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Mapping the World: The New York Public Library

 
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Published 14 months ago

Alice C. Hudson, Chief of the Library’s Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, joins Assistant Chief Matthew Knutzen to discuss the largest public library map collection in the world through historic documents and a look at the digitization... more

Alice C. Hudson, Chief of the Library’s Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, joins Assistant Chief Matthew Knutzen to discuss the largest public library map collection in the world through historic documents and a look at the digitization process that stretches historic maps over contemporary ones, allowing users to watch history unfold before their eyes. Clip includes historic maps of Paris and New York City. Check out www.nypl.org/news/treasures/. less

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