print email comment close Heading West, Touring West URL: http://www.nypl.org/west/ Description: This site is based on two New York Public Library exhibitions. The first "traces the evolution from an imagined to a defined and mapped American West. Through impressions of the West in maps from 1540 to 1900, the website presents an overview of the mapping process, which continues today." The second "celebrates the [19th century] creators, promoters, and performers of professional theater, music, and dance who toured the American continent." Publisher: New York Public Library Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cartography -- West (U.S.) Entertainers -- West (U.S.) Performing arts -- West (U.S.) -- History Traveling theater West (U.S.) -- History West (U.S.) -- Maps LII Database Information: Record 6643 created by Dennis Maness on 03/12/2004 Last modification on 03/15/2004 Published: 03/12/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6643