BL 600's - North America
Scope and Contents
This collection contains maps and charts assigned to the Boggs and Lewis 600 classification range. Materials include maps and nautical charts of North America, including regional, national, coastal, harbor, and inland waterway charts. The collection includes published navigational charts, topographic and political maps, coastal charts, and other cartographic materials documenting North American geography, maritime activity, and navigation.
Dates
- Creation: 1656 - 1996
Extent
3071 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged according to the Boggs and Lewis map classification system, developed by the Library of Congress in 1945. The system organizes maps and charts first by the geographic area they cover and then by subject, such as topographic, geological, political, nautical, or other map types. This arrangement reflects the physical organization of the materials in the map cabinets. Within each Boggs and Lewis classification number, items are arranged by inventory number and date.
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Charts & Maps Repository
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic Connecticut 06355 United States
860-572-5367
collections@mysticseaport.org