National Atlases
May 3, 2009
National atlases, regardless of origin, are often viewed as an opportunity for a country to show off – to establish itself as a country worthy of respect in both its own eyes and the eyes of the world.
The Statistical Atlas of the United States, published in 1874 after the 9th Census, was in some ways the first real national atlas of the United States. The U.S. national atlases will soon be completely available on the site. U.S. national atlas editions include the statistical atlases from the 9th Census (1870), 10th Census (1880), and 11th Census (1890), as well as the more well-known National Atlas of the United States, published in 1970. Right now the 1870 and 1880 atlases are almost completely loaded onto the site, with hundreds of maps from the web version of the U.S. National Atlas also available.
Canada published its first national atlas in 1906, with a second edition following shortly thereafter in 1915. The image to the left is a more recent map (1998), and includes the “proposed boundary of the new territory of Nunavut”, established on April 1, 1999. Canadian national atlas maps from the 1st (1906), 2nd (1915), 3rd (1957), 4th (1974), 5th (1978-1995), and web versions of the Canadian national atlas are now on Cartoko.
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May 2, 2009
This is a blog about the map wiki Cartoko. The blog’s main goal is to provide information on the latest major updates, feature enhancements, and milestones. Occasionally there might also be some commentary on related subjects in the world of online map repositories and indexes.
If anyone has any suggestions for the site, the blog, or comments on either, feel free to post them here or send to admin@cartoko.com, and I’ll try to respond as soon as possible. The next few posts will be some background on the site, some of the major collections already posted, the thoughts behind Cartoko, and the direction we’d like to see it grow.
For now, welcome to the blog and enjoy!
Craig Haggit
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