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| Collection Name | Nevada in Maps |
| View Collection at | http://www.delamare.unr.edu/maps/digitalcollections/nvmaps/ |
| Description | Nevada is the 7th largest state of the 50 United States; in 2003, Nevada was ranked 35th in population size. The print cartographic resources found in Nevada are primarily located in the University of Nevada Library collections at Reno and Las Vegas, the State Library and the Nevada State Historical Society. These institutions are separated by as much as 450 miles from patrons across the state. To ameliorate the situation this site offers an ever-expanding collection of maps on Nevada and the Great Basin.
The original focus of the digital map site was a collection of historic maps of Nevada presenting topographic, geologic, and mining themes which are not found in total in any of these institutions. Many of these maps are over 100 years old, deteriorating, rare, not cataloged and, therefore, not readily available or even known to all the potential patrons in Nevada. There are now over 4200 maps and atlases on this site with many more to be added. The site also includes contemporary maps of Nevada and the Great Basin, many of which are not cataloged or readily available to the general public |
| Topics Included | Nevada--Maps; Nevada--History; Nevada--Historical geography |
| Organization | University of Nevada, Reno |
| Type of Organization | Academic library |
| City | Reno |
| State | Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Primary Sources | Maps |
| Format of Digital Files | djvu; jpg; jp2; |
| Date Published | 2006 |
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