Catalogue Of Maps Research Articles

Who’s “The King of Cuckooz”? Maps and Mapping in Kenneth Slessor’s Poetic Sequence The Atlas, Part I

“The King of Cuckooz” by the acclaimed Australian poet Kenneth Slessor opensthe five-poem sequence The Atlas as well as Cuckooz Contrey (1932), the collection in which it debuted. Like each of The Atlas poems, “The King of Cuckooz” begins with a quote from a prominent seventeenth-century map-maker; in this case, Robert Norton (d. 1635)—the English engineer, gunner, writer, and surveyor. Slessor not only alludes to Norton’s 1620 plan of Algiers throughout the poem, but imagines his narrator assuming Norton’s (highly fictionalized) persona. This article, part of the first full-scale examination of Slessor’s ambitious but poorly understood sequence, begins by considering what critics have said about “The King of Cuckooz,” traces its development in Slessor’s poetry notebook, and details the complex relationships between his poem, Norton’s map, and a particularly lyrical description of that map in an ephemeral catalogue of atlases and maps. Slessor modeled his King of Cuckooz on Barbarossa/Kheir-ed-din (ca. 1478–1546), Algiers’ most charismatic corsair and pasha. But what Norton meant by “The Kingof Cuckooz Contrey” eluded Slessor. By focusing on Norton’s participation in the British expedition against Algiers (1620–1621), tracking down memoirs of foreign officials and former captives in Ottoman Algiers, scouring old maps for “Cuckooz,”and cobbling together the astonishing exploits of the Berber Kingdom of Koukou/Cucco through Norton’s day and beyond—my paper will make the “unknown” known in its strangely poetic reality.

Introduction to Maps and Mapping in Kenneth Slessor’s Poetic Sequence The Atlas

This is the first of seven articles comprising a book-length treatment of The Atlas by the acclaimed Australian poet and journalist Kenneth Slessor (1901–1971). Hisreputation as Australia’s first modernist poet and pioneer of her national poeticidentity began with his 1932 collection Cuckooz Contrey, which opened with one ofthe most original interpretations of cartography in verse: the five-poem sequence The Atlas. Fascinated by maps and navigators’ tales, Slessor began each poem withthe title of a map or an atlas by a cartographer prominent during Europe’s “goldenage of cartography,” and then alluded to that particular work throughout thepoem. The sequence celebrates the cartographic achievements of the seventeenthcentury while imaginatively recreating the worlds portrayed in very differentmaps, including Robert Norton’s plan of Algiers (“The King of Cuckooz”), JohnOgilby’s road maps (“Post-roads”), Joan Blaeu’s plan-view of Amsterdam (“DutchSeacoast”), John Speed’s world map (“Mermaids”), and a map of the West Indies,supposedly by Nicolas or Adrien Sanson, featuring buccaneers and a seafight (“TheSeafight”). Yet none of these maps appears in Slessor’s collections or critical studiesof his work. Nor have his poems been juxtaposed with the atlases, maps, or rarecatalogue of maps that inspired them.I plan to fill these gaps in six future issues of Cartographic Perspectives. Fivewill begin with an Atlas poem—reprinted in its entirety and in the order ofits appearance within the sequence. Analysis of the poem’s content will befollowed by discussion of its introductory quote or epigraph, which Slessor (ashis poetry notebook makes clear) found in the map catalogue. Next comes anexamination of both the cartographer and the map highlighted in the epigraph.By reproducing the map as well as the catalogue’s description of the map, eacharticle will uncover the cartographic connections between Slessor’s publishedpoem and its manuscript versions, its map(s), and the map catalogue. AnEpilogue will round out my series by exploring the unique atlas-like structure ofSlessor’s sequence and identifying the likely author of the catalogue that Slessorcreatively transformed into The Atlas.My Introduction, the only part of the series published in this issue, providesthe background for what will become the first extended examination of The Atlas. Opening with a brief biography of Slessor as poet, journalist, and man-about-Sydney, it surveys Cuckooz Contrey before turning to The Atlas, which debuted inthat collection. The effort that Slessor lavished on his sequence and on masteringthe period in which it is set are revealed throughout the notebook in whichhe drafted all five poems. Reviewing his corpus shows that The Atlas uniquelycombines strategies apparent in Slessor’s earlier and later poems, includinghis emphasis on the arts and the use of illustrations to heighten his poetry’sallure. The Introduction presents the maps created to illustrate his poetry,especially Strange Lands, made by the famously controversial Norman Lindsayand featured as the frontispiece of Cuckooz Contrey. Slessor’s poetic allusionsto maps lead to the magnificent nautical library in which he may have foundthe inspiration for The Atlas. Yet, as the second half of this article demonstrates,that library collection has proved one of many challenges to producing thisgroundbreaking study.

