, Issue 1

2011-02-01 Thread Donald Mcguirk
    Library (Tony Campbell)    2. Re: Rare Revolutionary War-Era Map is David Rubenstein    Gift   to Library (Donald Mcguirk)    3. The Last Great Cartographic Myth (Joel Kovarsky) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 31 Jan 201

Re: [MapHist] Rare Revolutionary War-Era Map is David Rubenstein Gift to Library

2011-01-31 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Tony et al, There is no questioning the magnificence and historical significance of Buell's map documenting the infancy of the Unit

Re: [MapHist] Carte Generale Du Royaume De La Nouvelle Espagne

2010-11-03 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Ricardo, This subject is far from my area of expertise, and I'm traveling, thus no references to consult. That said, I believe Lap

Re: [MapHist] Map Query: NICOLAES VAN GEELKERCKEN

2010-08-17 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Alvaro, You have a modern reproduction of a map first done in 1617. If you can find a copy of the book, The Mapping of the World b

[MapHist] First Announcement: The Mapping of North America: Westward Expansion

2010-08-13 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + To the Members of the Maphist list: The Rocky Mountain Map Society, the Denver Public Library and the University of Denver (the ol

Re: [MapHist] 1545 world map by Vopelius

2010-07-27 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Peter, Perhaps of some small help, check Mercator's 1738 World map (plate XLIII, Nordenskiold Facsimile Atlas, New York, 1973) and

Re: [MapHist] Re: R.W. Seale's 1748 HBC Map

2010-05-28 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Hello, I did not receive the original email that prompted this reply. However, there is a third copy of this map in the Huntington

Re: [MapHist] Henri de Leth

2010-05-13 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + For those who are interested, Worldcat OCLC numbers for this map are 558020781 212253937 and 228720362, map 3 of atlas Don -

Re: [MapHist] Henri de Leth

2010-05-13 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Lindsay, The following information on de Leth's map can be found on AMPR and www.worldcat.org. Offered for sale by Kitt Kapp in 19

Re: [MapHist] 1992 map True or verdadera route of Christopher Columbus ...

2010-05-10 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + Angie, This email address was accurate for Bill Dunwoody last year. Hopefully it still is! sadunwo...@peoplepc.com Don McGuirk --

[MapHist] Fwd: Mystery Cartographer!

2009-12-21 Thread Donald Mcguirk
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 + - Forwarded Message - Subject: Mystery Cartographer! Could any of my esteemed colleagues tell me which 1750-1800 ca