BL 700's - Mexico, Central America, and West Indies
Scope and Contents
This collection contains maps and charts assigned to the Boggs and Lewis 700 classification range. Materials include maps and nautical charts of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, the West Indies, and adjacent coastal waters. The collection includes published navigational charts, regional maps, harbor charts, and other cartographic materials documenting the geography, maritime routes, and coastal navigation of the region.
Dates
- Creation: 1579 - 1900
Extent
1268 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