Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Oscar I. Norwich collection of map of Africa and its islands,
- Dates:
- 1486 - ca. 1865
- Creators:
- Norwich, Oscar I. Norwich, Rose
- Abstract:
- The collection contains 316 maps of Africa and its islands collected by Oscar I. Norwich.
- Extent:
- 316 maps
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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Norwich Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands. Various (see below). Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains 316 maps of Africa and its islands collected by Oscar I. Norwich, and include maps of Southern Africa; sea charts; the Cape of Good Hope; North, East, and West Africa; islands, ports, and town plans.
The majority of the maps are loose items, but a certain number are from rare, published atlases; a few were published in travel books.
- Biographical / historical:
-
Dr. I. Norwich of Johannesburg, South Africa, collected maps, both printed and manuscript, for more than thirty-five years.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased in part with the support of the William R. Yvonne E. Jacobson Africana Collections Program , 2002.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Sponsor:
- Acquisition, processing, and digitization of the Norwich African Map Collections was made possible in part by the generous support of the William R. Yvonne E. Jacobson Africana Collections Program.
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database.; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble. Date of source: 2003 Feb.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
-
Norwich Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands. Various (see below). Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Rare Books Division, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022