The Venable Collection documents the history of cartography, geography, and exploration from the sixteenth through the early twentieth century. The collection includes over 150 single-sheet maps that provide examples of the work of noted cartographers such as Abraham Ortelius, Willem Blaeu, Thomas Kitchin, and John Speed. The maps are held in the University Libraries Special Collections Department.
Digitization
The maps were digitized in-house from 2019-2021. Equipment- 2019, 2021: Indus
- 2020: Plustek OpticBook, A300 Plus
- Specifications: Tiff files, 24-bit color, 600 ppi (OpticBook), 400 dpi (Indus)