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Unique Collections

1/9/2023
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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

Chicago 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.