Western Association of Map Libraries Selected Record Information
	Project Information:
	Series / Project:                                        North Carolina Historic Topographic Maps
	URL:                                                            http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/historictopos.html
	Project Status:                                           In-process
	Date Submitted:                                        01/17/2008
	Geographic Area:                                      North Carolina and border areas
	Agency/Publisher of Item:                        USGS
	Metadata Compiled:                                 No
	Metadata Format:
	Download Available:                                 Yes
	Project Description:                                  The NCSU Libraries has compiled an extensive collection of historical topographic map images of North Carolina that can be downloaded for free from the Web site http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/historictopos.html. The collection contains superseded US Geological Survey and US Army topographic maps, with dates ranging from 1891 to the 1960s. Over one-third of the maps were published prior to World War II and are known as \
	Format:                                                        Maps
	Number of items scanned to date:        185
	Fees to download?                                   None
	Scales:                                                        varies
	Range of Years:                                        1891 - 1960s
	Option:
	File Format:                                                JPEG 2000
	Resolution:                                                 300
	Compression:                                            20:1
	Image Mgmt. Software:                             GeoExpress 6.1
	Contact Information:
	Your Institution:                                          NCSU Libraries
	Name:                                                          Jeff Essic
	Job Title:                                                      Geospatial Data Services Librarian
	Email:                                                           jeff_essic@ncsu.edu
	Phone:                                                         919-515-5698
	Fax:                                                               919-515-8264
	Are you willing to be contacted about your project:     Yes
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