Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865.

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Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754863169

The collection contains 316 maps of Africa and its islands collected by Oscar I. Norwich, and includes sea charts and maps of Southern Africa; 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.

316 items.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8130117

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Norwich, I.,

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Dr. Oscar I. Norwich of Johannesburg, South Africa, collected maps, both printed and manuscript, for more than thirty-five years. From the description of Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863169 ...

Norwich, Rose

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Biography Dr. I. Norwich of Johannesburg, South Africa, collected maps, both printed and manuscript, for more than thirty-five years. From the guide to the Oscar I. Norwich collection of map of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.) ...