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Humanities and Social Sciences Library > Collections & Reading Rooms > Map Division The Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English Maps, Charts, Globes, Books and Atlases A Chart of ye Coast of New England, New York and Long Island...[part] J. Seller and C.Price. London. 1703. "In thy map securely saile": Maps, Atlases, Charts, and Globes from the Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection. An online version of the exhibition on view at The New York Public Library, Fifth Ave and 42nd Street, from October 24, 1998 through March 20, 1999. The Lawrence H. Slaughter collection of English maps, charts, atlases, globes and books relating to Colonial North America has come to The New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Map Division. Mr. Slaughter died in June 1996, and his family determined in 1997 that the collection would come to NYPL so that the collection would be kept together and made accessible to the general public, scholars and collectors. Access to the Collection A Slaughter Collection Finding Aid is available at the reference desk in the Map Division. The finding aid includes an Author list, including all cartographers, mapsellers, engravers, etc., cited in the Slaughter collection. In addition, there is a Short Title list, arranged in Slaughter collection number order, which is in rough geographic order also. Two reading lists have been developed to provide background information, and to encourage further exploration into the Slaughter Collection, and English mapping and charting. One list cites materials on the History of English Mapping, and another is on the history of English nautical charts. These include New York Public Library classmarks to enhance access. Some titles relating to the history of navigation are located in the Science, Industry and Business Library [SIBL] located at 34th Street and Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.
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