The 1807 version of the Madison map of Virginia (which is what began the recent discussions about maps and images) is available on the Virginia Memory portion of the Library of Virginia's Web site, http://www.lva.virginia.gov Just click Virginia Memory, and there it is in the What's New column. Thanks to Kathy Jordan who, noticing this discussion, put it there for ease of access and to alert viewers to other online map resources. It is true that some of the Mutual Assurance Society images are not so clear as the images that we have mounted lately. That was one of the first collections that the Library of Virginia made available online at a time when scanning images from good quality microfilm was recommended. That was in the 1990s. The resolution, alas, is not at the standard we now expect, although some of our online collections prepared that way are quite good. Please feel free to brag on anything that you find useful on our site or to send us comments on anything that you think may need improvement. Happy clicking. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Please visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at http://www.lva.virginia.gov ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html