BS: MAPS OF THE OLD WEST

Subject: RE: BS: MAPS OF THE OLD WEST
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 08:39 PM

Thanks, John. That is really wonderful!

Subject: MAPS OF THE OLD WEST
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 05:22 PM

Just appeared in the Wichita Eagle, Monday, August 13, 2001: "WSU PUTS HUNDREDS OF MAPS ONLINE

Wichita State University Libraries' Department of Special Collections is pleased to present over 325 digitized Kansas maps, dating from 1556 to 1900, for interactive viewing.

The maps do cover quite a bit of territory that is far outside what we now know as Kansas. They might be helpful in relating some of the old tunes to the geography of the time.

Instructions on the site indicate that working with these maps would be easier with JAVA engaged, although I didn't try it that way.

I don't see a mention of it on the site, but the newspaper article indicates that:

"Full color copies of the digital maps can be ordered from the Department of Special Collections by mail, fax, or e-mail. It takes three to six weeks to complete an order.
For more information, contact Mike Kelly at Wichita State University Libraries, Department of Special Collections, 1845 N. Fairmount Ave, Wichita, KS 67260-0068; by fax at [phone]; or by e-mail at [e-mail]."

John