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Robert S. Benner collection of nautical charts
Collection
Identifier: 6248
Abstract
The Robert S. Benner collection of nautical charts consists of 22 nautical charts created in the late 17th century and mid-18th century. The majority of the nautical charts in the collection come from Francesco Maria Levanto's (1650-1718) Prima Parte dello Specchio del Mare, nel quale si Descrivono Tutti li Porti, Spiaggie, Baye, Isole, Scogli, e Seccagni del Mediterraneo, originally issued in 1663, with a later edition published in 1695. All of Francesco...
Dates:
1663 - 1750
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Boeckmann Center Iberian and Latin American map collection
Collection
Identifier: 0526
Abstract
This collection contains over 200 printed maps and small atlases, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, relating to the geographic areas of Latin America, including the Caribbean, and Spain and Portugal. Most are not widely held by other libraries, and some are unique to USC.
Dates:
1559 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1800s-1990s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections