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Annotation / Notes: An involved discussion of the provenance of the Latrobe collection and the project to microfilm it. Latrobe, a prominent architect, artist, and surveyor, among other talents, left a variety of materials, including drawings depicting America at the end of the eighteenth century. An interesting discussion of the history of a rich collection.

Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City

Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City

Annotation / Notes: McCauley's is the major reference point for anyone researching Maryland prints. It is well illustrated, with descriptive text. This is as close as one comes to a union catalog for Maryland prints. This work should also be of interest to anyone seeking pre-photographic images of Maryland sites, as well as to map historians.

Categories: County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region