Columbia Library Columns
 

VOL. Vni              NOVEMBER,   195I
 

NUMBER   I
 

CONTENTS
 

From Sea Serpents to Science.
The Editor Visits the His¬
torical Map Collection

The Cassini Planisphere of 1696

We Read Maps

Washington Irving's
Moorish Manuscript;
a Columbia Rediscoverv

Recent Notable Purchases

Our Growing Collections
Activities of the Friends
 

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ROLAND BAUOH.MAX

AND JAMES 0. VAN DERPOOI,     3O
 

ROLAND BAUGH.MAN
 

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