A New Way to Search Old Maps
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Conference Title
North American Cartographic Information Society annual meeting
Organization
North American Cartographic Information Society
Location
Sacramento, CA
Conference Dates
October 7-10, 2009
Date of Presentation
10-9-2009
Abstract
Searching for historic maps and aerial photographs either traditionally or digitally requires the researcher to think textually -- using words and numbers to find something that is best spatially represented. I will explore how researchers can use a graphical maps database that skips having to explain with words or search for the exact right word to describe a location that could have vague local geographic names. I will guide the attendees on a tour of graphical maps database that I created at the Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott, Arizona in 2001 (http://sharlot.org/archives/maps/index.html). As a I prepare to create a similar program at the University of the Pacific's Holt-Atherton Special Collections, I have explored other technologies that might be able to help such as a standard MARC record, Google Earth Community, Rumsey's maps, Wikimapia, and CONTENTdm.
Recommended Citation
Wurtz, M. J.
(2009).
A New Way to Search Old Maps.
Paper presented at North American Cartographic Information Society annual meeting in Sacramento, CA.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/libraries-pres/134
