As several map collections, subscribing also to ‘Lis-maps’, have the various scales of the USGS quads (and I know the RGS-IBG does so – and from the 1880s onwards), this is probably good news.

 

FH

 

-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joel Kovarsky
Sent: 27 January 2011 16:05
To: MapHist
Subject: [MapHist] Scanning and Georeferencing Historical USGS Quadrangles

 

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3009/    (this link was posted to Maps-L)

"The USGS Historical Quadrangle Scanning Project (HQSP) is scanning all scales and all editions of approximately 250,000 topographic maps published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since the inception of the topographic mapping program in 1884. This scanning will provide a comprehensive digital repository of USGS topographic maps, available to the public at no cost. This project serves the dual purpose of creating a master catalog and digital archive copies of the irreplaceable collection of topographic maps in the USGS Reston Map Library as well as making the maps available for viewing and downloading from the USGS Store and The National Map Viewer."