cool thing!

[maitheas]

Our Special Collections library has an exhibit of historic American maps up at the moment, and our web development staff has created a kick ass web exhibit so that people can actually get up close and personal with the maps.

fix the url and go visit!

The Seymour I. Schwartz Collection of North American Maps 1500-1800httx://www2.lib.virginia.edu/

Comments

[yellow_oranges]

That is über cool!!

[maitheas]

It so is! As are the maps, themselves. And he's willed it all to us, so someday we'll have this whole set to preserve and care for! woohoo!

[kiltsandlollies]

That's gorgeous, wow.

[maitheas]

The maps are so lovely, L! There's one printed on silk that I just want to reach through the glass and touch.