Publication

2001 - Newberry Library, Chicago, IL, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

26,000 words, Guess

Page Count

104 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing1266421

Classifications

  • DDC912/.074/77311
  • LCCGA190 .N47 2001

Description

"What makes a map a treasure? Cartographic Treasures of the Newberry Library is an extended meditation on this simple question that defines a simple answer. The maps in this catalogue were selected from the approximately 300,000 historic maps in Chicago's Newberry Library. They include many of the Library's oldest, rarest, and most exquisite maps - treasures in the conventional sense of the word. But there are also "common" maps that are treasures because they capture so well the spirit of their age, illuminating the geographical outlook of the people who made and used them."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

MapsAtlasesCartographyExhibitionsMap collectionsNewberry LibraryHistorical geography, maps

Genres

  • Exhibitions.

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