Oscar I. Norwich Collection of Map of Africa and Its Islands, Date: 1486 - Ca
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt787007h3 No online items Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 Processed by Janet Sakai and Peter Whidden. Acquisition, processing, and digitization of the Norwich African Map Collections was made possible in part by the generous support of the William R. & Yvonne E. Jacobson Africana Collections Program. © 2003 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Various (see below) 1 Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 Collection number: Various (see below) Department of Special Collections and University Archives Rare Book Division Stanford University Libraries Stanford, California Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/index.html Processed by: Janet Sakai and Peter Whidden Date Completed: 2003 Feb. Encoded by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble © 2003 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Oscar I. Norwich collection of map of Africa and its islands, Date: 1486 - ca. 1865 Collection number: Various (see below) Collector: Norwich, Oscar I.Norwich, Rose Extent: 316 maps Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Abstract: The collection contains 316 maps of Africa and its islands collected by Oscar I. Norwich. Language: English. Access Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Preferred Citation Norwich Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands. Various (see below). Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Acquisition Information Purchased in part with the support of the William R. & Yvonne E. Jacobson Africana Collections Program, 2002. Biography Dr. I. Norwich of Johannesburg, South Africa, collected maps, both printed and manuscript, for more than thirty-five years. Collection Scope and Content Summary The collection contains 316 maps of Africa and its islands collected by Oscar I. Norwich, and include maps of Southern Africa; sea charts; 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. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Norwich, I. Norwich, Rose Africa -- History--16th century. Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Various (see below) 2 Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 Africa -- History--17th century. Africa -- History--18th century. Africa -- History--19th century. NOR 0001 Quarta Affrice Tabula. = Map of Africa.1486 -- Ulm : Leinhart Holle, Ulm (1482 edition); Johann Roger, Ulm (1486 edition)Germanus, Nicolaus Physical Description: Woodcut : Uncolored ; 31 cm. x 47 cm. Note Program: Jacobson Africana Program Custodial History Provenance: Dr. Oscar I. Norwich Note Source: Cosmographia (1482) (second edition) Note Descriptive Notes: Atlas based on Ptoleymy's Geographike Hyphegesis. Trapezoidal in projection. Based on Ptolemy's Geographike (about 120-150 AD), printed in Vicenza, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Ulm between 1475 and 1486. These Ptolomaic maps appeared after fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Note References: Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463 Page number:map 0001, p. 2 Note Norwich number: 0001 Note RID: MOA 0003 Subjects and Indexing Terms Africa -- Africa -- 15th c. NOR 0002 Africa, Libya, Morland, mit allen Kunigreichen so zu unsern zeiten darin gefunden werden. = Africa, Libya, Morland with their kingdoms to date. 1544-1545 -- Basel : Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552 Physical Description: Woodcut : Uncolored ; 26 cm. x 34 cm. Note Program: Jacobson Africana Program Custodial History Provenance: Dr. Oscar I. Norwich Note Source: Cosmographia (second edition) Note Descriptive Notes: German edition. Map detailed with mountain ranges, rivers, and depictions of animals, a cyclops and crowns. Note References: Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3671463 Page number:map 0002, p. 4 Note Norwich number: 0002 Note RID: MOA 0004 Subjects and Indexing Terms Africa -- Africa -- 16th c. Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Various (see below) 3 Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 Collection Contents NOR 0003 Totius Africae tabula et descriptio universalis etiam ultra Ptolemaei limites extensa. = Map of the whole of Africa based on Ptolemaic sources. 