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Subject: lost map of africa
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:50:21 +0000
From: Rick Grapes <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>


To all the map lovers out there,

Years ago, as I was cataloging our map collection, converting the card
catalog into our online version, a patron wanted to check out a map that
had been stamped Do Not Circulate.  I reluctantly OK'd the checkout, and
then this patron promptly moved to Asia and we never saw the map again.
  As I continued to catalog, matching cards with maps, I came across the
card for this missing map, but the map was never cataloged online, and
the card has since gone missing also.

This was a map of Africa, don't recall the exact title, showing the
possible political boundaries  as if European Colonialism had never
happened.  It extrapolated the boundaries using geographical features,
language and tribal groupings as a guide.  It was color, and the
political divisions were nothing like what we see today.

Does anyone out there know of such a map, or maybe has seen a map that
would fit such a description?  This isn't something that's keeping me up
at night, but it pops into my mind now and then.  If only ...!  Any
suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Rick Grapes
BYU Map Collection