Guide to the Gordon Hannington Luce Map Collection, ca. 1906-1972
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Summary
- Collection number:
- MFC 33
- Creator:
- G. H. Luce and Harding, Sandra, Mrs.
- Extent:
- 171 items and in 2 map folders + 1 box (roll)
- Language:
- Multiple languages
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], Gordon Hannington Luce Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.
- Availability:
- Available
Background
- Content Summary:
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Map collection of published maps of Asia including: 98 x 1:253,440 Survey of India topographic maps, 13 x 1:63,360 HIND/Survey of India topographic maps, 9 x 1:1,000,000 World Aeronautical Charts (WAC) or Army Air Forces Aeronautical Charts, and another 50 topographic and thematic maps of various types covering South and Southeast Asia collected by G.H. Luce.Map collection of published maps of Asia including: 98 x 1:253,440 Survey of India topographic maps, 13 x 1:63,360 HIND/Survey of India topographic maps, 9 x 1:1,000,000 World Aeronautical Charts (WAC) or Army Air Forces Aeronautical Charts, and another 50 topographic and thematic maps of various types covering South and Southeast Asia collected by G.H. Luce.
Collection is predominantly in English with some maps in French, Chinese, and Burmese.
3 items are listed as part of the Luce Map Collection that were not received by the Library in 1980:
A Mapp of the Bermuda Islands, originally called Sommers Islands [listed as Item 3];
The Peoples of Inland South-East Asia, by National Geographic Society [listed as Item 24];
Burma District Maps 95F, 95I [listed as Item 41].
- Biographical Note:
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Luce built up a huge library of books, card indexes of Burmese languages and transcriptions. He had to abandon it in 1942 and it was lost, possibly due to bombing and looting. After World War II, he rebuilt his collection, one of the finest private collections on Burmese history and culture.
- Immediate Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased from G.H. Luce's family in 1980.
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Harding, Sandra, Mrs.
Access and use
- Conditions Governing Access:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6574444).
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], Gordon Hannington Luce Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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