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1. Imago Mundi MS 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 24
Title:
Miscellaneous correspondence apparently unrelated to Imago Mundi.
Scope & Content:
The subjects, all fragmentary, include: a proposed bibliography of manuscript maps, 1953; the Berne Map, 1960; Portugaliae Monumenta Cartographica, 1961; Skelton's agreement to sponsor Nico Israel's projected series Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1963; Cook charts, 1963; a project for facsimile reprod...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1953-1968
Extent:
1 bundle in folder

2. Imago Mundi MS 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 16
Title:
Correspondence with Capt Roukema's family, concerning the transfer of Roukema's Imago Mundi papers to London, and the loan of a photograph of Roukema for his obituary in Imago Mundi.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1960-Aug 1960
Extent:
1 folder containing 11 items

3. Imago Mundi MS 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 21
Title:
Notes and correspondence by Skelton for an article (?never published) on Spanish rutters of the 17th century.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1955-1957
Extent:
1 bundle in folder

4. Imago Mundi MS 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 14
Title:
Correspondence with Mrs V Busch, Bagrow's former secretary, in Stockholm, and with Fru Olga Bagrow, his widow, concerning arrangements for continuing Imago Mundi after Bagrow's death; the preparation of obituaries of Bagrow in various journals; the future of Bagrow's books and papers; and the assignment to a new limited company of all Fru Bagrow's rights in Imago Mundi.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1957-Jan 1963
Extent:
1 bundle in folder

5. Imago Mundi MS 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 22
Title:
Typescript of an article (?never published) by John Forsyth entitled 'Cook's Debt to Torres: Some Notes on the History of the Exploration and Cartography of the Torres Straits.'
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[c 1960]
Extent:
1 folder containing 32 sheets

6. Imago Mundi MS 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 17
Title:
Miscellaneous editorial papers apparently passed to him after Roukema's death in April 1960 and then retained. Some are labelled by Skelton, 'IM XVI and correspondence with contributors'. They include scripts, ?never published, by M Destombes, V Slessarev and unidentified ('LDT'), Dec 1959 and undated; a letter and related papers and photographs, ?never published, sent to Roukema by Heinrich Winter, Feb 1960 and undated; and correspondence from Fr Joseph Schütte SJ, first to Bagrow, then to R...
Scope & Content:
Language(s): Partly in French and German.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1957-1960
Extent:
1 bundle in folder

7. Imago Mundi MS 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 19
Title:
Editorial and financial correspondence of Skelton as Editor-in-Chief of Imago Mundi.
Scope & Content:
1. Sept 1962-Dec 19632. Jan-Dec 19643. Jan-Dec 19654. Jan-Nov 19665. Jan-Dec 19676. Jan-Dec 19687. Jan-Dec 19698. Jan-Nov 1970. These papers relate to Imago Mundi XVI (published May 1963) to XXIV (1970). Language(s): A few items in French, German, Italian or other languages.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
Sep 1962-Nov 1970
Extent:
8 bundles in folders

8. Imago Mundi MS 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 15
Title:
Further correspondence of RA Skelton as English 'Corresponding Editor' and then 'Consultant Editor' of Imago Mundi.
Scope & Content:
1. Aug 1957 – Sept 19582. Oct 1958 – May 19593. June 1959 – Apr 1960, with some miscellaneous items. This correspondence covers the period from Bagrow's death on 9 August 1957 until the death of Capt Edzer Roukema on 12 April 1960. Bundles 1 and 3 include various published obituaries of Bagrow. F...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Dutch and English
Date Range:
1957-1960
Extent:
3 bundles in folders

9. Imago Mundi MS 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 23
Title:
Notes, correspondence and photographs assembled by Skelton for an article (?never published) on two manuscript maps, one by John Dee, 1580 (Britain and the polar regions), with annotations by William Cecil, Lord Burghley; and the other by Robert Norman, 1581 (the coastline from southern England to the Straits of Gibraltar).
Scope & Content:
These maps had been discovered bound into Lord Exeter's copy of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum at Burghley House, Lincolnshire. Alexa Barrow's note says that after finding the photographs, she 'looked again at RAS's introduction to Lord Salisbury's book, and realised there must be notes somewhere. S...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1966-1971
Extent:
1 bundle in envelope, in folder

10. Imago Mundi MS 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Imago Mundi MS 13
Title:
Correspondence of Skelton as one of the two English 'Corresponding Editors' of Imago Mundi, with Leo Bagrow and others.
Scope & Content:
This correspondence covers the period up to Bagrow's death on 9 August 1957. For the continuation see MS 15. See also MS 20. The other English 'Corresponding Editor' was Eila Campbell. On 11 October 1957, after Bagrow's death, Skelton explained the role of the English Corresponding Editors thus...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1949-1957
Extent:
1 bundle in folder

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