Guide to the Gregory C. Eccleston Map Collection, 1967-1980

Summary

Collection number:

MFC 7

Creator:

Eccleston, Gregory C., Mr., 1939 -

Extent:

55 items and in 5 map folders

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], Gregory C. Eccleston Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.

Availability:

Available

Background

Content Summary:

Also included is a similar map, produced by the US Geological Survey, of the site of the 12th World Scout Jamboree, held at Farragut State Park, Idaho, in July-August 1967. Eccleston attended this jamboree, and the free map, with its animal and plant illustrations, inspired the design of the subsequent the Gilwell Park map.

Added in 2018 is Eccleston's original surveyor's notebook containing his field notes, bearings and traverses at Gilwell Park 1977-1980.

Biographical Note:

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Acquired by the National Library of Australia from Gregory C. Eccleston, 1987. Items 54 (Gembrook C map) and 55 (notebook) added in 2018.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6610944).

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], Gregory C. Eccleston Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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