Photographs from the Bernard Nietschmann papers [graphic]. ca. 1893-ca. 1997, bulk ca. 1969-ca. 1997.

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Photographs from the Bernard Nietschmann papers [graphic]. ca. 1893-ca. 1997, bulk ca. 1969-ca. 1997.

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Includes photographs taken by Nietschmann pertaining to his research on the Miskito of eastern Nicaragua; on the Maya Atlas and the Maya Mapping Project (Belize); and on sea turtles of Central America and the Carribbean. Also includes earlier U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office aerial photographs of coastal areas in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

7 boxes (ca. 5,000 slides), 3 boxes (ca. 1,100 photographic prints), 1 box (ca. 1,000 negatives) and 1 box (4 notebooks) : color and b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.

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Nietschmann, Bernard

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Bernard Nietschmann (1941-2000) served as a professor in the Dept. of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1977 until 2000. Nietschmann was known for his groundbreaking field work with the Miskito of Nicaragua, as well as his negotiation on their behalf with the Sandanista government to protect Miskito land from government encroachment. He also headed the Maya Mapping Project, using cultural geography to help identify and defend the land rights of the Maya and other indigeno...

United States. Hydrographic Office

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