THE GALACTIC CENSUS OF HIGH- AND MEDIUM-MASS PROTOSTARS. I. CATALOGS AND FIRST RESULTS FROM MOPRA HCO + MAPS

The Census of High- and Medium-mass Protostars (CHaMP) is the first large-scale, unbiased, uniform mapping survey at sub-parsec scale resolution of 90 GHz line emission from massive molecular clumps in the Milky Way. We present the first Mopra (ATNF) maps of the CHaMP survey region (300{\deg}>l>280{\deg}) in the HCO+ J=1-0 line, which is usually thought to trace gas at densities up to 10^11 m-3. In this paper we introduce the survey and its strategy, describe the observational and data reduction procedures, and give a complete catalogue of moment maps of the HCO+ J=1-0 emission from the ensemble of 301 massive molecular clumps. From these maps we also derive the physical parameters of the clumps, using standard molecular spectral-line analysis techniques. This analysis yields the following range of properties: integrated line intensity 1-30 K km s-1, peak line brightness 1-7 K, linewidth 1-10 km s-1, integrated line luminosity 0.5-200 K km s-1 pc^2, FWHM size 0.2-2.5 pc, mean projected axial ratio 2, optical depth 0.08-2, total surface density 30-3000 M{\sun} pc-2, number density 0.2-30 x 10^9 m-3, mass 15-8000 M{\sun}, virial parameter 1-55, and total gas pressure 0.3-700 pPa. We find that the CHaMP clumps do not obey a Larson-type size-linewidth relation. Among the clumps, there exists a large population of subthermally excited, weakly-emitting (but easily detectable) dense molecular clumps, confirming the prediction of Narayanan et al. (2008). These weakly-emitting clumps comprise 95% of all massive clumps by number, and 87% of the molecular mass, in this portion of the Galaxy; their properties are distinct from the brighter massive star-forming regions that are more typically studied. If the clumps evolve by slow contraction, the 95% of fainter clumps may represent a long-lived stage of pressure-confined, gravitationally stable massive clump evolution, while the CHaMP ... (abridged)

Vernetztes Wissen – Ereignisse in der bibliografischen Dokumentation

Each of the three types of memory institutions ― library, museum and archive ― has developed its own conceptual forms of descriptive cataloguing for the objects and materials it holds. The static model »Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records« (FRBR), which is oriented towards the needs of the user, was created to enable more precise bibliographic cataloguing in libraries. But this model lacks a detailed concept of the entity »work« and is not especially useful for non-book materials. The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM), which has been the primary cataloguing method in museums,has proven to be highly suitable for heterogeneous types of museum objects, i.e. artifacts of artistic or intellectual endeavour. IFLA and ICOM have collaborated to harmonize FRBR and CRM. The outcome, FRBR oo (object-oriented FRBR),displays advantages in terms of a more strict interpretation of the Group 1 entities of FRBR, and also in a closer illustration of processes and events. Examples of how FRBR oo is applied are given here to demonstrate its enhanced value in scientific cataloging of manuscripts, prints, online publications, performing arts, maps, and musical works within a CRM-based database.

Map metadata: essential elements for search and storage

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of the issues surrounding the cataloguing of maps in archives and libraries. An investigation into appropriate metadata formats, such as MARC21, EAD and Dublin Core with RDF, shows how particular map data can be stored. Mathematical map elements, specifically co‐ordinates, are explored as a source of optimal retrieval.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on both the personal experiences of map cataloguers as well as previous literature on map retrieval elements, metadata formats and map retrieval systems.FindingsThe difficulties behind map cataloguing do not lie in metadata file formats but rather in maps themselves, staff and budget. They also lie in the lack of map‐appropriate retrieval systems and the lack of co‐ordinate search capabilities.Practical implicationsThe practical implications of this work reflect the necessity for strong map‐retrieval systems and strength of available metadata formats to store essential map data for retrieval. Future map cataloguers should secure appropriate systems for retrieval and include geographical location information, specifically numerical co‐ordinates.Originality/valueThis paper provides insight into current issues in map data and the file formats currently used for storing this data. It also investigates current map‐friendly systems in use by libraries and archives.

