Private Collection of 150,000 Maps Now Online

David Rumsey, an ardent map collector, and president of Cartography Associates, has digitized and cataloged his private collection of 150,000 maps at www.davidrumsey.com.

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April 11, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT

By Ambar Mukherjee

"'The digital images are even better than the originals because you can amplify them, rotate them to look at them from different angles,' Mr. Zhou of the East Asian Library at the University of California said. 'In practical terms, this is a better way of using the material than actually coming here to see the pieces.'"

Thanks to Ambar Mukherjee

Read the full story: In Vintage Maps, a Japan Bygone Floats Lyrically Online

Thursday, April 10, 2003 in The New York Times

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