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Map Collection Survives Delft University Fire

On May 13, a fire destroyed the faculty building at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands; the fire was feared to have destroyed the faculty library’s holdings, including a significant map room, which was on the main floor. Fortunately, it appears that most of the collection has survived intact. Links are in Dutch; I had to resort to online translation tools. Via MapHist.

Posted on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Categories: Libraries

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Hi, thanks for linking to my article. I have now included an English translation of the story of how the map collection was saved as well.

Yvette Hoitink | 06/05/2008 at 5:47 AM | #

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