{"id":3791,"date":"2023-01-09T20:32:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T20:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/?page_id=3791"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:59:28","slug":"unique-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/unique-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Map Library includes a number of unique, named collections which focus on specific types of cartographic materials or distinct areas of the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/max\/unique-collections\/perspecto-maps\/\">Eugene D. Derdeyn Map Collection<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-823 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/Perspecto-Chicago-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/> A collection of more than 500 manuscript and printed maps created by Eugene Derdeyn and the Perspecto Map Company. Derdeyn developed a unique, three-dimensional method of representing space and locations, highlighting the center and compressing peripheral areas.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/unique-collections\/james-a-bier-collection-and-archives\/\">James A. Bier Map Collection and Archives<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-823 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/Jim-Bier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/><br \/>\nPublished and manuscript maps reflecting a nearly 70-year career in cartography. The maps and manuscripts in the collection demonstrate the art and science of cartography as practiced during the 20th century before the advent of computer cartography methods. This collection has a strong emphasis on maps and mapping of Hawaii and other Pacific islands.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/unique-collections\/newspaper-maps\/\">Newspaper Maps<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-823 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/03\/United-States-length-of-summer-by-temperature-2025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/><br \/>\nCurrent events depicted in data-driven maps by the <i>New York Times<\/i> and the <i>Washington Post<\/i>. Includes maps published from late 2020 to the present.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/unique-collections\/roger-hellyer-collection-of-alan-godfrey-ordnance-survey-facsimiles\/\">Roger Hellyer Collection of Alan Godfrey Ordnance Survey Facsimiles<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-823 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/sandby1-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial Stereograms\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/> Collection of reduced-scale topographic maps originally published by the Great Britain Ordnance Survey from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Collection focuses on maps showing towns and villages in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and the Isle of Man.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/unique-collections\/thomas-j-bassett-maps-of-africa-collection\/\">Thomas J. Bassett Maps of Africa Collection<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-823 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/max\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/02\/Afrika-1894-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"Color German map of Africa published in 1894. Colors are keyed to the European colonial powers.\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/><br \/>\nHistorical maps of Africa spanning nearly four centuries (ca. 1550-early 1900s). The maps in the collection were produced primarily by European cartographers and reflect European attitudes and understanding of their times. Includes maps originally distributed in atlases as well as map separates.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Map Library includes a number of unique, named collections which focus on specific types of cartographic materials or distinct areas of the world. Eugene D. Derdeyn Map Collection A collection of more than 500 manuscript and printed maps created by Eugene Derdeyn and the Perspecto Map Company. 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