Call Number:

Maps

Repository:

Bryn Mawr College

Extent:

1 linear ft.

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Cite as Maps Collection, Special Collections Department, Bryn Mawr College Library.

Date:

undated (inclusive)

Creator:

Adelman, Seymour, 1906-1985

Abstract:

This is a small miscellaneous collection of single maps from the 17th to the 19th century. Currently, most of the objects in this collection come from the Adelman Collection. For a detailed breakdown of the collection's materials, see the "Collection Organization" tab.

Seymour Adelman was a Philadelphia based collector of prints, letters, and ephemera. Although he worked in real-estate – a family business – he is most well known for his extensive collecting habits. Adelman has no direct relation to Bryn Mawr, but was invited to visit by James Tanis, the director Canaday Library. The then newly build library offered Adelman an office and a space to house his collection, and this formed the relationship between Bryn Mawr College and Adelman.

Adelman's extensive collection contained material on Thomas Eakins, John Keats, Claude Lovat Fraser, and Laurence Hausman, as well as a large collection of letters. In addition to this work, Adelman also collected fine art prints, material related to the history of the book and publishing, and architectural history, among other interests. Most of this collection of historical maps was originally part of Adelman's collection of prints and drawings.

This is a small miscellaneous collection of single maps from the 17th to the 19th century. Currently, most of the objects in this collection come from the Adelman Collection. For a detailed breakdown of the collection's materials, see the "Collection Organization" tab.