Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Oscar I. Norwich collection of map of Africa and its islands,
Date: 1486 - ca. 1865
Collection number: Various (see below)
Collector:
Norwich, Oscar I.
Norwich, Rose
Extent:
316 maps
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: The collection contains 316 maps of Africa and its islands collected by Oscar I. Norwich.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
Publication Rights
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.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in part with the support of the William R. & Yvonne E. Jacobson Africana Collections Program, 2002.
Biography
Dr. I. Norwich of Johannesburg, South Africa, collected maps, both printed and manuscript, for more than thirty-five years.
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the
description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Norwich, I.
Norwich, Rose
Africa -- History--16th century.
Africa -- History--17th century.
Africa -- History--18th century.
Africa -- History--19th century.