Rare 16th through 21st Century maps of North and South America and maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, wall maps, globes, school geographies, pocket maps, books of exploration, maritime charts, and various cartographic materials, including pocket, wall, children’s, and manuscript maps. Items range in date from about 1550 to the present.
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