Hargrett Library’s Rare Map Collection
Peacay reports that he has discovered the Hargrett Library’s map collection at the University of Georgia, which, according to the site, “maintains a collection of more than 800 historic maps spanning nearly 500 years, from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century. … Although not limited to a single geographic subject, the collection heavily emphasizes the State of Georgia and the surrounding region.”
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The Map Room is a blog about maps by
Peacay is producing some excellent links, and I have benefitted from some of those. If I could diffidently point out that the gateway site for the history of cartography ‘Map History’ has had several links to the Hargrett site, including one under Georgia for the past 18 months.
For a listing of the larger collections of images of early maps please see the listing.
Thank you and good wishes
Tony Campbell on August 29, 2005 at 1:57 PM