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245: Title Statement

Formal title:  

  • Sources of title information:
    • Single map:
      • Preferred source: Recto of sheet.  
      • Other: Verso of sheet; an original container; original accompanying materials (e.g. an  index map) 
    • Atlases:
      • Preferred source: Title page. If in multiple volumes, the first title page. 
      • Other: Preliminary pages, colophon, a source elsewhere in the atlas.  
  • Transcribe the title proper as it appears on the map in ‡a. Retain original punctuation. End field  with a period. 
  • Use ‡b for other title information, preceded by a colon. 
  • In ‡c, transcribe a statement of responsibility if present on the preferred source of information  (recto of map, title page of atlas). Do not supply otherwise. Precede by a slash.
  • Include a 500 note on the source of the title proper if it is other than the preferred source (the  recto of the sheet or the title page). 

Examples:

245 12 ‡a A map of Isaac Cowgill’s plantation : ‡b contain two hundred & seven acres and twenty  perches / ‡c by Jno. Oliver. 

245 10 ‡a Lakeside Park Annex, Tewksbury : ‡b Middlesex Co., North District / ‡c Ernest W. Branch, C.E. 

245 10 ‡a Plans de plusieurs ports, rades, mouillages, caps, bancs, et dangers, que j’ay observez pendant  ma navigation commencéle 1er avril 1745. 

500 __ ‡a Title from opening page of second volume.

245 10 ‡a Map of the western territory, 1791. 

500 __ ‡a Title from verso of map. 

Devised title:  

Devise a title when none is present on the item. Include the form of the item, the geographic area  depicted, and, if applicable, the subject portrayed. Enclose the title in brackets. End field with a period. Add a 500 note “Title devised by cataloger.” 

Example:

245 ‡a [Map of property owned by John Cole in Rochester, New York]. 

500 ‡a Title devised by cataloger. 

255: Cartographic Mathematical Data

OPAC display: Label Cartographic details. Keyword searchable. 

First and second indicators blank 

Must match information in 034, but recorded in human-readable format. 

If 2 scales are present on the material, use two 034 and two 255 fields. If there are 3 scales or more, do not repeat 034 and 255 fields. Instead, code the 034 first indicator 3 and use the 255 ‡a Scales differ. 

‡a - Statement of scale: Express as a representative fraction, which may be present on the map,  approximated, or converted from a verbal scale statement. The denominator must match 034 ‡b.  Generally do not supply punctuation at the end of the subfield. 

  • If a verbal scale is present on map, supply it after the fraction and a period. Spell out  abbreviations used on the map.  

For the statement “1in.=80ft”, record 255 ‡a Scale 1:960. 1 inch = 80 feet 

For the statement “1 in. to the mi.”, record 255 __$a Scale 1:63,360. 1 inch to the mile

  • When 034 indicator is 0: specify in 255 ‡a No scale given. Or ‡a Scale not determined. 

‡b - Statement of projection: Record projection type (Mercator, conic, etc.) if specified on the item.  Otherwise, omit subfield. The subfield, when used, should be preceded by a semicolon. 

‡c - Statement of coordinates: Enclose the statement in parentheses. End field with a period.  Record coordinates in the format degrees/minutes/seconds in the following order, with  punctuation as indicated below: 

( [longitude: westernmost extent of area covered by material] – [longitude: easternmost extent of  area covered by material] / [latitude: northernmost extent of area covered by material] – [latitude:  southernmost extent of area covered by material] ).

Optionally, when the coordinates are not given in the material, establish them as accurately as  possible using Bounding Box. Add 500 note: “Coordinates not present on map and are  approximated.” See 034 for more details. 

Examples:

034 1_ ‡a a ‡b 960 ‡d -071.161389 ‡e -071.153889 ‡f 042.380000 ‡g 042.374722 ‡2 bound 255 __ ‡a Scale 1:960. 80 feet = 1 inch ‡c (W 71°09ʹ41ʺ–W 71°09ʹ14ʺ/N 42°22ʹ48ʺ–N 42°22ʹ29ʺ). 500 __ ‡a Coordinates not present on map and are approximated. 

034 1_ ‡a a ‡b 2500000 ‡d -092.000000 ‡e -084.000000 ‡f 034.900000 ‡g 030.500000 ‡2 bound 255 __ ‡a Scale approximately 1:2,500,000 ‡c (W 92°00ʹ00ʺ–W 84°00ʹ00ʺ/N 34°54ʹ00ʺ–N  30°30ʹ00ʺ). 

034 3_ ‡a a ‡d 002.516667 ‡e 036.750000 ‡f 043.950000 ‡g 030.133333 ‡2 bound 255__ ‡a Scales differ ‡c (E 2°31’00”–E 36°45’00”/N 43°57’00”–N 30°08’00”). 

500 __ ‡a Coordinates not present on map and are approximated. 

034 3_ ‡a a 

255 __ ‡a Scales differ. 

500 __ ‡a Coordinates not present in atlas. 


264: Place and Date of Production

First indicator blank, second indicator 0 – Production

‡a Place of production:

  • Record a place of production in a standard form, preferably conforming to LCSH, but without  abbreviations and in natural language order. For example, “Italy, Northern” (LCSH) should be  recorded as “[Northern Italy].” Record supplied standard terms in square brackets. 
  • If the place of production is not identified, supply a known place of production in brackets, or a  probable place of production followed by a question mark, or use the standard language ‡a [Place not identified].  
  • Include both the local place name (city, town, etc.) and the name of the larger jurisdiction  (state, province, etc., and/or country) if present on the material. If not present, supply in  square brackets the name of the larger jurisdiction if considered important for identification or  access.  

Examples:

‡a Salem, [Massachusetts] 

‡a [Port Alberni, British Columbia?] 

‡a [France?] 

‡c Date(s) of production: 

  • Record the date or the date span of production, including day and month if present, in  standard form YYYY, YYYY Month, or YYYY Month DD. Record a supplied standard form in  square brackets. Do not use brackets if the date appears on the item in standard form. 
  • If no date can be found in the resource or determined from any other source, supply an  approximate date of production in brackets. Estimate at least a century. 
  • End the field with a punctuation mark: . or ] 

Examples:

‡c 1903. 

‡c [1845] (date appears as “in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-five” on map) ‡c [1913 August 2] (date appears as “Aug. 2, 1913” on map) 

Examples of supplied dates 

‡c [19th century] 

‡c [1867?] 

‡c [between 1952 and 1978] 

‡c [circa 1830]