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Dallas Pratt Collection of Historical Maps
Dallas Pratt, one of the founders of The American
Museum in Britain, began collecting historical maps
as a teenager. In 1988, Dr Pratt gifted his 200 maps
to the museum – one of the greatest Renaissance
map collections in Europe.
These maps show the changes in cartography during the
Age of Discovery and document the early European
exploration of America.
Although many of the maps are printed examples from
the 16th century, the collection also includes
significant manuscript drawings from as early as the
12th century.
An example of the first map ever printed is included
in the collection: the 1494 edition of
Columbus’ letter to his patroness, Isabella of
Castile, in which he informs her of the
‘islands in the Indian sea’ he has
recently discovered.
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