NEW YORK HISTORICAL TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS CD 2

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NEW YORK HISTORICAL TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS CDROM 2You have looked all over for old out of print USGS topo maps. They are hard to find even inprinted format. Some larger libraries have copies, but digital scans are harder to find,until now. This CDROM contains 1:62,500 (15 minute) scale topographical maps of NEW YORK.They date from the late 1890's to the 1950's. These maps had to be scanned in pieces and then stitched back together. Because of this, some mapsmay have slightly blurred seams. These maps show long gone roads, townsand other geographic feature points. These maps are a must for historical and genealogical research.Use them for research in surveying, mining, forestry and farmingUse them in genealogy to find w your family lived. Relive history by mapping a historical Civil War battle.Most are brown and white, although some show green ground cover.The 15-minute map series at a scale of 1:62,500 (1 inch = approximately 1 mile) has been abandoned by the USGS.The maps are in the .JPG file format. You can view and print them with any software that can opengraphic image files. Some include Paint Shop Pro and the Image viewer in Windows.You can cut and paste the maps in WORD and other programs.They average around 4 MB in size, small enough for most computers to open easily.No viewing software is on the CD, as the .JPG file format is read more