Re: Online Map Collection From Library of Virginia Now Available
Charling Chang Fagan (mailto:sha@MAIL.SLC.EDU)
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:10:30 -0400
Message-Id: <199804161315.GAA39016@dns.ccit.arizona.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:10:30 -0400
From: Charling Chang Fagan <mailto:sha@MAIL.SLC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Online Map Collection From Library of Virginia Now Available
To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
At 08:56 PM 4/7/98 -0400, you wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> The Library of Virginia (Richmond) has just released more than
> 750 digitized map images from its Virginia Board of Public Works
> collection (http://image.vtls.com/BPW).
>
> The records of the Board of Public Works (1816-1903) are a
> unique source of information on social history, economics, commerce, and
> engineering in Virginia. The maps, drawings, and plans
> constitute an important pictorial and cartographic history of
> Virginia, particularly during the first half of the nineteenth century.
>
> The Library used the MrSid Image Retrieval software from LizardTech
> which reduces very large map images to "thumbnail" images embedded
> in the text of the online inventory. A user can enlarge the map
> image several times by clicking on a portion of the image.
>
> The resulting detail is extraordinary. The MrSid software has been
> integrated within the Board of Public Works web interface
> which was designed by VTLS, Inc.
>
> We first became aware of the MrSid product as we were seeking a
> solution to the problem of serving such large map images online,
> and concerns about image quality and download times. At that
> time, it had been implemented by the Library of Congress for its
> panoramic map collection, and we were able to successfully use
> it for our own project.
>
> For technical information about MrSid, the URL for LizardTech is
> http://www.lizardtech.com.
>
>
> Many other products will be available soon as part of the
> Library's Digital Library Project (http://image.vtls.com),
> including the Charles F. Gillette Photograph Collection (nearly
> 900 images of the famous landscape architect's life and work);
> the Bernard J. Henley Marriage & Obituary Database (marriage and
> death notices from over 150 Virginia newspapers, 1780-1830); and
> several additional online indexes and image databases (Letters
> Received by the Virginia Executive Department, 1776-1784, War of 1812 Pay
> Rolls & Muster Rolls, Wills & Administrations, Confederate
> Rosters, Confederate Disability Pension Applications, and World
> War I History Commission Questionnaires).
>
>
> Elizabeth
>--
>Elizabeth Roderick email (mailto:eroderic@leo.vsla.edu)
>Assistant Director, Library Development voice (804) 692-3761
> and Networking Division fax (804) 692-3771
>The Library of Virginia
>800 E. Broad Street
>Richmond, VA 23219
>
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>
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