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Bob Rodriguez | 1461 | [BCA]

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0288

Scope and Contents

The maps in this collection show changing political boundaries and advances in geographical knowledg made during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The rare book leaves in this collection date from the early days of printing in Europe. Both are from printings of Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle in 1493 (first) and 1497 (unauthorized).

Dates

  • Creation: 1847-1911
  • Creation: 1493-1497

Biographical Note

Bob Rodriguez is a 1970 graduate of Berea College (B.A.). He continued his studies at West Chester University and at South Texas College of Law (J.D.). Rodriguez's career has included working for the Social Security Administration, in the oil and gas industry, and in the field of litigation management. A member of the Texas Map Society, Rodriguez engages his passions for geography, history, and art by collecting antique maps, rare book leaves, art prints, ancient coins, postage stamps, fossils, and minerals.

Extent

9 folders (8 folders containing 43 historical maps and 1 folder containing two early printed texts)

Language of Materials

English

Latin

French

German

Abstract

This collection comprises 25 printed items: 23 historic maps and 2 rare book leaves from the private collection of Bob Rodriguez.

Arrangement

Series 1 - Maps, 1821-1911
Series 2 - Rare Book Leaves, 1493-1497

Title
Bob Rodriguez maps and rare book leaves
Subtitle
A Finding Aid
Status
Completed
Author
Timothy S. Binkley
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262