The Rare Map Collections

The Daniel Levandowsky Collection

In 1987 Daniel Levandowsky donated a number of maps, magazines, newspapers, posters, and pamphlets to the Library.

This collection of 60 maps covers Africa, Asia, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and such subjects as meteorology, roads, city plans, aeronautical maps, and many more. Notable maps include: "Carta General de la Ciudad de Mexico," P.A.C.A.L., 1944; "Republique Islamique de Mauritaine," 1977; "Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire," le service geographique de I'A.O.F., 1938; "Carte des plantations d'Heveas, 1953;" and "Honduras, Regional Aeronautical Chart," U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1942.