On the global stability of single‐planet systems

AbstractIn this paper, we estimate the global stability properties of single‐planet systems by using a catalogue of stability maps. The data of the catalogue were used to generate probability values on the mass parameter–eccentricity plane for the occurrence of stable orbits. We showed that the probability data can be well approximated by a second order surface. Using the resulted formula the likelihood of finding Earth‐like planets in single‐planet systems can be easily estimated. As an example, we derived estimations for four known exoplanetary systems. Our formula can be useful in selecting target stars for future space missions. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

Realms of gold: catalogue of maps in the library of the American Philosophical Society

Realms of gold: catalogue of maps in the library of the American Philosophical Society

Retrospective Cataloging of Maps in a Small Liberal Arts College

In February 2002, members of Saint Anselm College Geisel Library's Cataloging Unit started a project to retrospectively catalog the Library's small, but diverse, collection of cartographic materials. The Cataloging Unit of Geisel's Technical Services Department is comprised of two full-time catalogers plus one half-time cataloger. The Library's Government Documents Department (Geisel is a selective, 15% depository), where much of these materials are housed, does not have a dedicated cataloging staff. The collection of approximately 950 titles included topographic series maps, topographic/bathymetric maps (367), CIA country study maps (480), remote sensing image maps (20), hanging wall maps (6), globes (3), political ward maps (40), atlases (21), and monographic maps from the late 19th and early 20th centuries (10). This article describes the planning, requirements and challenges faced by a Baccalaureate College Liberal Arts library performing an inhouse retrospective cataloging project of cartographic materials.

Phillips, R.L. and Vasil, I.K. DNA-based markers in plants. 2nd edn.

Phillips, R.L. and Vasil, I.K. DNA-based markers in plants. 2nd edn.

The Evolution of Bibliographic Control of Maps

SUMMARY Although maps have been used for thousands of years, they have not been maintained or organized as well as printed books until relatively recently. Maps were often treated as ephemeral material. Early attempts at map cataloging are much more scattered than book cataloging, and printed catalogs of early libraries often omitted the mention of maps. It was only after map use became commonplace and thematic maps increased in number that cataloging and classification attempts began in earnest. The classification and cataloging of maps started to come together in the early part of the twentieth century. This article will examine how maps were organized in early collections and some of the advice provided for catalogers of map collections from the end of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth.

A catalogue of the maps of the estates of the archbishops of Dublin, 1654–1850. By Raymond Refaussé and Mary Clark. Pp. 112 incl. 1 fig and 25 black-and-white plates+12 colour plates. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2000. £35. 1 85182 595 9 The diocese of Elphin. People, places and pilgrimage. Edited by Francis Beirne. Pp. 403 incl. 230 illustrations+42 maps. Blackrock,

A catalogue of the maps of the estates of the archbishops of Dublin, 1654–1850. By Raymond Refaussé and Mary Clark. Pp. 112 incl. 1 fig and 25 black-and-white plates+12 colour plates. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2000. £35. 1 85182 595 9 The diocese of Elphin. People, places and pilgrimage. Edited by Francis Beirne. Pp. 403 incl. 230 illustrations+42 maps. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Columba Press, 2000. £30. 1 85607 299 1 - Volume 53 Issue 3

A Catalogue of the Maps of the Estates of the Archbishops of Dublin 1654-1850, with an Historical Introduction by Raymond Gillespie

A Catalogue of the Maps of the Estates of the Archbishops of Dublin 1654-1850, with an Historical Introduction by Raymond Gillespie

Retrospective Conversion and Cataloging of a Major Academic Map Collection: The University of Washington Story

SUMMARY This article is intended to provide information to the person faced with an uncataloged map collection. The article will discuss how various projects to catalog and classify a large existing map collection were completed at the University of Washington Libraries (UW). Project planning, standards, personnel issues and costs will be discussed. Information will be presented about outsourcing map cataloging, utilizing MAR-CIVE/U.S. Government Printing Office cataloging records and completing a shelflist conversion project. This article deals with the cataloging and classification of print maps and aerial photographs; atlases and electronic mapping products were not included in these projects.

Early Maps With or In Printed Publications: Description and Access

SUMMARY This article identifies the types of publications containing maps and the need for access to maps contained in them. The emphasis is on older maps; the comments are apposite for cataloging of current maps. The needs of map users are discussed, identifying the points of access that are critical to successful map retrieval. Main entry for maps is discussed. Various categories of associated map and book items are identified, and suggestions made, with USMARC examples, as to how these maps might be treated by the cataloger.

Enhancing in OCLC's Maps Format: A Participant's View

SUMMARY This article explores one of OCLC's cooperative quality control efforts, the Enhance Program, specifically in the Maps Format. Various aspects of participation in the program, such as the application process, reasons for participation, training, typical experiences, types of changes made to records, and the benefits of participation are discussed. One cataloger's twelve-year experience with Maps Format records forms the basis for a list of the most common changes made to map records in the Enhance Program. The list is offered in the hope of further improving the quality of map cataloging in the creation of OCLC records.

