Thank you, Francis. As I said I normally have nothing to do with maps, and
my ignorance has certainly shown.
I had looked at the NLS website, but went astray in my navigation. I think
this should do my researcher fine.
--On 24 February 2006 11:16 +0000 Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Sheena Carter,
>
> You write that you have unsuccessfully tried NLS (presumably the Map
> Library?); but did they recommend you search 'Images of early maps on
> the web' on the gateway site
> [http://www.maphistory.info/webimages.html]? If so, are we all to now
> understand that even that introduction to what Tony Campbell is aware of
> was 'found wanting'?
>
> Is there nothing relevant on the National Maritime Museum's fairly
> recent image pages? I haven't checked to see whether NMM's images are
> listed on the page cited above or whether you'll find an indication of
> such under another section on the web-site's menu: 'Collections'. New
> York Public Library's Map Division, too, has a good Seller maritime
> atlas and may have the charts your staff member requires (see,
> therefore, their webpages). Our own (as yet - money seems to be in
> short supply) limited images include maps/charts (choose the option on
> the [<http://www.rgs.org/images>] page).
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps)
> [log in to unmask]
>
> http://www.rgs.org [see 'Collections' - including some online catalogues
> (e.g., many maps up to ca 1940)]
>
> http://www.rgs.org/images
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SM Carter, Client Services [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 24 February 2006 10:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 17c charts of the English and Scottish coast
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I have had the following query from a member of staff, and wonder if one
> of
> you experienced map librarians (as Geography librarian in Bristol I
> normally have next to nothing to do with maps!) can help:
>
> Do you know off hand whether there are any good online map resources
> that
> contain high resolution 17C charts of the coast of England and Scotland?
>
> I'm thinking of things like Seller's English Pilot.
>
> Any help gratefully received - I have tried various sites, such as the
> National Library of Scotland, with no luck so thought it was time to ask
>
> for help.
>
> Yours
>
> Sheena Carter
>
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> Sheena M. Carter, Client Services
> Subject Librarian for Historical Studies & Geographical Sciences
> University of Bristol
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