CartoMundi

Valorization of
Cartographic
Heritage

Chapter 1
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CartoMundi
An International program to share the
cartographic knowledge
through a web site

Mediterranean House for

Humanities
(Aix-en-Provence) Telemme laboratory

With the support of

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1. Main principles
2. Partnerships and
financial aspects
3. Public interface
4. Librarians interface
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1. Main principles
2. Partnerships and
financial aspects
3. Public interface
4. Librarians interface
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Two categories
for cartographic documents

1. Monographic maps

2. Series

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1. Monographic map
Document which represents on one sheet
The space designated by its title

A map of France A map of Paris

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2. Series

A map divided in a set of sheets. because of the relation

between the size of the represented space and / or the
scale of reduction,

The map of Cassini – 2nd half of the 18th century

is one of the first series.
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2. Series – key map – sheet index

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Numerical
catalogues

Why ?
Books : ~ 80 % Maps : ~ 15 %

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The same
system for
cataloguing

Rejected by
the map
librarians

Created for books / Adapted for maps

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Map librarians prefer

traditional tools

Looking for a map is, first, searching a place

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In this context CartoMundi

a new system based on two main tools

1. A geographic field
A new category of information

2. Digitised sheet indexes

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The geographic field

Geographic
field

This field can be requested

by geographical questions

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The geographic field

A geographical question -> to find a map through a map

Moving, zooming and choosing a place on a planisphere

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Digitised sheet indexes

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Digitised sheet indexes

Showing a state of collection

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Digitised sheet indexes

Showing a state of collection

Finding the call number of a sheet

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Digitised sheet indexes

Showing a state of collection

Finding the call number of a sheet
Selecting a reproduction

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Database organization

Description of each series

Index of series List of sheets
List of perimeters

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Database organization

Description of each series

Index of series List of sheets
List of perimeters

International Directory Description of each

establishment

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Database organization

Description of each series

Index of series List of sheets
List of perimeters
A collective
catalogue
between the index
Collective catalogue
and the directory

International Directory Description of each

establishment

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Open the file :

CartoMundi chapter 2
For :
2. Partnerships and
financial aspects

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