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October 29. 'Rare Map and Print Collection of Western New York Donated to the
University of Rochester' (announcement from the University of Rochester).
'A collection of some of the earliest maps and drawings of Western New York are
being
donated to the University of Rochester, which will feature the rare prints in a
free
exhibition in Rush Rhees Library. The exhibit opens Nov. 11 with a dedication
ceremony at
4 p.m. in Rare Books and Special Collections. The collection includes the first
map
printed in the colony of New York, dated 1723, as well as the earliest known
drawing of
the region, a circa 1768 etching of the Upper Falls of the Genesee River ...'
See link above for the full text, which includes illustrations of three of the
maps, zoomable to high resolution.
This is a separate donation to the one Dr Schwartz made in 2008 of over 200
maps to the University of Virginia.
Tony Campbell
[email protected]
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