Map Cataloging and Classification: The Basic Who, What, and Where

SUMMARY This study explores map cataloging in academic and research libraries, analyzed by four size ranges of map collections. Topics include the locus of map cataloging, the involvement of professionals, paraprofessionals, and students in map cataloging, and perceived adequacy of staffing. Additional topics include the extent and level of MARC records in map catalogs and bibliographic utilities, and classification systems used for map cataloging. Finally, there is an examination of the predominant attributes of map cataloging and the adequacy and quality of current statistics to allow for understanding and improvement of map cataloging.

Cataloging Geologic Sections

SUMMARY In some existing cataloging records, there is evidence of considerable confusion in cataloging graphic representations of geologic measurements. The cataloging of geologic sections differs from the cataloging of maps in six areas: leader fields in a USMARC-formatted record; 0xx fields in a USMARC-formatted record; Scale; Physical description; Notes; and Subject headings. This paper will explain the use and importance of geologic sections, clarify why they should be cataloged in the USMARC Map Format, explain why they are called “sections,” define what is meant by “geologic section,” prescribe the rules for cataloging, and demonstrate the proper procedure for cataloging a geologic section.

Catalogue of pre-Meiji Japanese Books and Maps in Public Collections in the Netherlands

Catalogue of pre-Meiji Japanese Books and Maps in Public Collections in the Netherlands

Catalogue of Antique Maps and Prints of Ireland

Catalogue of Antique Maps and Prints of Ireland

Chronicle for 1995–1996

Christopher Baruth was appointed interim director of the American Geographical Society at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Courtney C. J. Bond, author of many map-related articles and books and Head of the Canadian Section, National Map Collection, Public (now National) Archives of Canada, 1968-1971, died 16 November 1995, aged 85. David Bosse, Curator of Maps and Newspapers at the William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, left to become head of the library at Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts. David Cobb, Head of the Harvard Map Collection, was appointed editor of Meridian, published by the Map & Geography Round Table of the American Library Association. Michael R. C. Coulson was appointed editor of Cartographica, in succession to Bernard Gutsell. Edward H. Dahl was succeeded, after 12 years, as chairman of the International Society for the Curators of Early Maps by Robert W. Karrow. The election took place at the biennial meeting in Vienna in September 1995. Ed Dahl has also stepped down as associate editor of Cartographica. Oswald Dreyer-Eimbcke was appointed president of the International Map Collectors' Society. John Dwyer, Chief, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, National Archives and Records Administration, retired in September 1995. Matthew Edney was appointed Faculty Scholar of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education of the University of Southern Maine in September 1995. At the 1995 conference of the International Cartographic Association he was appointed Chair of the History of Cartography Commission, in succession to Monique Pelletier. F. G. Emmison, County Archivist of Essex, 1938-1969, and editor of the Catalogue of Maps in the Essex Record Office, 1566-1855, died 9 November 1995. Gunter Hamann, Professor of Modern History and the History of Science, University of Vienna, died 13 October 1994, aged 70. Francis Herbert was recipient of the IMCoS-R. V. Tooley Award for 1995. 228 Ralph Hyde, Curator of Prints and Maps at the Guildhall Library, London, won the second Alan Godfrey award, made in association with the British Cartographic Society, for a librarian who has furthered the use, appreciation and understanding of maps in an exceptional way. Julian Janczak, Professor of History at Wroclaw University, former Chairman of the Working Group on the History of Cartography, Institute of the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, died 11 January 1995. He was succeeded as Working Group Chairman by Stanislaw Alexandrowicz. Robert W. Karrow's, Mapmakers of the Sixteenth Century and Their Maps has been listed as one of the 'Best Bibliographies in History' by the Bibliography and Indexes Committee of the History Section of the Reference and Adult Services Division of the American Library Association. The work was also named by Reference Quarterly as one of the best history bibliographies for 1995. William L. D. Ravenhill, former Professor of Geography at the University of Exeter, died 9 October 1995. See obituary p. 212. Stephanie A. Roper, doctoral candidate in American History at the University of Kansas, won the 1995 Ristow Prize for Cartographic History and Map Librarianship with 'Image is everything: English maps of colonial North America as promotional tools, 1530-1660'. The runner-up was Martin J. Coulter, a graduate of the University of Aberdeen, with 'John Wood's plan of the cities of Aberdeen, 1828'. Harald Sigurdsson, National and University Library of Iceland, and author of Kortasaga Islands, died 20 December 1995, aged 87. Thomas R. Smith, former professor of geography at the University of Kansas, died 7 January 1996, aged 86. At his retirement in 1981, the university map collections were named in his honour. He was the author of Maps of the 16th to 19th Centuries in the Libraries of the University of Kansas: An Analytical Cartobibliography and of studies on the Thames School of chartmakers. Themis Strongilos was elected president of the Society for Hellenic Cartography in October 1995. David Woodward has been named Arthur H. Robinson Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He was also appointed a Corresponding Fellow