>> From the Library of
Congress in Washington, D.C.
>> There are over 5 million
maps in the collections
of the Library of Congress.
Thousands of those are
available online at loc.gov.
When exploring maps, we can
search all maps or we can choose
to browse the Library's
map collections.
Let's search for one of the more
interesting maps, Mount Vernon.
Notice the different
options available
for viewing the search results.
We are looking at the List view, but
we could also select another view
to further explore
our search results.
The Gallery view displays large
thumbnails with titles of the maps.
The Grid view shows
small thumbnail images
without titles, so
more fit on the page.
We are going to look at
the Gallery view now.
It's one easy way to
view search results.
When you browse through the results
you'll see the digitized image
of part of a map of Mount Vernon,
George Washington's estate,
as surveyed by Washington himself.
On the bibliographic record for this
map, you can see more information
and you can enlarge and zoom
to explore the map in detail.
The Library provides
several download options
so you can save a copy of the map
for offline use in your classroom.
In addition, there are
numerous options for sharing
and saving the bibliographic record.
The website's Share/Save
feature makes it easy to share
or save a link to any
item's bibliographic record.
You can share it on social media,
email it to yourself or a friend,
or save the URL in
your browser favorites
or in a document you
create yourself.
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of the Library of Congress.
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