1542 -- Basel : Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552 Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552 Physical Description: Woodcut : Colored ; 26 cm. x 34 cm. Note Program: Jacobson Africana Program Custodial History Provenance: Dr. Oscar I. Norwich Note Source: Geographia Universalis (1540-1542) (Latin edition) Note Descriptive Notes: Latin edition of Munster's map, see NOR 0002. Includes three places printed upside down: Quiloa, Mantes and Regnu[m]. Note References: Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3671463 Page number:map 0003, p. 6 Note Norwich number: 0003 Note RID: MOA 0005 Subjects and Indexing Terms Africa -- Africa -- 16th c. NOR 0004 Figura del Mondo Universale. = World map.1550 -- Basel : Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552Kandel, David, 1524-1596 Physical Description: : Colored ; 25 cm. x 37 cm. Note Program: Jacobson Africana Program Custodial History Provenance: Dr. Oscar I. Norwich Note Source: Cosmographia (1550) Note Descriptive Notes: Latin edition of Munster's map. Round-shaped world map surrounded by the heads of wind gods, blowing their winds towards the earth. Several sea monsters occupy the waters. Note References: Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463 Page number:map 0004, p. 7 Note Norwich number: 0004 Note RID: MOA 0006 Subjects and Indexing Terms Africa -- Africa -- 16th c. Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Various (see below) 4 Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 Collection Contents NOR 0005 La description d'Affricque selon les divers pais, animaux et monstres horribles. = A description of Africa showing the different countries, animals and monsters. 1550 -- Basel : Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552 Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552 Physical Description: Woodcut : Colored ; 12.4 cm. x 15.5 cm. Note Program: Jacobson Africana Program Custodial History Provenance: Dr. Oscar I. Norwich Note Source: Cosmographia (1550) (French edition) Note Descriptive Notes: Top of map: Universelle, livre VI Le Sixiesme Livre de la Cosmographie, recueilly par Sebastian Munstere des bons autheurs tant anciens que moderuer, assemble. Note References: Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3671463 Page number:map 0005, p. 8 Note Norwich number: 0005 Note RID: MOA 0007 Subjects and Indexing Terms Africa -- Africa -- 16th c. NOR 0006 Prima Tavola. = [Africa]1550 -- Venice : Ramusio, Giovanni Battista, 1485-1557Ramusio, Giovanni Battista, 1485-1557Ramusio, Giovanni Battista, 1485-1557 Physical Description: Copperplate : Uncolored ; 27 cm. x 38 cm. Note Program: Jacobson Africana Program Custodial History Provenance: Dr. Oscar I. Norwich Note Source: Note Descriptive Notes: The original version of this map was executed as a woodcut in Delle Navigatione et Viaggi nel qual si contiene les descrittione dele Africa. South at top of map. Sea is engraved in horizontal wavy lines with several ships and sea monsters. Note References: Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3671463 Page number:map 0006, p. 9 Note Norwich number: 0006 Note RID: MOA 0008 Subjects and Indexing Terms Africa -- Africa -- 16th c. Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Various (see below) 5 Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 Collection Contents NOR 0008 Il disegno della geografia moderna de tutta la parte dell'Africa ...1564 -- Venice : Gastaldi, Giacomo, c. 1500-1565Gastaldi, Giacomo, c. 1500-1565Gastaldi, Giacomo, c. 1500-1565 Physical Description: Copperplate : Uncolored ; 53 cm. x 142 cm. Note Program: Jacobson Africana Program Custodial History Provenance: Dr. Oscar I. Norwich Note Source: Note Descriptive Notes: Rare separate map printed on eight copperplates. The sea is stippled with many ships and sea monsters. Note References: Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3671463 Page number:map 0008, p. 11 Note Norwich number: 0008 Note RID: MOA 0010 Subjects and Indexing Terms Africa -- Africa -- 16th c. NOR 0009a Africa a veteribus.1562 -- Venice : Forlani, Paolo Physical Description: : Uncolored ; x Note Program: Jacobson Africana Program Custodial History Provenance: Dr. Oscar I. Norwich Note Source: Note Descriptive Notes: There are sea monsters and ships in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and, to the North of the island of Madagascar, Noah's Ark is depicted, showing the dove returning with an olive branch in its beak. Note References: Not in Norwich Page number:PROBLEM 3/14/02 Note Norwich number: 0009a Note RID: MOA 0011 Subjects and Indexing Terms Africa -- Africa -- 16th c. Guide to the Oscar I. Norwich Various (see below) 6 Collection of Maps of Africa and Its Islands, 1486 - ca. 1865