[CALMAP:445] Re: CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps - possible shared purchase?

From: Cynthia Jahns (cjahns@ucsc.edu)
Date: Wed Jun 04 2008 - 17:17:14 PDT

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    Hi Mary,

    I might be interested, depending on the price. - Cynthia

    On May 30, 2008, at 3:07 PM, Mary Larsgaard wrote:

    > anyone interested in going
    > in with me on a shared purchase
    > of this next fiscal year?
    > anyone tossing money in to the
    > kitty i'll have the digital
    > files sent to you.
    > i'm fine with the paper maps
    > being kept somewhere other than here.
    >
    > mary
    >
    > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    > Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 13:12:33 -0500
    > From: Geoff Forbes <gforbes@landinfo.com>
    > To: 'Mary Larsgaard' <mary@sdc.ucsb.edu>
    > Subject: CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps
    >
    > Dear Mary,
    >
    > I have assembled what I think you will agree is a very interesting
    > assortment of very scarce (classified!) large-scale Chinese military
    > topographic maps of Tibet and other nearby regions (please see
    > attached .pdf
    > index that depicts ALL of the maps):
    >
    > 1:100,000 scale: 138 maps. Mostly Sichuan; also Qinghai, Gansu &
    > Tibet
    > (this includes 12 Tibet maps that did not come with the set that
    > you already
    > bought)
    > 1:50,000 scale: 129 maps. Mostly Yunnan; also Sichuan, Hubei,
    > Shaanxi &
    > Tibet (see second index for clear view of this coverage; and 3rd
    > map for
    > TIBET detail)
    > 1:25,000 scale: 10 maps. Tibet (over Mt. Everest/Chomolungma;
    > see 4th
    > .pdf index for detail)
    > 1:10,000 scale: 46 maps. Chengdu city (see last index for
    > detail--by the
    > way, the area where two maps are missing is completely covered by
    > the 50k
    > mapping above)
    >
    > We would normally sell these for $149 each individually or $69 per
    > map as a
    > package deal; but in light of your continued large volume of
    > business with
    > us, I will offer them to you at a highly discounted rate:
    >
    > 323 national maps of China & Tibet:
    >
    > 1 set of Full (uncropped) Tiff files (scans)
    > 1 set of cropped georeferenced files (300 or 400 dpi/8-bit color
    > GeoTiff)
    >
    > Plus: PAPER lithos: 92 of the above 50k topos and 90 of the above
    > 100k
    > topos = 182 paper maps
    >
    > Price:
    >
    > 323 Digital maps x $29.95 = $9,674
    > 182 Paper maps x $12.95 = $2,357 (as part of total package only)
    > + cost of hard drive: $179
    > + cost of shipping
    >
    > Please let me know if you are interested. If you confirm that you
    > will be
    > placing an order for the above, I will reserve it for you until
    > your new
    > fiscal year funds become available.
    >
    > Cheers,
    >
    > Geoff
    >
    > Geoffrey A. Forbes, M.S.
    > Director of Sales
    > LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping LLC
    > Tel: +1.763.428.4129
    > Fax: +1.303.790.9734
    > E-mail: gforbes@landinfo.com
    > Web site: www.landinfo.com
    >
    > <China_natl_10k_25K_50K_100K.pdf><China_natl_50k.pdf><China_natl_50k_T
    > ibet.pdf><China_natl_25k.pdf><China_natl_10k_Chengdu.pdf>

    Cynthia Jahns
    Head, Maps Unit and Librarian for Environmental Toxicology &
    Science Communication

    cjahns@ucsc.edu
    831-459-3187



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