{"id":1805981,"date":"2022-02-03T19:53:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T00:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1805981"},"modified":"2022-02-03T19:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T00:53:55","slug":"david-rumsey-map-collection-more-than-just-digitization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/02\/david-rumsey-map-collection-more-than-just-digitization\/","title":{"rendered":"David Rumsey Map Collection: More Than Just Digitization"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Rumsey Map Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The David Rumsey Map Collection has a blog post that explains that they do more than just scan old maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When we digitize historical maps we create copies that can be shared and used by all. But we also create the potential to repurpose these copies to advance understanding of the original maps. To do this, we create composite maps<\/a>, georeferenced maps<\/a>, composite views<\/a>, interactive globes<\/a>, composite texts<\/a> and other types of digital versions that expand map interpretation and enhance use. Below are some examples of these interpretive maps that we have created over the past 20 years. To date we have created 1,674 interpretive composite maps, views, and texts<\/a> as well as over 56,000 georeferenced maps<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Examples at the blog post<\/a>\u2014some of which we\u2019ve already seen, including the digital assembly of Urbano Monte\u2019s 1587 world map<\/a> (above).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The David Rumsey Map Collection has a blog post that explains that they do more than just scan old maps. When we digitize historical maps we create copies that can be shared and used by… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[400],"class_list":["post-1805981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-antique-maps","tag-rumsey","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1438,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/04\/david-rumsey-map-center-at-stanford-opens-april-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":1805981,"position":0},"title":"David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford Opens April 19","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"4 April 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"In 2009 it was announced that map collector David Rumsey, whose eponymous website\u00a0has been a must-visit for any map aficionado, would be donating his collection of 150,000 maps, plus digital copies, to Stanford University. 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