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Norwich (Oscar I.) collection of maps of Africa
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Title: Oscar I. Norwich collection of map of Africa and its islands
source:
Norwich, Rose
source:
Norwich, I.
Identifier/Call Number: NORWICH
Physical Description:
316 item(s)
: 316 maps
Date (inclusive): 1486 - circa 1865
Abstract: The collection contains 316 maps of Africa and its islands collected by Oscar I. Norwich.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
Dr. I. Norwich of Johannesburg, South Africa, collected maps, both printed and manuscript, for more than thirty-five years.
Purchased in part with the support of the William R. & Yvonne E. Jacobson Africana Collections Program, 2002.
Image from the Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 – ca. 1865 courtesy Stanford Libraries.
These items are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey
Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
Collection is open for research. All maps have been digitized and are available here: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4719997
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Africa -- History -- 19th century.
Africa -- History -- 17th century.
Africa -- History -- 18th century.
Africa -- History -- 16th century.
Norwich, Rose
Norwich, I.