Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865
Stanford University
Dr. I. Norwich of Johannesburg, South Africa, collected maps, both printed and manuscript, for more than thirty-five years
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United States of America
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Collection is open for research
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Dates Covered
1486 - ca. 1865
Language
English
Locations Discussed
Africa
Note
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
316 maps