I'd like to introduce all of you to a wonderful map source: http://www.davidrumsey.com/ You will want to install the Insight Java Client, which allows you to get the highest resolution, and you can download an amazing variety of maps to the highest resolution your computer or wall chart can handle. A caution, though, you will have an icon on your desktop, which you will use from then on to access the collection, not going through the "Favorites" menu. I forgot that the first couple of times, and wasted some time trying to figure out how to use the client from the website. There are several Kentucky maps I like from this. Mathew Carey is one, Gilbert Imlay is another. I wrote David Rumsey for permission to use a clip of an Imlay map in a personal family history I am writing (for only limited publication, not for profit), which he kindly provided. I also have, if you like, a photo of a map of the trail through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky, that I took at the Gap Museum in Middlesborough, or somewhere around there. It probably wouldn't stand on its own, I took it so I could use Photoshop and draw the "trail" on a montage of the Carey maps. Haven't done it yet <G>. I am peppering the family histories with these graphics. Of course, I love maps, but even if I didn't, I think it gives readers a better sense of "what was there then," when coupled with a modern day map of the area. Also have taken some photos of the small farms and uncleared areas with the huge trees to give a flavor of what they faced. Good luck to you on your presentation. Pat (in Tucson) -----Original Message----- From: Lois Franceschi [mailto:ljfljf@psyber.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 09:03 To: KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KY] Maps Do any of you know where I can purchase large maps of Kentucky in the early 1800s? I am making a presentation at a family reunion and am planning to show the routes our ancestors used to get to their new lands. Thanks for any help. Lois in Auburn, CA ==== KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== The Registry -- NEW -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/ The easy way to keep your email address updated ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237