IM_508_5
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Contains 1 Result:
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Research notes and correspondence on the copy of the '1783 Red Line Map' offered by Sotheby's in 1995, and subsequently shown to be a War Office fabrication of 1899 using a pre-existing map, 1995 - 1997
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Reference Code: GBR/3296/Maps/CCSA.IM_508_5
Scope and Contents
Also papers connected with the subsequent acquisition of the map by Osher Map Library, Portland, Maine, at a Skinner's (Boston) sale in 1997. See IM_508_6 for the Sotheby catalogue with the colour illustration which prompted the inquiry.
Dates:
1995 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
The Charles Close Society Archives is available for consultation by researchers in the Map Room at Cambridge University Library. Appointments for access should be made in advance by contacting the Head of the Map Department, Anne Taylor (maps@lib.cam.ac.uk). Further contact details and Map Room opening hours can be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/maps/map-department-contact-details. Anyone wishing to use the collection must first acquire a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket, see https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/using-library/your-library-membership Members of the Charles Close Society wishing to consult the Charles Close Society Archives will not be charged for a ticket on production of their current CCS membership card and providing that they have first contacted Anne Taylor who will support their application.